ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,541, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Portable advanced process module" was invented by Nathan G. Leiteritz (Greenville, Wis.) and Joseph C. Schneider (Menasha, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable advanced process module system includes, for example, a welding power source, an portable advanced process module, and a wire feeder. The portable advanced process module and the wire feeder are separately enclosed in suitcase style enclosures with disconnectable power and communication means between the portable advanced process module and the wire feeder. The processing unit include...