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DAVIDSON ROBERT R
US47 patents
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
37 patentsUS6974932B2Dec 13, 2005
Method and apparatus for welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS49 citations96
US6909067B2Jun 21, 2005
Method and apparatus for welding with CV control
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS76 citations96
US7129443B2Oct 31, 2006
Method and apparatus for welding with CV control
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS51 citations95
US6720529B2Apr 13, 2004
Autothread control for a wire feeder of a welding system
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS60 citations94
US9950383B2Apr 24, 2018
Welding wire preheating system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS23 citations93
US6670579B2Dec 30, 2003
Welding-type system with network and multiple level messaging between components
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS67 citations93
US6642482B2Nov 4, 2003
Welding-type system with robot calibration
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS65 citations93
US9403231B2Aug 2, 2016
Hybrid pulsed-short circuit welding regime
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS42 citations91
US9506958B2Nov 29, 2016
Waveform compensation systems and methods for secondary weld component response
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS9 citations83
US9314865B2Apr 19, 2016
Method and apparatus for welding with CV control
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS7 citations83
US8592721B2Nov 26, 2013
Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errors
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS5 citations83
US8367972B2Feb 5, 2013
Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errors
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS7 citations83
US10906115B2Feb 2, 2021
Automatic process and/or set up of welding type system
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations72
US10464155B2Nov 5, 2019
Waveform compensation systems and methods for secondary weld component response
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS4 citations72
US10695856B2Jun 30, 2020
System and method for short arc welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3 citations69
US10040143B2Aug 7, 2018
Dabbing pulsed welding system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations67
US11370050B2Jun 28, 2022
Controlled short circuit welding system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations66
US12383972B2Aug 12, 2025
Systems and methods to control a wire electrode at the end of a weld
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US12202082B2Jan 21, 2025
Automatic process and/or set up of welding type system
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11878376B2Jan 23, 2024
Welding wire preheating systems and methods
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11383317B2Jul 12, 2022
Method and apparatus for welding with short clearing prediction
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11344962B2May 31, 2022
Weld bank data structures for welding applications
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11040410B2Jun 22, 2021
Welding wire preheating systems and methods
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US8927902B2Jan 6, 2015
Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errors
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3 citations62
US12162099B2Dec 10, 2024
Method and apparatus for pulse welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations60
US10857610B2Dec 8, 2020
Method and apparatus for pulse welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS1 citations60
US12343824B2Jul 1, 2025
System and method for short arc welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations59
US11027358B2Jun 8, 2021
Systems and methods for auto-tuning a GMAW welding process
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations57
US10814419B2Oct 27, 2020
Method and apparatus for welding with improved start
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations52
US12521809B2Jan 13, 2026
Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operation
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US12415226B2Sep 16, 2025
Methods and apparatus for pulse arc starting phase for welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US12403543B2Sep 2, 2025
Systems and methods to start arc welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US12318874B2Jun 3, 2025
Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operation
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US11845149B2Dec 19, 2023
Power supply and method for dual process welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US11478870B2Oct 25, 2022
Dabbing pulsed welding system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US10391575B2Aug 27, 2019
Weld bank data structures for welding applications
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US9718142B2Aug 1, 2017
Method and apparatus for welding with CV control
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
DAVIDSON ROBERT R
6 patentsUS8592723B2Nov 26, 2013
Weld bank data structures for welding applications
DAVIDSON ROBERT R42 citations96
US8598492B2Dec 3, 2013
Method and apparatus for welding with CV control
DAVIDSON ROBERT R10 citations91
US9387550B2Jul 12, 2016
Waveform compensation systems and methods for secondary weld component response
DAVIDSON ROBERT R7 citations83
US8704131B2Apr 22, 2014
Method and apparatus for pulse welding
DAVIDSON ROBERT R13 citations83
US10239146B2Mar 26, 2019
Method and apparatus for welding with short clearing prediction
DAVIDSON ROBERT R4 citations72
US8927903B2Jan 6, 2015
Method and apparatus for welding with CV control
DAVIDSON ROBERT R2 citations61