ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,760, issued on Feb. 11.

"Apparatus for replacing welding tip of welder and apparatus for supplying same" was invented by Kwang-Sul Choi (Ulsan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for supplying a welding tip of a welder and an apparatus for replacing the same include a fixed bracket secured to a support. The apparatus includes an actuator coupled to the fixed bracket and a first moving member moved by the actuator. A second moving member is coupled to the first moving member and hingedly coupled to the fixed bracket. A third moving member is hingedly coupled to the second moving member. A first welding tip removal...