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KNOENER CRAIG STEVEN
US35 patents
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
30 patentsUS9584024B2Feb 28, 2017
Metal working power supply converter system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS19 citations88
US9566657B2Feb 14, 2017
System and method for determining attachment and polarity of a welding electrode
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS6 citations70
US11717905B2Aug 8, 2023
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS2 citations69
US10596651B2Mar 24, 2020
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS4 citations69
US10307855B2Jun 4, 2019
Impending thermal shutdown alert system and thermal shutdown process
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3 citations68
US12240064B2Mar 4, 2025
Methods and apparatus to provide welding-type power and preheating power
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11980978B2May 14, 2024
System and method to control two wire feed motors
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11845150B2Dec 19, 2023
Methods and apparatus to provide welding-type power and preheating power
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11433470B2Sep 6, 2022
System and method to control two wire feed motors
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations62
US11478872B2Oct 25, 2022
Constant current control systems and methods
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations60
US12233489B2Feb 25, 2025
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations58
US10967451B2Apr 6, 2021
Methods and apparatus to control hot-start weld current for arc ignition
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS1 citations54
US12496650B2Dec 16, 2025
Method for setting welding parameters
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
US12318874B2Jun 3, 2025
Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operation
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations51
US11235411B2Feb 1, 2022
Welding power supply with interleaved inverter circuitry
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations50
US10751826B2Aug 25, 2020
Constant current control systems and methods
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations50
US12434317B2Oct 7, 2025
Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operation
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations49
US11213907B2Jan 4, 2022
Methods and systems for selecting welding schedules in a welding-type torch
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations49
US10987749B2Apr 27, 2021
Methods and systems for indicating a schedule in a welding-type torch
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations49
US10369650B2Aug 6, 2019
Welding parameter selection and notification systems and methods
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations49
US10766088B2Sep 8, 2020
Metal working power supply converter system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations48
US10226832B2Mar 12, 2019
Metal working power supply converter system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations48
US11027354B2Jun 8, 2021
Modular power conversion system and method
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations47
US12128508B2Oct 29, 2024
Systems and methods for controlling arc initiation and termination in a welding process
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations45
US12115604B2Oct 15, 2024
Systems and methods for voltage control of a short circuit during a pulse welding process
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations45
US11958142B2Apr 16, 2024
Systems and methods to control pulse welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations45
US11504789B2Nov 22, 2022
Systems and methods to control pulse welding
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations45
US10773328B2Sep 15, 2020
Welding system user interface having a color display for setting welding parameters
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations41
US10343230B2Jul 9, 2019
Welding-type systems and user interfaces having a color display for displaying physical setup instructions
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS0 citations34
KNOENER CRAIG STEVEN
3 patentsUS8642924B2Feb 4, 2014
Welding arc termination method and system
KNOENER CRAIG STEVEN2 citations60
US11554439B2Jan 17, 2023
Method for setting welding parameters
KNOENER CRAIG STEVEN0 citations50
US8796585B2Aug 5, 2014
Methods and devices for responding to high primary supply voltages of welding systems
KNOENER CRAIG STEVEN0 citations39