US Patent Issued to HOBART BROTHERS on June 17 for "Metal-cored wire electrode for high deposition rate welding processes" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,247, issued on June 17, was assigned to HOBART BROTHERS LLC (Troy, Ohio).

"Metal-cored wire electrode for high deposition rate welding processes" was invented by Joseph C. Bundy (Piqua, Ohio), Steven E. Barhorst (Sidney, Ohio), Sindhu H. Thomas (Beavercreek, Ohio) and Mario A. Amata (Dublin, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to an improved design of a metal-cored welding wire electrode for use on a high deposition rate welding process that resistively preheats the wire prior to being subjected to the welding current. The preheat circuit reduces the welding current drawn by the electrode so t...