. ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁ ▁W eld ing ▁research ▁Pat on ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁research er ▁of ▁joining ▁and ▁w eld ing ▁technology . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁w eld ing ▁a ▁reliable ▁techn ological ▁process , ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁conduct ▁compreh ensive ▁research ▁regarding ▁the ▁mechan ics ▁of ▁w eld ed ▁structures , ▁the ▁met all urg ical ▁processes ▁involved , ▁and ▁the ▁physics ▁of ▁the ▁arc , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁develop ▁w eld ing ▁equipment , ▁tools , ▁and ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Pat on ▁created ▁methods ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁rational ▁bridge ▁sp ans , ▁investig ated ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁their ▁operation , ▁and ▁suggested ▁methods ▁for ▁rest oring ▁dam aged ▁brid ges . ▁He ▁carried ▁out ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁fund ament als ▁of ▁w eld ing , ▁how ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁w eld ed ▁structures , ▁and ▁the ▁mechan ization ▁of ▁w eld ing ▁processes . ▁He ▁super vised ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁automatic ▁sub mer ged ▁arc ▁w eld ing . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Pat on ▁super vised ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁ ▁equipment ▁and ▁technology ▁for ▁autom ated ▁w eld ing ▁of ▁special ▁ste els ▁for ▁t anks , ▁bomb s , ▁and ▁other ▁military ▁hardware . ▁ ▁Pat on ▁super vised ▁the ▁wide ▁implementation ▁of ▁w eld ing ▁in ▁industry , ▁including ▁the