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William Joshua Becker
Also filed as: BECKER III WILLIAM J · BECKER WILLIAM · BECKER WILLIAM J · BECKER WILLIAM JOSHUA
118 granted patents·40 pending applications·1,644 citations·filing 1978–2025
99Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS136APPLETON PAPER INC9BECKER WILLIAM JOSHUA5BATZLER TODD1BECKER WILLIAM J1
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158 records- 0199US10427239B2Systems and methods for tracking weld training arc parametersILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 1, 2019·21 cites·24 claims
- 0299US9724787B2System and method of monitoring a welding environmentILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·70 cites·20 claims
- 0398US11423800B2Welding training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 23, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 0498US9573215B2Sound-based weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 21, 2017·48 cites·20 claims
- 0598US9511443B2Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·28 cites·15 claims
- 0698US9368045B2System and device for welding trainingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 14, 2016·41 cites·19 claims
- 0798US8316462B2Tip-to-work distance communication system for a welding maskBECKER WILLIAM JOSHUA·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·135 cites·20 claims
- 0898US7962967B2Weld characteristic communication system for a welding maskILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 21, 2011·118 cites·26 claims
- 0997US10839718B2System and method of monitoring welding informationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1097US10748442B2Welding training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 18, 2020·8 cites·17 claims
- 1197US9862049B2System and method of welding system operator identificationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 9, 2018·18 cites·24 claims
- 1297US9589481B2Welding software for detection and control of devices and for analysis of dataILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 7, 2017·38 cites·13 claims
- 1397US8502866B2Video recording device for a welder's helmetBECKER WILLIAM JOSHUA·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 6, 2013·110 cites·29 claims
- 1496US9583014B2System and device for welding trainingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 28, 2017·24 cites·20 claims
- 1596US9583023B2Welding torch for a welding training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 28, 2017·25 cites·20 claims
- 1696US9352411B2Welding training systemBATZLER TODD·Filed 2009·Granted May 31, 2016·52 cites·20 claims
- 1795US11322037B2Weld training simulations using mobile devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipmentILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted May 3, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 1895US10657839B2Stick welding electrode holders with real-time feedback featuresILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted May 19, 2020·6 cites·7 claims
- 1995US10417934B2System and method of reviewing weld dataILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 17, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 2095US10373517B2Simulation stick welding electrode holder systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·14 cites·24 claims
- 2195US10056010B2Systems and methods for a weld training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 21, 2018·13 cites·17 claims
- 2295US9937578B2System and method for remote welding trainingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·19 cites·20 claims
- 2395US7303126B2System and method for sensing ambient light in an optical code readerSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·183 cites·35 claims
- 2494US11645936B2Weld training simulations using mobile devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipmentILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted May 9, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 2594US10665128B2System and method of monitoring welding informationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted May 26, 2020·4 cites·21 claims
- 2694US10204406B2System and method of controlling welding system camera exposure and marker illuminationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 12, 2019·16 cites·16 claims
- 2794US9566192B2Welding helmet for detecting arc dataILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 14, 2017·10 cites·26 claims
- 2894US9522437B2Optical-based weld travel speed sensing systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 20, 2016·20 cites·22 claims
- 2993US11450233B2Systems for simulating joining operations using mobile devicesBECKER WILLIAM JOSHUA·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 20, 2022·10 cites·17 claims
- 3093US10438505B2Welding training system interfaceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 8, 2019·7 cites·29 claims
- 3193US9713852B2Welding training systems and devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 25, 2017·14 cites·12 claims
- 3293US5100201APassive ergonomic work chairJ G FURNITURE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 31, 1992·130 cites·29 claims
- 3392US10402959B2System and method of active torch marker controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 3, 2019·5 cites·31 claims
- 3492US10198949B2Method and system for parking verification via blockchainMASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·19 cites·16 claims
- 3592US7926118B2Voice control welding/cutting helmet functions and settingsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 19, 2011·64 cites·24 claims
- 3691US11721231B2Weld training simulations using mobile devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipmentILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 8, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 3791US11482131B2System and method of reviewing weld dataILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 25, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 3891US10773329B2Multiple input welding vision systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 15, 2020·3 cites·18 claims
- 3991US10596650B2Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 24, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 4091US9757819B2Calibration tool and method for a welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 12, 2017·9 cites·19 claims
- 4190US10682720B2Welding systems and devices having a configurable personal computer user interfaceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 16, 2020·10 cites·5 claims
- 4290US10482788B2Welding torch for a welding training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 19, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 4390US10210773B2System and method for welding torch displayILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 19, 2019·6 cites·19 claims
- 4490US10105782B2Feedback from a welding torch of a welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 23, 2018·7 cites·19 claims
- 4590US9672757B2Multi-mode software and method for a welding training systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 6, 2017·12 cites·13 claims
- 4689US10593230B2Stick welding electrode holder systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·2 cites·25 claims
- 4789US10490098B2System and method of recording multi-run dataILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 26, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 4889US10170019B2Feedback from a welding torch of a welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 1, 2019·5 cites·8 claims
- 4988US12406596B2Stick welding electrode holder systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 5088US12367789B2Systems for simulating joining operations using mobile devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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