ARMBAND BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WELDING EQUIPMENT USING GESTURES AND LIKE MOTIONS - Patent 3271104

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EP 3 271 104 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/04

(21)	Application number: 16705609.2

(22)	Date of filing: 19.01.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B23K 9/095^(2006.01)
G06F 3/03^(2006.01)

B23K 9/10^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2016/013867

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2016/148772 (22.09.2016 Gazette 2016/38)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

17.03.2015 US 201514659853

(71)	Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
	Glenview, IL 60025 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BATZLER, Todd Gerald Glenview, Illinois 60025 (US) BATZLER, Robert Arthur Glenview, Illinois 60025 (US)

(74)	Representative: Trinks, Ole
	Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 10 26 05 86016 Augsburg 86016 Augsburg (DE)

(54)	ARMBAND BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WELDING EQUIPMENT USING GESTURES AND LIKE MOTIONS