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ITW Announces Election of John Hartnett as Executive Vice President of Global Construction Products

May 18, 2012
GLENVIEW, Ill., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected John Hartnett to Executive Vice President of Global Construct. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc files Form 3 (Insider Trading (Form 3)) SEC Filing

May 17, 2012
Illinois Tool Works Inc, based in GLENVIEW, IL, filed Form 3 (Insider Trading (Form 3)) today.

$2.1M of ITW sold by Juan Valls on 05/11/2012

May 14, 2012
Valls Juan sold 37,400 shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc stock, or $2,131,800 worth, as noted in an SEC Filing today. As reported in the filing, the transactions o …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "GRIP MOUNTED SAFETY SHIELD"

May 10, 2012
The disclosure relates a safety shield for the jaws of a grip used for tensile or similar materials testing. The safety shield typically attached to the jaws and shields the jaws on two, three or fou. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "SELF-CENTERING CABLE STRAP"

May 10, 2012
A self-centering cable strap centers items such as cables, wires and tubes, or bundles thereof, on a bed of the strap. A cinch strap extends from one side of the bed and abutment figures extend from . …

Illinois Tool Works Inc granted patent for "Bundled load corner edge protector cutting system"

May 8, 2012
A non-contact cutter for a polymer corner protector disposed on a load includes an air manifold having an inlet and an outlet and defining an air passage and a heating element disposed at least in pa. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc granted patent for "Dual function switch assembly"

May 8, 2012
A dual function switch assembly includes a switch housing part containing multiple switches at different elevations and a rotor having cam surfaces aligned with the switches for operating the switche. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc files Form 10-Q (Quarterly Reports) SEC Filing

May 4, 2012
Illinois Tool Works Inc, based in GLENVIEW, IL, filed Form 10-Q (Quarterly Reports) today.

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "COOLING SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE"

May 3, 2012
The invention relates to a cooling system for a combustion engine, comprising an inlet for cooling fluid, which is connectable to cooling channels of the combustion engine, and an outlet for cooling . …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "WEB CONFIGURATION SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING WELDING SYSTEMS"

May 3, 2012
Embodiments of the present disclosure are also directed to a web-configuration system that includes at least one processor and one or more tangible, machine-readable media at least collectively inclu. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "Wall Mountable Holder"

May 3, 2012
A holder having a baseplate with a tang extending rearwardly therefrom, a plurality of openings for receiving fasteners and a plurality of legs extending from the baseplate, the tang having a Rockwel. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND/OR A CASE SEALER UTILIZING A SENSOR ASSEMBLY"

May 3, 2012
A case sealer includes a frame assembly, a top head assembly coupled to move substantially vertically with respect to the frame assembly, and a sensor associated with the top head assembly for sensin. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc granted patent for "Identifying animals"

May 1, 2012
A identifying device for animals comprising an identifying ring comprising a laser or ink jet marker and/or an electronic transponder intended for being arranged around one of the animal's legs, char. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "Twist Tip Air Cap Assembly Including an Integral Sleeve for a Spray Gun"

April 26, 2012
The present technique provides a system and method for improving a tip assembly for a spray coating device. An exemplary spray coating device of the present technique has a twist tip with air-assist . …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "Adjustable Needle Packing Assembly for a Spray Gun"

April 26, 2012
The present technique provides a system and for improving control of a needle valve in a spray coating device. An exemplary spray coating device of the present technique has a needle valve assembly t. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "MODULAR DATA OVER POWER CONVERTER FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLY"

April 26, 2012
An external control module is provided for interfacing a welding power supply with a wire feeder. The welding power supply is designed to exchange control signals, feedback signals, and so forth over. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "DEVICE FOR INSERTING INTO AN OPENING OF A COMPONENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE"

April 26, 2012
Device for inserting into an opening of a component of an automobile, comprising a shaft body and a surrounding flange provided on one end of the shaft body, and at least one fastening element provid. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "IMPROVED ABRASIVE SAW"

April 26, 2012
An abrasive saw having an associated cutting wheel is used for cutting objects. The saw includes a base, a cutting assembly operably mounted to the base and a controller. The cutting assembly include. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc granted patent for "Hinge mounted fuel housing seal"

April 24, 2012
A vehicle refueling assembly includes a housing through which an inlet pipe is accessed and a door assembly that can be opened and closed relative to the housing. The door assembly includes a hinge a. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "Low Voltage Modular Room Ionization System"

April 19, 2012
An ionization system for a predefined area includes a plurality of emitter modules spaced around the area, a system controller for individually addressing and monitoring the emitter modules and commu. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "Method and Apparatus For Welding Cost Calculator"

April 19, 2012
A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed and includes a cost calculator.

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "WEIGHING APPARATUS WITH SECURED COMMUNICATION MEANS"

April 19, 2012
A weighing apparatus 1 comprising a load cell 4, a processing unit 3 external of the load cell 4 and data means 7, 8, 9, 10 for operating the weighing apparatus wherein a portion of the data means 7,. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc patent application for "REVERSIBLE COLOR-CHANGING INK FORMULATIONS AND NONWOVEN WIPES"

April 19, 2012
A reversible color-changing ink formulation, and a nonwoven wipe to which the ink formulation is securely bound, are provided. The reversible color-changing ink formulation includes about 55-98% by w. …

Illinois Tool Works Inc granted patent for "Masonry drill bit"

April 17, 2012
A masonry drill bit includes a cutting insert which is substantially roof-shaped in sideview and has on each side of its “roof” one lip. Each lip includes a leading cutting surface and . …

Illinois Tool Works Inc granted patent for "Impact filter with grease trap"

April 17, 2012
An impact filter suitable for a kitchen exhaust hood is provided with a grease trap to capture grease particles and channel the particles away. The trap can be of different configurations. The filter. …