Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operations
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Jan 2, 2024
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Jul 13, 2023
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Jan 3, 2023
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Mar 9, 2015
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Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operations are disclosed. An weld training system includes a display, a camera, a communications device, and a welding helmet. The communications device communicates with welding equipment. The welding helmet has a view port. The communications device is configured to hold the camera, the communications device, and the display such that, when the welding helmet is worn by a wearer, the display is viewable by the wearer, the camera has a view through the view port such that the display displays to the wearer images taken by the camera through the view port and displays a simulated object generated based on information received from the welding equipment via the communications device.
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC | GLENVIEW IL |
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- 2023 Application Filing Year
- G09B Class
- 869 Applications Filed
- 213 Patents Issued To-Date
- 24.52 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hsu, Christopher | Appleton, US | 114 | 3929 |
# of filed Patents : 114 Total Citations : 3929 | |||
Schmidt, Scott Nicholas | Tipp City, US | 4 | 128 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 128 |
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