B23K 9/123
Serving also as contacting devices supplying welding current to an electrode
Official title: {Serving also as contacting devices supplying welding current to an electrode}
B23K9/123 (Serving also as contacting devices supplying welding current to an electrode) appears on 106 US grants and 111 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 106
- Published applications
- 111
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 185
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Contact tip contact arrangement for metal welding28 Jul 2026US 12,691,519 B2Norsk Titanium AS
- Dual wire welding system and method20 Jan 2026US RE50,752 E1Lincoln Global.Inc.
- Dual wire welding system and method6 Jan 2026US RE50,726 E1Lincoln Global.Inc.
- Quick connect configurations for welding necks and gas diffusers24 Jun 2025US 12,337,427 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Wire liner retention apparatus, welding torches, and methods13 May 2025US 12,296,410 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- 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
- Method and apparatus for welding with preheated filler material53US 5,994,659 AGeneral Electric Company · 1999
- Welding gun having contact tip and method of operating same49US 7,105,775 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2006