Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,844,196 · App. 08/929,857
System and method for detecting nozzle and electrode wear
Inventor:
Thomas Franklin Oakley
Patented Case
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Granted: Dec 1, 1998
Filed: Sep 15, 1997
Inventor
Thomas Franklin Oakley
Assignee (at issue)
THE ESAB GROUP INC.
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