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Patent Inventor Names
David J. Barton0
Christopher Hsu0
Elliott K. Stava0
George D. Blankenship0
Jeffrey R. Klein0
Date of Patent
December 20, 2005
0Patent Application Number
106163970
Date Filed
July 9, 2003
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
An electrode position detection system for a welder having a laser that is projected in a lateral plane to laterally cross a welding wire at a location below a contact tip of a welding gun and a receiver that receive the laser bean after crossing the welding wire, and a measuring device that determines one or more parameter of the welding wire based on the received laser beam. Arc voltage measurements can also be used to determine one or more parameter of the welding wire.
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