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Thomas A. Bunker
Also filed as: BUNKER THOMAS · BUNKER THOMAS A · BUNKER THOMAS ALLEN
30 granted patents·7 pending applications·259 citations·filing 1993–2023
96Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS29BUNKER THOMAS A3DAVIDSON ROBERT R1MILLER ELECTRIC MFG1SCHARTNER QUINN WILLIAM1
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37 records- 0194US9089922B2Welding system having a power grid interfaceBUNKER THOMAS A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 28, 2015·15 cites·31 claims
- 0293US10464155B2Waveform compensation systems and methods for secondary weld component responseILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 5, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
- 0392US9506958B2Waveform compensation systems and methods for secondary weld component responseILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 29, 2016·9 cites·19 claims
- 0490US8367972B2Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·7 cites·27 claims
- 0589US8592721B2Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 26, 2013·5 cites·20 claims
- 0688US6194682B1Plasma cutter with integrated air compressorILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·57 cites·24 claims
- 0787US9387550B2Waveform compensation systems and methods for secondary weld component responseDAVIDSON ROBERT R·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 12, 2016·7 cites·19 claims
- 0885US11077513B2Weld cell system with communicationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 0985US8927902B2Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·3 cites·28 claims
- 1085US2024009749A1Welding system utilizing a distributed power busILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1183US6444944B2Plasma cutter with integrated air compressorILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 3, 2002·26 cites·17 claims
- 1282US11872658B2Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 1382US5734147AMethod and apparatus for electronically controlling the output of an engine driven generator welding power supplyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 31, 1998·42 cites·32 claims
- 1481US11766733B2Welding system utilizing a distributed power busILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1579US10144084B2Smart grid welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 1678US9108264B2Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 18, 2015·1 cites·19 claims
- 1777US10857610B2Method and apparatus for pulse weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 8, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
- 1877US2022258269A1Energy storage caddy for welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1974US12083634B2Smart grid welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2073US11173564B2Smart grid welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2171US12162099B2Method and apparatus for pulse weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 2269US6310320B1Dual operator phase control engine driven welderILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·27 cites·29 claims
- 2368US10058948B2Weld cell system with communicationTEMBY TIMOTHY N·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 28, 2018·2 cites·16 claims
- 2468US8304685B2System and method for converting welding power to plasma-cutting powerBUNKER THOMAS A·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2012·2 cites·2 claims
- 2567US7078652B2Method and apparatus for welding with high frequency protectionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 18, 2006·10 cites·20 claims
- 2666US10758993B2Welding-type power source with integrated open-circuit voltage controllerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 1, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 2765US11498148B2Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 2865US6005220AMethod and apparatus for electronically controlling the output of an engine driven generator welding power supplyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·20 cites·18 claims
- 2964US9381591B2Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 5, 2016·0 cites·21 claims
- 3060US12318874B2Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3160US2016175966A1Energy storage caddy for welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3259US5308952AWelding arc stabilizerMILLER ELECTRIC MFG·Filed 1993·Granted May 3, 1994·18 cites·17 claims
- 3357US2021299776A1Methods and apparatus to provide feedback based on synergic control of a welding-type outputILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3456US2008296276A1Welding-Type Power Source with Integrated Open-Circuit Voltage ControllerSCHARTNER QUINN WILLIAM·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3555US11179794B2Welding system utilizing a distributed power busBUNKER THOMAS A·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 23, 2021·0 cites·21 claims
- 3654US2006219679A1Method and Apparatus For Welding With High Frequency ProtectionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3735US2001025838A1Dual operator phase control engine driven welderFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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