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Bruce Patrick Albrecht
Also filed as: ALBRECHT BRUCE · ALBRECHT BRUCE P · ALBRECHT BRUCE PATRICK
98 granted patents·32 pending applications·1,289 citations·filing 1999–2025
99Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS99ALBRECHT BRUCE10ALBRECHT BRUCE PATRICK8BUNKER THOMAS A2REYNOLDS JON O2
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130 records- 0199US9101994B2System and device for welding trainingALBRECHT BRUCE PATRICK·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 11, 2015·98 cites·18 claims
- 0299US7838797B2Fuel saving engine driven welding-type device and method of useILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 23, 2010·41 cites·20 claims
- 0398US12168269B2Systems and methods to select weld parameters based on thermal, electrical, and/or chemical propertiesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 17, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0498US11423800B2Welding training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 23, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 0598US8748776B2Wireless system for monitoring theft of welding-type devicesALBRECHT BRUCE·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 10, 2014·35 cites·18 claims
- 0698US8658941B2Wireless system control and inventory monitoring for welding-type devicesALBRECHT BRUCE·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 25, 2014·44 cites·23 claims
- 0798US8405001B2Hybrid welding systems and devicesALBRECHT BRUCE PATRICK·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 26, 2013·36 cites·8 claims
- 0898US6982398B2Fuel saving engine driven welding-type device and method of useILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 3, 2006·77 cites·35 claims
- 0997US10909872B2Systems and methods to provide weld trainingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 2, 2021·13 cites·22 claims
- 1097US10748442B2Welding training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 18, 2020·8 cites·17 claims
- 1197US9129330B2Wireless tracking and inventory monitoring for welding-type devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·34 cites·16 claims
- 1297US8841583B2Hybrid welderALBRECHT BRUCE·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 23, 2014·20 cites·23 claims
- 1397US7205503B2Remotely controlled welding machineILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 17, 2007·82 cites·25 claims
- 1496US10096268B2System and device for welding trainingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 9, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1596US9352411B2Welding training systemBATZLER TODD·Filed 2009·Granted May 31, 2016·52 cites·20 claims
- 1696US8569652B2Incremental hybrid welding systems and methodsALBRECHT BRUCE PATRICK·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·24 cites·17 claims
- 1796US8552337B2Weld defect detection systems and methods for laser hybrid weldingALBRECHT BRUCE PATRICK·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·14 cites·22 claims
- 1895US10056010B2Systems and methods for a weld training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 21, 2018·13 cites·17 claims
- 1995US8686318B2Wireless tracking and inventory monitoring for welding-type devicesALBRECHT BRUCE·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 1, 2014·76 cites·8 claims
- 2095US8592722B2Weld parameter interfaceULRICH JAMES F·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 26, 2013·37 cites·24 claims
- 2194US10239158B2Laser hybrid welding control systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 26, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 2294US9089922B2Welding system having a power grid interfaceBUNKER THOMAS A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 28, 2015·15 cites·31 claims
- 2394US8791388B2Hybrid welding-type power sourceALBRECHT BRUCE·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 29, 2014·10 cites·18 claims
- 2494US6479795B1Portable welding wire feeder and housingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·128 cites·37 claims
- 2593US9925614B2Power source with rechargeable energy storage deviceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 27, 2018·3 cites·21 claims
- 2693US2025108445A1Additive manufacturing heating control systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2792US10543549B2Additive manufacturing system for joining and surface overlayILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 28, 2020·3 cites·19 claims
- 2892US9278403B2Power source with rechargeable energy storage deviceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 8, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 2992US9138825B2Wireless communication system for welding-type devicesALBRECHT BRUCE·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 22, 2015·12 cites·19 claims
- 3092US8658940B2Remotely controlled welding machineILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 25, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 3192US8558139B2Hybrid welding systems and devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 15, 2013·7 cites·7 claims
- 3291US9095930B2Weld defect detection systems and methods for laser hybrid weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·5 cites·23 claims
- 3391US2024082942A1Additive manufacturing system for joining and surface overlayILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3490US10906115B2Automatic process and/or set up of welding type systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 2, 2021·2 cites·15 claims
- 3590US10839717B2Weld training systems to synchronize weld data for presentationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 17, 2020·3 cites·22 claims
- 3690US9676050B2Welding system with lockout mechanismALBRECHT BRUCE PATRICK·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 13, 2017·8 cites·21 claims
- 3790US9498852B2Weld defect detection systems and methods for laser hybrid weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 3890US7183517B2Portable welding-type apparatus with interchangeable energy storage deviceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·88 cites·36 claims
- 3988US7767933B2Method and apparatus for controlling a short circuit during a MIG welding processILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 3, 2010·8 cites·17 claims
- 4088US7102099B2Method and apparatus for feeding wire to a welding arcILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·39 cites·8 claims
- 4188US7049545B2MIG welding machine having 115V inverterILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·29 cites·13 claims
- 4287US10610946B2Systems and methods for automated root pass weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 7, 2020·2 cites·32 claims
- 4387US10335883B2Gravity-based weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 2, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 4487US6713721B2Method of designing and manufacturing welding-type power suppliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·35 cites·29 claims
- 4587US2025187094A1Systems and methods to select weld parameters based on thermal, electrical, and/or chemical propertiesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4686US10661372B2Weld parameter interfaceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2020·4 cites·16 claims
- 4786US8507830B2Hybrid welding systems and devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 13, 2013·3 cites·5 claims
- 4885US11077513B2Weld cell system with communicationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 4985US10144085B2Remotely controlled welding machineILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 4, 2018·3 cites·12 claims
- 5085US8415588B2Hybrid welding systems and devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 9, 2013·3 cites·1 claims
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