B23K 9/26
Accessories for electrodes
Official title: Accessories for electrodes, e.g. ignition tips
B23K9/26 (Accessories for electrodes) appears on 120 US grants and 143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 143
- Assignees
- 73
- Inventors
- 263
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 16 |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 10 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Systems, methods, and apparatus to preheat welding wire23 Jun 2026US 12,661,736 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Arc welding torch device having an anti-kink means for a welding wire2 Jun 2026US 12,643,171 B2Sks Welding Systems GmbH
- Contact tip and liner assembly for welding torch26 May 2026US 12,636,725 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Multi-piece contact for an end assembly of a welding device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241479 A1
- Welding contact tip18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166644 A1Shinkokiki Co.Ltd.
- Electrode for a contact-start plasma arc torch5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061511 A1Hypertherm, Inc.
- Integrated module for forming, dressing and changing, and apparatus26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054318 A1Guangzhou Mino Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Tool for holding a tungsten electrode during sharpening19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048467 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Enhanced contact area quick release mig gun tip76US 5,760,373 AMiller Electric Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Nozzle for gas shielded arc welding54US 4,672,163 AKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987
- Wire welding gun having improved connection between a contact tip and its mating part50US 6,307,179 B1American Torch Tip Company · 2001
- Welding contact tip and diffuser46US 6,847,009 B2Tweco Products, Inc. · 2005
- Narrow weld-groove welding process and apparatus therefor28US 4,254,322 ABabock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha · 1981