B23K 9/1012
Characterised by parts of the process
Official title: {characterised by parts of the process}
B23K9/1012 (Characterised by parts of the process) appears on 118 US grants and 153 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 118
- Published applications
- 153
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 196
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 15 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 7 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23K 9/1037Means preventing crater forming at the extremity of the seam13
- B23K 9/1031Reduction of the arc voltage beneath the arc striking value11
- B23K 9/1018Improvements of the power factor of arc welding installations4
- B23K 9/1025Means for suppressing or reducing direct-current [dc] components in alternating-current [ac] arc1
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for controlling an arc welding robot100US 6,107,601 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Arc welder power supply with fail-safe voltage reducing circuit49US 4,450,340 AMiller Electric Manufacturing Company · 1984
- Method and apparatus for welding45US 6,087,626 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for short arc welding39US 6,326,591 B1Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2001
- Method of preventing base metal end crack in arc welding and end tab used therefor31US 4,046,988 AKobe Steel, Ltd. · 1977