US 11,980,976 B2
Method for a welding sequencer
Joseph Daniel, Sagamore Hills, OH (US); Michael Didion, Sheffield Village, OH (US); Edward Enyedy, Eastlake, OH (US); Daniel Fleming, Painesville, OH (US); and James Hearn, Brunswick, OH (US)
Assigned to LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., City Of Industry, CA (US)
Filed by Lincoln Global, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/128,685.
Application 17/128,685 is a division of application No. 15/948,357, filed on Apr. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,940,555.
Application 15/948,357 is a continuation of application No. 13/802,951, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, granted, now 9,937,577, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 13/802,951 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/613,652, filed on Dec. 20, 2006, granted, now 9,104,195, issued on Aug. 11, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0107084 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 9/0956 (2013.01) [B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/1043 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 2219/24162 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31027 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31048 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45134 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of welding in a welding work cell, comprising:
receiving an input from an operator prior to the operator performing one or more welds;
verifying an identity of the operator by comparing the input to a system authenticated input for the operator;
identifying a welding sequence the operator is authorized to perform, wherein the welding sequence defines one or more welding procedures that include one or more parameters to create said one or more welds on a workpiece; and
employing the welding sequence for the welding work cell to perform said one or more welds to assemble the workpiece by automatically adjusting a setting on a welding equipment within the welding work cell.