US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on April 29 for "Contact tip rotary lock of a welding torch" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,827, issued on April 29, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Contact tip rotary lock of a welding torch" was invented by Thomas Roger Jaeger (Tilbury, Canada) and Bradley Eugene Whipple (Windsor, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within t...