B23K 9/122
Devices for guiding electrodes
Official title: {Devices for guiding electrodes, e.g. guide tubes}
B23K9/122 (Devices for guiding electrodes) appears on 182 US grants and 195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 182
- Published applications
- 195
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 323
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Arc welding torch8 Sep 2026US 12,728,474 B2Sks Welding Systems GmbH
- Contact tip contact arrangement for metal welding28 Jul 2026US 12,691,519 B2Norsk Titanium AS
- Electrode assembly for arc welding30 Jun 2026US 12,667,902 B2Lincoln Global.Inc.
- Arc welding torch device having an anti-kink means for a welding wire2 Jun 2026US 12,643,171 B2Sks Welding Systems GmbH
- Orientation and guide mechanism for non-circular weld wire24 Mar 2026US 12,583,049 B2EL Cooper Properties LLC
- Multi-piece contact for an end assembly of a welding device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241479 A1
- Resistance welding device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166640 A1Mazda Motor Corporation
- Welding contact tip18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166644 A1Shinkokiki Co.Ltd.
- Welding torch diffusers and welding systems having welding torch diffusers for use with welding wire liners trimmed flush with a welding torch neck5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034602 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Welding contact tip27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360575 A1Shinkokiki Co.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Consumable electrode arc welding141US 7,381,923 B2Migfast Pty Ltd · 2008
- Contact tip welding electrode63US 4,733,052 AESAB Aktiebolag · 1988
- Method and apparatus for joining components with multiple filler materials62US 5,714,735 AGeneral Electric Company · 1998
- Burner head of an electric arc welding or cutting burner with contact nozzle supported in positive fit59US 6,657,162 B1Alexander Binzel Schweisstechnik GmbH & Co. KG · 2003
- Apparatus for welding with preheated filler material55US 5,958,261 AGeneral Electric Company · 1999