B23K 9/0678
Ionization of the arc gap by means of an auxiliary arc
Official title: {Ionization of the arc gap by means of an auxiliary arc}
B23K9/0678 (Ionization of the arc gap by means of an auxiliary arc) appears on 13 US grants and 4 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 5 May 2015
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
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By later US patents
- Process and installation for automatic ignition of a plasma cutting torch42US 4,280,042 AL Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude · 1981
- Plasma torch starting circuit31US 4,225,769 AThermal Dynamics Corporation · 1980
- Arc welding system14US 4,123,646 AContinental Can Company, Inc. · 1978
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