US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on May 20 for "Gas surge prevention using improved flow regulators in welding-type systems" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,016, issued on May 20, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Gas surge prevention using improved flow regulators in welding-type systems" was invented by Michael Vincent Hoeger (Appleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and apparatus are disclosed relating to improved fluid supply systems. In some examples, the improved fluid supply systems use an electrically controllable proportional valve and a surge prevention process to prevent a surge of pressurized fluid at the end of a welding-type operation. In particular, the surge prevention process may coordinate closure of the proportional valve and an o...