B23K 9/091
Characterised by the circuits
Official title: {characterised by the circuits}
B23K9/091 (Characterised by the circuits) appears on 470 US grants and 455 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 470
- Published applications
- 455
- Assignees
- 131
- Inventors
- 615
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 16 |
| 2005 | 7 | 19 |
| 2006 | 19 | 20 |
| 2007 | 8 | 23 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 16 |
| 2014 | 11 | 32 |
| 2015 | 21 | 30 |
| 2016 | 16 | 20 |
| 2017 | 15 | 21 |
| 2018 | 20 | 26 |
| 2019 | 19 | 36 |
| 2020 | 26 | 29 |
| 2021 | 20 | 23 |
| 2022 | 22 | 26 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 |
| 2024 | 24 | 14 |
| 2025 | 24 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods to provide interfaces for control of welding-type systems11 Aug 2026US 12,703,037 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Manipulation of resonant elements in switching power supplies23 Jun 2026US 12,661,732 B2The ESAB Group, Inc.
- Direct current arc welding control method19 May 2026US 12,629,764 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- MIG welding method12 May 2026US 12,623,306 B2Jfe Steel Corporation
- Method for controlling a welding process10 Feb 2026US 12,544,849 B2Fronius International GmbH
- Arc welded joint and method for manufacturing the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295705 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Control of interval joining process10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264159 A1Fronius International GmbH
- Manipulation of resonant elements in switching power supplies10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264160 A1The ESAB Group, Inc.
- Manipulation of resonant elements in switching power supplies10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264161 A1The ESAB Group, Inc.
- Arc welded joint and method for manufacturing the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233322 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Monitor for electric arc welder257US 6,441,342 B1Lincoln Global.Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for assessing weld quality196US 6,236,017 B1Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC · 2001
- Short circuit welder150US 6,051,810 ALincoln Global.Inc. · 2000
- Method and system for gas metal arc welding149US 6,008,470 AUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation · 1999
- System and method of short circuiting arc welding132US 5,148,001 AThe Lincoln Electric Company · 1992