US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works, Seabery North America on Dec. 30 for "Weld training simulations using mobile devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipment" (American, Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,010, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.) and Seabery North America Inc. (Annapolis, Md.).

"Weld training simulations using mobile devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipment" was invented by William Joshua Becker (Neenah, Wis.), Olivia Arreola (Appleton, Wis.), Mitchell James Muske (Neenah, Wis.), Beatriz Rodriguez Zalvide (Huelva, Spain), Jose Miguel Escobar Garrido (Huelva, Spain) and Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla (Severna Park, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems for simulating joining operations, such as welding, are disclosed. In some examples, a system may us...