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7385159 Output stage for an electric arc welder  
An auxiliary OCV boost circuit for the power source of an electric arc welder to perform a welding process between an electrode and a workpiece, which power source has a main positive voltage...
7329833 System for improved high-frequency arc starting of a welding process  
A welding gun is disclosed that includes an electrode configured to effectuate a welding-type process and a non-conductive nozzle configured to at least partially surround the electrode. The...
7321106 TIG welding torch  
An improved TIG welding torch with a gas nozzle surrounding the fixed electrode and using a high frequency generator remote from the torch to selectively create a short burst of high frequency,...
7301122 Inline spark gap assembly  
A spark gap point and spark gap assembly for a welding-type device are disclosed for igniting and stabilizing a welding-type arc. A double-headed spark gap point having spark gap surfaces on two...
7265318 System and method for variable hot start of a welding-type device  
A system and method for a variable hot start of a welding-type device is disclosed. The variable hot start includes determining at least one of a plurality of parameters of a welding-type device...
7186944 Method and apparatus for autodetection of plasma torch consumables  
A method and apparatus for automatically determining a consumable type when a consumable is disposed within an electrode holder of a welding-type system is disclosed. The invention includes a...
7183517 Portable welding-type apparatus with interchangeable energy storage device  
The present invention is directed to a portable welding-type power source including a removable energy storage device configured to provide a first voltage output and a boost circuit connected to...
7109433 Method and apparatus for initiating welding arc using chemical spray  
Methods and apparatus for initiating an arc (e.g., a welding arc) by placing liquid droplets containing ions in the gap between an electrode and a workpiece. This is done while a potential...
6998574 Welding torch with plasma assist  
An electric arc welding torch having a central conductive contact tube for electrical contact between a power source and a welding wire moving through the contact tube toward a workpiece, a...
6835910 Welding apparatus and method  
A self-contained crucible assembly for forming a weld between a pair of metal articles, includes a container with side walls and a fusible bottom, a refractory material lining the side walls, an...
6784394 Ball formation method and ball forming device used in a wire bonding apparatus  
A ball forming method and device used in a wire bonding apparatus in which a discharge is caused to occur by applying a high voltage between an electric torch and a tip end of a wire that extends...
6777638 Plasma arc torch and method of operation for reduced erosion of electrode and nozzle  
There are provided a plasma arc torch and associated methods for selectively switching between a working mode and a standby mode. An electric arc is established between an electrode and a...
6703578 Exothermic reactions and methods  
Exothermic reaction mixtures are electrically ignited with a low cost foil strip of two conductive strips separated by a layer of insulation. One or more holes are formed in the ignitor to create...
6573475 Welding power supply with output inductor  
A method and apparatus that provides welding-type power is disclosed. It includes a power source, a welding output, an inductor winding and an auxiliary winding. The inductor winding is in...
6570131 Electric arc welder with arc starter  
In a standard electric arc welder of the type having a main power supply with an off condition directing no current across an electrode and a workpiece and an on condition directing welding current...
6483077 Method and apparatus for initiating, directing and constricting electrical discharge arcs  
A method and associated apparatus for initiating and guiding an electrical discharge arc. This method preferably comprises the steps of: providing a laser beam through a predetermined gas...
6459958 Operation data display device for robot  
An operation data display device for a robot allowing an operator to recognize operation data on a plurality of operations performed by the robot at a time. When an arc start command is read out...
6423937 Arc ignition arrangement  
The invention relates to an arrangement for contact arc ignition in manual TIG welding and to a method for welding with this arrangement. The arc is established by lifting the welding torch ( 12 )...
6388232 Starting and welding device for DC TIG welder and method of operating same  
A DC TIG welder operable at a set low current level under about 5 amperes in a welding circuit including an electrode separated from a workpiece by a gap, the welder having an output welding...
6384374 Spark gap assembly for a welding power supply  
A spark gap assembly for a welding power supply includes at least one pair of spark gap points and a housing base including at least one base groove for axially aligning the spark gap points. Point...
6316745 Arrangement with transfer of measured values  
The invention relates to an arrangement for material transport and/or energy transport by means of electric arc. Measured values are transferred with suppression of disturbances from the HF device...
6249718 Method for tracking joints and edges for welding operations  
A method for automatically tracking the joint between a first component and a second component, or the edge of a component, a welding operation. A preliminary path is defined for the joint or edge...
6156999 Method and device for welding arc ignition for arc welding apparatus  
Method and device for welding arc ignition of an arc welding apparatus providing a reduced level of high frequency disturbances. A welding electrode and a workpiece are connected with a welding...
6137079 TIG welding torch permitting improving striking the welding arc  
The invention relates to an electric arc welding torch comprising a torch body having an electrode holder (3) and a nozzle (4), said nozzle (4) being formed with at least one nozzle partition (2)...
6107602 Switchable power supply with electronically controlled output curve and adaptive hot start  
A welding power supply that includes a series resonant converter, including at least one switch and at least one capacitor is disclosed. The converter includes a switching circuit including an...
6087628 Method and apparatus for controlling a welding power supply  
A welding machine that includes a power supply having at least one control input is described. The power supply is capable of providing an electrode positive and an electrode negative output. Also,...
6075224 Method of and apparatus for initiating a welding arc  
A method and apparatus for initiating a welding arc includes a controller coupled to a power circuit for enabling the power circuit a predetermined time after an arc starter circuit has applied an...
6066831 ARC start ancillary apparatus  
In an arc start ancillary apparatus, which is connected in parallel to a welding power source for supplying electric power necessary for arc discharge between an electrode and a base metal, for...
6034350 Method and apparatus for initiating a welding arc using a background circuit  
An apparatus for initiating a welding arc during a lift arc start. The apparatus includes a power circuit to provide welding power to a power output, a background circuit to provide background...
5925267 Plasma torch having a bypass unit  
There is disclosed a plasma torch for performing a working operation with respect to a workpiece (8) by flushing out of a torch nozzle (2), a plasma arc drawn from an electrode (1) together with a...
5916464 Welding force feedback wire feed system  
A MIG and Flux Core wire feed and containment system for filler wire distribution for both manual and robotic underwater and terrestrial welding applications has a sensor feedback pressure sensor...
5877952 Power supply apparatus with initial arcing sustaining circuit  
Power supply apparatus includes a converter which converts a commercial AC voltage into a DC voltage. An inverter converts the DC voltage into a high frequency voltage. The high frequency voltage...
5861604 Arc welder and method providing use-enhancing features  
A "hot start" method for arc welding includes selecting a first weld current, setting a time interval, striking an arc, flowing a second, higher weld current through the welding rod and then, after...
5852278 Arc welding and arc plasma cutting machines having improved DC high-voltage generator  
An arc welding and arc plasma cutting machine having a dc high-voltage generator is provided. The dc high-voltage generator includes a first dc power source, a second dc power source, an one-way...
5828175 Circuitry for operating a glow discharge path  
The circuitry for operating a glow discharge path (GES) comprises a bridge circuit (BC) comprising a polarity switch (S1) and an ignition pulse circuit (ZIS1) in a first bridge branch (B1) and a...
5773792 ARC welding machine and plasma cutting machine  
In an arc welding machine and a plasma cutting machine, by connecting the output of a second DC power supply unit to a circuit fed by a first power supply unit, a DC high voltage from the second DC...
5760372 Arc welder  
An arc welder includes an inverter for converting a DC voltage to a RF voltage which, then, is rectified by a rectifier. The output of the rectifier is smoothed by a DC reactor. A RF generator...
5753888 Stabilization and firing circuit for a power source of a cutting or welding system and method of stabilizing and firing same  
The cutting or welding system includes a power source having, in one embodiment, a stabilization circuit for reducing arc rectification and, in another embodiment, a number of firing circuits for...
5714731 Welding power supply arc starter  
A method and apparatus for arc welding, particularly starting an arc is disclosed. A welding power source that provides a welding current to an electrode and a workpiece includes a source of...
5705790 Method of igniting a welding arc  
A method is indicated for igniting a welding arc between a fixed electrode and a metal workpiece to be welded, whereby a covering protective gas is supplied by a nozzle that extends into the...
5645741 ARC processing apparatus comprising driving means for controlling output transistor so that output voltage becomes predetermined no-load voltage  
In an arc processing apparatus for supplying an electric power for an arc process through output terminals to a load containing an electrode and a workpiece to be processed, a main power source...
5643475 Power supply apparatus  
A power supply apparatus for a plasma arc cutter includes an inverter which converts DC power to high-frequency power. An output developing circuit rectifies and smooths the high-frequency power...
5630955 Method of inducing arc generation in arc welding  
A method of inducing arc generation in arc welding between a head of a wire and a workpiece, such that a robot supports a welding torch, thereby causing the head of the wire to be brought near a...
5615095 Method and apparatus for protecting an inverter power supply  
In accordance with the present invention a power supply for providing an ac/dc output to a load is disclosed. The power supply includes a first source of dc power and an inverter that provides an...
5601740 Method and apparatus for wirebonding, for severing bond wires, and for forming balls on the ends of bond wires  
The efficacy of electrical discharges for severing bond wires and/or for forming balls at the ends of bond wires (including bond wires already severed by alternative mechanisms) is improved by...
5530220 Plasma torch arc transfer circuit  
An electronic circuit for a plasma arc torch that initiates the transfer of a pilot arc into an operating arc before operating current is sensed in a workpiece. The electronic circuit includes a...
5486679 Arc welding control method for a welding robot  
An arc welding control method for a welding robot wherein a welding current and a welding voltage are controlled at the start of arc welding so as to prevent the formation of a molten metal pool....
5464958 Arc welding apparatus with variable polarity reversing device and control  
A variable polarity device reverses the polarity of an electrically conductive workpiece and an electrode, having opposite polarities, between positive and negative in a low D.C. range of about...
5414238 Resonant power supply for an arcjet thruster  
A power supply for a thruster for space applications (e.g., an arcjet thruster) comprises a series/parallel resonant converter wherein the load quality (Q) factor of the resonant tank circuit...
5365035 Method and apparatus for TIG welding  
A method of TIG welding with alternating current with a welding apparatus (10) which is arranged in such a manner that the polarity of the welding current is controlled by an electronic control...
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