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Christopher Hsu
Also filed as: HSU CHRISTOPHER
95 granted patents·17 pending applications·3,343 citations·filing 1998–2024
99Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS60LINCOLN GLOBAL INC40HSU CHRISTOPHER4NELSON STUD WELDING INC2ESAB GROUP INC1
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112 records- 0199US7198152B2Welding wire container with ribbed walls and mating retainer ringLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 3, 2007·51 cites·17 claims
- 0299US6624388B1System and method providing distributed welding architectureLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·483 cites·68 claims
- 0399US6441342B1Monitor for electric arc welderLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·304 cites·31 claims
- 0498US6730875B2System and method for estimating true heats of welding processesLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 4, 2004·118 cites·35 claims
- 0598US6359258B1Method of determining cable impedanceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 19, 2002·113 cites·38 claims
- 0698US6002104AElectric arc welder and controller thereforLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·209 cites·51 claims
- 0797US10675699B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wireILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 9, 2020·9 cites·25 claims
- 0897US6977357B2Welding wire positioning systemLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 20, 2005·108 cites·47 claims
- 0997US6596970B2Method of determining cable impedanceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 22, 2003·98 cites·7 claims
- 1097US6515259B1Electric arc welder using high frequency pulsesLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 4, 2003·156 cites·109 claims
- 1197US6160241AMethod and apparatus for electric arc weldingLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 12, 2000·138 cites·36 claims
- 1296US10448692B2Sensor assisted head mounted displays for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·29 cites·20 claims
- 1396US10380911B2Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operationsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 13, 2019·22 cites·19 claims
- 1496US7798326B2Retainer ring for a wire package and method of using the sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 21, 2010·17 cites·20 claims
- 1596US6708877B2Coded and electronically tagged welding wireLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·62 cites·61 claims
- 1695US7574172B2System and method to facilitate wireless wide area communication in a welding environmentLINCOLN GLOBAL·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 11, 2009·133 cites·22 claims
- 1795US6717107B1Two stage welder and method of operating sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 6, 2004·64 cites·68 claims
- 1895US6700097B1Electric ARC welder and controller to design the waveform thereforLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 2, 2004·78 cites·84 claims
- 1994US11347191B2System and method to facilitate welding software as a serviceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted May 31, 2022·8 cites·30 claims
- 2094US10730140B2Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torchILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 4, 2020·4 cites·17 claims
- 2194US10363632B2Time of flight camera for welding machine visionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 30, 2019·5 cites·26 claims
- 2294US7996276B2System and method for managing welding consumablesLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·23 cites·17 claims
- 2394US6717108B2Electric arc welder and method of designing waveforms thereforLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 6, 2004·66 cites·15 claims
- 2494US6536660B2Inventory of consumables in electric arc welding processLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·72 cites·10 claims
- 2594US6510984B2Coded and electronically tagged welding wireLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·71 cites·43 claims
- 2694US6274845B1Method and apparatus for electric arc weldingLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·66 cites·13 claims
- 2794US6267291B1Coded and electronically tagged welding wireLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 31, 2001·131 cites·39 claims
- 2893US10363627B2Systems and methods for providing location services for a welding power supplyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 30, 2019·12 cites·24 claims
- 2993US7761336B1System and method for managing welding consumablesLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 20, 2010·55 cites·26 claims
- 3093US7178755B2Retainer ring for wire packageLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·54 cites·42 claims
- 3193US6913145B2Welding wire container with ribbed walls and a mating retainer ringLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·54 cites·17 claims
- 3293US2025108445A1Additive manufacturing heating control systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3392US11545045B2Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operationsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 3, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 3492US10952488B2Sensor assisted head mounted displays for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 3592US10543549B2Additive manufacturing system for joining and surface overlayILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 28, 2020·3 cites·19 claims
- 3692US7748530B2Welding wire packageLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 6, 2010·23 cites·12 claims
- 3791US7004419B2Apparatus for packing wire in a storage container by use of reverse windingLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 28, 2006·18 cites·48 claims
- 3891US2024082942A1Additive manufacturing system for joining and surface overlayILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3990US7100863B2Floating linerLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·29 cites·72 claims
- 4089US6734394B2Electric arc welder and controller to duplicate a known waveform thereofLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·40 cites·23 claims
- 4189US6259059B1Arc welder and torch for sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·69 cites·65 claims
- 4288US7304269B2Pulse welder and method of using sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·116 cites·182 claims
- 4387US7220942B2Feeder for endless welding wireLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 22, 2007·37 cites·68 claims
- 4486US12240063B2Welding power supplies, wire feeders, and systems to compensate a weld voltage via communications over a weld circuitILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 4586US11065706B2Hybrid manual and automated weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 20, 2021·2 cites·38 claims
- 4686US7377388B2Welding wire packageLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 27, 2008·31 cites·15 claims
- 4786US7245875B2System and method to facilitate wireless communication in a welding environmentLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 17, 2007·55 cites·15 claims
- 4886US7067767B2Two stage welder and method of operating sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 27, 2006·25 cites·5 claims
- 4985US7958996B2Welding wire packageLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 14, 2011·7 cites·19 claims
- 5084US12482374B2Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operationsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
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