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HUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN

US37 patents
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS

33 patents
US9573215B2Feb 21, 2017

Sound-based weld travel speed sensing system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS48 citations97
US9511443B2Dec 6, 2016

Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS28 citations97
US9539662B2Jan 10, 2017

Extraction of arc length from voltage and current feedback

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS40 citations94
US9522437B2Dec 20, 2016

Optical-based weld travel speed sensing system

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS20 citations92
US9403231B2Aug 2, 2016

Hybrid pulsed-short circuit welding regime

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS42 citations91
US9808882B2Nov 7, 2017

System and method for controlling wire feed speed

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS10 citations84
US10065260B2Sep 4, 2018

System and method for controlling an arc welding process

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS9 citations81
US10722968B2Jul 28, 2020

Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating events

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS1 citations73
US10596650B2Mar 24, 2020

Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations73
US9764408B2Sep 19, 2017

Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating events

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations73
US10543551B2Jan 28, 2020

Synchronized rotating arc welding method and system

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3 citations71
US10189106B2Jan 29, 2019

Reduced energy welding system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS4 citations71
US11045891B2Jun 29, 2021

Systems and methods for anomalous cathode event control

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations70
US10906114B2Feb 2, 2021

System for arc welding with enhanced metal deposition

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations70
US11370050B2Jun 28, 2022

Controlled short circuit welding system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations66
US12420350B2Sep 23, 2025

Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US12208475B2Jan 28, 2025

Optical-based weld travel speed sensing system

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11833624B2Dec 5, 2023

Method for determining Arc consistency in pulsed gas metal Arc welding systems

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11612949B2Mar 28, 2023

Optical-based weld travel speed sensing system

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11590596B2Feb 28, 2023

Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11446754B2Sep 20, 2022

Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating events

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11759879B2Sep 19, 2023

Synchronized rotating arc welding method and system

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations61
US12194577B2Jan 14, 2025

Methods and apparatus to provide a consistent electrode state for welding

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations60
US11253940B2Feb 22, 2022

Reduced energy welding system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations60
US10906120B2Feb 2, 2021

Methods and apparatus to provide a consistent electrode state for welding

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS1 citations60
US10828728B2Nov 10, 2020

Hotwire deposition material processing system and method

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS1 citations60
US9527152B2Dec 27, 2016

Root pass welding solution

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations58
US11097367B2Aug 24, 2021

System and method for reducing weld root concavity

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS1 citations53
US11154946B2Oct 26, 2021

Systems and methods for the control of welding parameters

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations52
US9024234B2May 5, 2015

Welding process employing variable minimum current

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations52
US12330246B2Jun 17, 2025

Systems and methods for additive manufacturing in a controlled short circuit welding system

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US11247287B2Feb 15, 2022

Systems and methods for buffer sensing in a controlled short circuit welding system

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US9987701B2Jun 5, 2018

Hybrid pulsed-short circuit welding regime

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51

HUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN

4 patents