Inventor
HSU CHRISTOPHER
US97 patents
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LINCOLN GLOBAL INC
35 patentsUS6441342B1Aug 27, 2002
Monitor for electric arc welder
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC304 citations99
US6267291B1Jul 31, 2001
Coded and electronically tagged welding wire
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC131 citations99
US6160241ADec 12, 2000
Method and apparatus for electric arc welding
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC138 citations99
US6002104ADec 14, 1999
Electric arc welder and controller therefor
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC209 citations99
US7761336B1Jul 20, 2010
System and method for managing welding consumables
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC55 citations98
US6730875B2May 4, 2004
System and method for estimating true heats of welding processes
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC118 citations98
US6700097B1Mar 2, 2004
Electric ARC welder and controller to design the waveform therefor
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC78 citations98
US6596970B2Jul 22, 2003
Method of determining cable impedance
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC98 citations98
US6515259B1Feb 4, 2003
Electric arc welder using high frequency pulses
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC156 citations98
US6359258B1Mar 19, 2002
Method of determining cable impedance
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC113 citations98
US7304269B2Dec 4, 2007
Pulse welder and method of using same
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC116 citations97
US6977357B2Dec 20, 2005
Welding wire positioning system
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC108 citations97
US7198152B2Apr 3, 2007
Welding wire container with ribbed walls and mating retainer ring
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC51 citations96
US6913145B2Jul 5, 2005
Welding wire container with ribbed walls and a mating retainer ring
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC54 citations96
US6717107B1Apr 6, 2004
Two stage welder and method of operating same
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC64 citations96
US6717108B2Apr 6, 2004
Electric arc welder and method of designing waveforms therefor
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC66 citations96
US6708877B2Mar 23, 2004
Coded and electronically tagged welding wire
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC62 citations96
US6536660B2Mar 25, 2003
Inventory of consumables in electric arc welding process
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC72 citations96
US6510984B2Jan 28, 2003
Coded and electronically tagged welding wire
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC71 citations96
US6274845B1Aug 14, 2001
Method and apparatus for electric arc welding
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC66 citations96
US6259059B1Jul 10, 2001
Arc welder and torch for same
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC69 citations96
US7798326B2Sep 21, 2010
Retainer ring for a wire package and method of using the same
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC17 citations93
US7245875B2Jul 17, 2007
System and method to facilitate wireless communication in a welding environment
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC55 citations93
US7067767B2Jun 27, 2006
Two stage welder and method of operating same
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC25 citations93
US6734394B2May 11, 2004
Electric arc welder and controller to duplicate a known waveform thereof
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC40 citations93
US7996276B2Aug 9, 2011
System and method for managing welding consumables
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC23 citations92
US7748530B2Jul 6, 2010
Welding wire package
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC23 citations92
US7377388B2May 27, 2008
Welding wire package
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC31 citations92
US7220942B2May 22, 2007
Feeder for endless welding wire
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC37 citations92
US7178755B2Feb 20, 2007
Retainer ring for wire package
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC54 citations92
US7100863B2Sep 5, 2006
Floating liner
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC29 citations92
US7958996B2Jun 14, 2011
Welding wire package
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC7 citations84
US7367452B1May 6, 2008
Retainer ring for a wire package and method of using the same
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC12 citations84
US7004419B2Feb 28, 2006
Apparatus for packing wire in a storage container by use of reverse winding
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC18 citations84
US6872914B2Mar 29, 2005
Two stage welder and method of operating same
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC10 citations74
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
12 patentsUS10448692B2Oct 22, 2019
Sensor assisted head mounted displays for welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS29 citations94
US10380911B2Aug 13, 2019
Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operations
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS22 citations91
US11347191B2May 31, 2022
System and method to facilitate welding software as a service
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS8 citations86
US10363632B2Jul 30, 2019
Time of flight camera for welding machine vision
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS5 citations84
US10363627B2Jul 30, 2019
Systems and methods for providing location services for a welding power supply
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS12 citations84
US11545045B2Jan 3, 2023
Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operations
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS4 citations83
US10675699B2Jun 9, 2020
Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wire
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS9 citations82
US11426814B2Aug 30, 2022
Systems and methods for providing location services for a welding power supply
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations73
US10952488B2Mar 23, 2021
Sensor assisted head mounted displays for welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3 citations73
US10730140B2Aug 4, 2020
Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS4 citations73
US10543549B2Jan 28, 2020
Additive manufacturing system for joining and surface overlay
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3 citations73
US10239147B2Mar 26, 2019
Sensor-based power controls for a welding system
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3 citations73
LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO
1 patentLINCOLN GLOBAL
1 patentFULMER BRUCE E
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