US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on July 8 for "Engine-driven power systems and methods for automatic engine starting" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,765, issued on July 8, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Engine-driven power systems and methods for automatic engine starting" was invented by Nathan Joe Jochman (Menasha, Wis.) and Joseph C. Schneider (Appleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example engine-driven welding-type power supply includes: an engine; a generator configured to convert mechanical power from the engine to electrical power; power conversion circuitry to convert the electrical power to welding power and to output the welding power via output terminals; and control circuitry configured to, while the engine is stopped, automatica...