TWO STAGE WELDER AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - Patent 1490194

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EP 1 490 194 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/53

(21)	Application number: 03744094.8

(22)	Date of filing: 06.01.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B23K 9/09

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/000320

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/076114 (18.09.2003 Gazette 2003/38)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO

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Priority:

06.03.2002 US 91278

(71)	Applicant: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
	Monterey Park, California 91654 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HSU, Christopher Mentor, OH 44060 (US)

(74)	Representative: Schumacher, Horst, Dr. Dipl.-Phys.
	Grosse Bockhorni Schumacher,Patent- und RechtsanwälteFrühlingstrasse 43A 45133 Essen 45133 Essen (DE)

(54)	TWO STAGE WELDER AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME