B23K 11/3081
Electrodes with a seam contacting part shaped so as to correspond to
Official title: {Electrodes with a seam contacting part shaped so as to correspond to the shape of the bond area, e.g. for making an annular bond without relative movement in the longitudinal direction of the seam between the electrode holder and the work}
B23K11/3081 (Electrodes with a seam contacting part shaped so as to correspond to) appears on 43 US grants and 34 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Contoured Electrodes for Joining Workpieces with Curved Surfaces5 Oct 2023US 2023/0311237 A1KTH Parts Industries, Inc.
- Device and Method for Compact Embedded Wire Welding Using a Shape-Forming Electrode21 Apr 2022US 2022/0118545 A1MEAS Ireland (Betatherm) Limited
- Bonding probe for bonded dual walled turbine components9 Sep 2021US 2021/0276118 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Floating electrode welding8 Jul 2021US 2021/0205914 A1Tec-Option, Inc.
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By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing welded capped wheel nuts23US 4,420,848 ABuell Industries, Inc. · 1983
- Redundant welding method for metal battery containers20US 4,117,300 AGTE Sylvania Incorporated · 1978
- Resistance welding electrode with guide pin18US 6,008,463 A1999
- Apparatus and method for resistance welding tubular parts17US 5,645,738 A1997
- Electrode for electric resistance welding16US 5,705,784 A1998