Inventor · disambiguated record
James Lee Uecker
Also filed as: UECKER JAMES · UECKER JAMES L · UECKER JAMES LEE
65 granted patents·13 pending applications·1,054 citations·filing 1998–2024
99Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS65HOLVERSON TODD E4HUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN4DAVIDSON ROBERT R3UECKER JAMES L1
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
78 records- 0198US7307240B2Welding-type power supply with a state-based controllerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 11, 2007·55 cites·31 claims
- 0297US10675699B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wireILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 9, 2020·9 cites·25 claims
- 0397US8487215B2Method and apparatus for weldingHOLVERSON TODD E·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 16, 2013·41 cites·20 claims
- 0496US9314865B2Method and apparatus for welding with CV controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 19, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 0596US7598474B2Method and apparatus for short arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 6, 2009·17 cites·20 claims
- 0696US6974931B2Method and apparatus for pulse and short circuit arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·60 cites·48 claims
- 0796US6747247B2Welding-type power supply with a state-based controllerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 8, 2004·79 cites·10 claims
- 0896US6559416B1Alternate current path for mig gunILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·85 cites·32 claims
- 0996US6326591B1Method and apparatus for short arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2001·72 cites·47 claims
- 1096US6087626AMethod and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·89 cites·49 claims
- 1195US9174294B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsHUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·13 cites·19 claims
- 1295US6909067B2Method and apparatus for welding with CV controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 21, 2005·76 cites·35 claims
- 1394US7129443B2Method and apparatus for welding with CV controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·51 cites·18 claims
- 1494US7002103B2Welding-type power supply with a state-based controllerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 21, 2006·50 cites·15 claims
- 1594US6974932B2Method and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·49 cites·49 claims
- 1693US6800832B2Method and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 5, 2004·38 cites·48 claims
- 1791US10766092B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to provide preheat voltage feedback loss protectionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 8, 2020·3 cites·25 claims
- 1891US6670579B2Welding-type system with network and multiple level messaging between componentsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·67 cites·42 claims
- 1990US8680432B2Cooperative welding systemUECKER JAMES L·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 25, 2014·18 cites·29 claims
- 2090US8598492B2Method and apparatus for welding with CV controlDAVIDSON ROBERT R·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 3, 2013·10 cites·7 claims
- 2189US9764408B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·25 claims
- 2289US6710300B2Contact tip assembly for mig gunILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 23, 2004·36 cites·10 claims
- 2389US2024408690A1Systems and methods for automated cleaning of wire electrodes after weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2488US6653595B2Method and apparatus for welding with output stabilizerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·24 cites·13 claims
- 2586US10722968B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 28, 2020·1 cites·30 claims
- 2685US12194579B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wireILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 14, 2025·2 cites·14 claims
- 2784US12090585B2Systems and methods for automated cleaning of wire electrodes after weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2884US10189106B2Reduced energy welding system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 29, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 2983US10239146B2Method and apparatus for welding with short clearing predictionDAVIDSON ROBERT R·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 26, 2019·4 cites·17 claims
- 3083US6066832AWelding arc voltage sense leadILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·47 cites·27 claims
- 3182US11980977B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to control weld current in a preheating systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted May 14, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3282US9403233B2DC electrode negative rotating arc welding method and systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 2, 2016·4 cites·19 claims
- 3381US11103962B2Metalworking system with force controlled wire feed start operationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 31, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3481US10543551B2Synchronized rotating arc welding method and systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 28, 2020·3 cites·32 claims
- 3581US6987243B2Method and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 17, 2006·14 cites·16 claims
- 3680US10926349B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wireILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 3780US8927903B2Method and apparatus for welding with CV controlDAVIDSON ROBERT R·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·2 cites·21 claims
- 3878US12208476B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wireILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3977US11446754B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 20, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4076US8431864B2Short circuit detection systems and methodsHUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 30, 2013·3 cites·19 claims
- 4174US11420285B2Systems and methods for automated cleaning of wire electrodes after weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 23, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4274US10173288B2Metalworking system with force controlled wire feed start operationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·1 cites·26 claims
- 4374US8624161B2Welding process employing variable minimum currentHUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 7, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 4474US2018354053A1Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wire for low hydrogen weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4573US11911859B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to provide preheat voltage feedback loss protectionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4673US11819959B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wireILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 21, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4772US11383317B2Method and apparatus for welding with short clearing predictionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·0 cites·8 claims
- 4871US11897062B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wireILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 4971US11759879B2Synchronized rotating arc welding method and systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 5070US12383972B2Systems and methods to control a wire electrode at the end of a weldILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
Showing the top 50 of 78 patent records by PatentIndex Score.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →