Coded and electronically tagged welding wire
US6708877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2019/06253
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Information pertaining to characteristics of metal welding electrode wire and which characteristics are useful in connection with adjusting welding parameters in an arc welding process and/or selecting between operating modes in a welding system are encoded on welding wire and/or on other memory components such as bar code labels and tags, RFID cards and tags, IC cards, and Touch Memory buttons, and the memory device is scanned prior to and/or at the point of use of the welding wire for enabling tracking of product distribution, manual and/or automatic selection of an operating mode for the welding system, manual and/or automatic adjustment of welding parameters in a given operating mode, consumables inventory, and the like.
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