B23K 9/173
And of a consumable electrode
Official title: and of a consumable electrode
B23K9/173 (And of a consumable electrode) appears on 1,042 US grants and 1,477 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 394
- Inventors
- 2,079
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 70 | 74 |
| 2025 | 82 | 42 |
| 2026 | 36 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Detecting weld start event based on time derivative of weld voltage18 Aug 2026US 12,708,954 B2The ESAB Group, Inc.
- Methods for preparation of sheets to be used for fabrication of a welded steel blank and fabricating a welded blank18 Aug 2026US 12,708,962 B2ArcelorMittal
- Repair welding device and repair welding method11 Aug 2026US 12,703,049 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Contact tip contact arrangement for metal welding28 Jul 2026US 12,691,519 B2Norsk Titanium AS
- Method and apparatus for setting up welding parameters21 Jul 2026US 12,686,069 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Work string tubing connection restoration24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284768 A1Postle Industries, Inc.
- Multiple arc joining method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284770 A1Fronius International GmbH
- Method for producing welded joint by gas-shielded arc welding of steel plate17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273644 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Welding method for bimetal composite pipes for acidic environment10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264158 A1Southwest Petroleum University
- Control of interval joining process10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264159 A1Fronius International GmbH
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By later US patents
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- Process for liquefaction of natural gas137US 6,023,942 AExxon Production Research Company · 2000
- Multi-component refrigeration process for liquefaction of natural gas100US 5,950,453 AExxon Production Research Company · 1999
- Quality control module for tandem arc welding99US 6,940,039 B2Lincoln Global.Inc. · 2005
- Mig gun with axially aligned offset motor85US 6,225,599 B1Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2001