Inventor
ALTEKRUSE KENNETH C
US15 patents
Patents
15 patentsUS6225599B1May 1, 2001
Mig gun with axially aligned offset motor
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US6781095B2Aug 24, 2004
Method and apparatus for welding with a trigger hold
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US6720528B1Apr 13, 2004
Head tube assembly having insulated mechanical interface with welding gun body
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US6689987B2Feb 10, 2004
Welding contact tip with rolled threads
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US6444950B1Sep 3, 2002
MIG gun nozzle with self centering, quick release screw and reduced cross-sectional area at the front
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS21 citations92
US6114657ASep 5, 2000
Method and apparatus for welding with a trigger hold
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US5941300AAug 24, 1999
Self-contained heat exchange apparatus
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US6933467B2Aug 23, 2005
Method and apparatus for welding with a trigger hold
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US6476355B1Nov 5, 2002
Method and apparatus for welding with a trigger
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS5 citations73
US10150173B2Dec 11, 2018
Welding type power supply with wind tunnel
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US12394950B2Aug 19, 2025
Reconfigurable welding-type power sockets and power plugs
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US11894642B2Feb 6, 2024
Reconfigurable welding-type power sockets and power plugs
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US11203078B2Dec 21, 2021
Welding type power supply with wind tunnel
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US10486257B2Nov 26, 2019
Welding type power supply with transformer
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US9818529B2Nov 14, 2017
Welding type power supply with weld transformer
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