B23K 9/1056
By using digital means
Official title: {by using digital means (B23K9/1068 takes precedence)}
B23K9/1056 (By using digital means) appears on 523 US grants and 548 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 523
- Published applications
- 548
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 622
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 15 |
| 2003 | 28 | 24 |
| 2004 | 23 | 30 |
| 2005 | 15 | 25 |
| 2006 | 29 | 18 |
| 2007 | 13 | 19 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
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| 2018 | 16 | 47 |
| 2019 | 26 | 53 |
| 2020 | 27 | 34 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 |
| 2022 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023 | 25 | 22 |
| 2024 | 30 | 18 |
| 2025 | 31 | 19 |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Single phase input detection and power source protection6 Oct 2026US 12,752,361 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Portable battery-pack powered welder with wireless communication22 Sep 2026US 12,741,332 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Method for limiting the welding power of a welding device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,600 B2Fronius International GmbH
- Systems and methods to provide interfaces for control of welding-type systems11 Aug 2026US 12,703,037 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Systems and methods to design part weld processes23 Jun 2026US 12,661,731 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- 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.
- Fillet welding method, feeding control method, power supply, and fillet welding system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241475 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
- Systems and methods to configure a robotic welding system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192380 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Welding system with arc control11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158578 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method providing distributed welding architecture356US 6,624,388 B1The Lincoln Electric Company · 2003
- Controller for permanent magnet generator155US 5,625,276 AColeman Powermate, Inc. · 1997
- Coded welding consumable150US 7,032,814 B2Lincoln Global.Inc. · 2006
- Method for controlling a welding apparatus and corresponding control device141US 6,476,354 B1Fronius Schweissmaschinen Produktion GmbH & Co. KG · 2002
- Remote management of portable construction devices138US 7,643,890 B1Lincoln Global.Inc. · 2010