US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on April 15 for "Welding power source and cart connectors" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,098, issued on April 15, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Welding power source and cart connectors" was invented by Nicholas James Dessart (Appleton, Wis.), Adam Richard Schmitz (Neenah, Wis.), Chris J. Roehl (Appleton, Wis.) and Scott R. Rozmarynowski (Greenville, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool less method of connecting a welding-type power source with a cart is disclosed. In some examples, the cart may be configured to carry one or more gas bottles (and/or cylinders). In some examples, the power source housing and the cart may connect at interfacing ends and/or walls of the housing and cart. A ...