B23K 9/28
Supporting devices for electrodes
B23K9/28 (Supporting devices for electrodes) appears on 880 US grants and 803 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 880
- Published applications
- 803
- Assignees
- 365
- Inventors
- 1,597
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 12 | 7 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 | 9 | 27 |
| 2005 | 15 | 24 |
| 2006 | 21 | 25 |
| 2007 | 15 | 28 |
| 2008 | 12 | 19 |
| 2009 | 5 | 18 |
| 2010 | 6 | 30 |
| 2011 | 4 | 25 |
| 2012 | 12 | 20 |
| 2013 | 19 | 33 |
| 2014 | 20 | 33 |
| 2015 | 29 | 56 |
| 2016 | 27 | 36 |
| 2017 | 28 | 47 |
| 2018 | 28 | 56 |
| 2019 | 32 | 36 |
| 2020 | 38 | 39 |
| 2021 | 43 | 60 |
| 2022 | 33 | 37 |
| 2023 | 44 | 41 |
| 2024 | 32 | 45 |
| 2025 | 38 | 30 |
| 2026 | 17 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Life-extended electrode used in liquid-cooled plasma arc cutting torches6 Oct 2026US 12,752,362 B2
- Portable battery-pack powered welder with wireless communication22 Sep 2026US 12,741,332 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Fabrication of metallic parts by additive manufacturing25 Aug 2026US 12,715,033 B2Elmet Technologies, Inc.
- Hotwire deposition material processing system and method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,963 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Contact tip contact arrangement for metal welding28 Jul 2026US 12,691,519 B2Norsk Titanium AS
- Apparatus and method of heating an area of a workpiece prior to welding said area of the workpiece and/or after welding the workpiece, and welding system comprising such an apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264162 A1Linde Aktiengesellschaft
- Welding torch13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233325 A1Lincoln Global.Inc.
- Segmented shielding gas trailing nozzle23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208282 A1
- Wire nozzle, additive manufacturing apparatus, and additive manufacturing method25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175298 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Systems and Methods for Dual Plasma Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108972 A1Relativity Space, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-contained locking trigger assembly and systems which incorporate the assembly151US 6,987,244 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2006
- Arc plasma torch and method using contact starting112US 4,791,268 AHypertherm, Inc. · 1988
- Flexible torch assembly109US 6,095,801 A2000
- Robotic apparatus and method for automatically moving a tool through three dimensions and manually to an extended position102US 4,629,860 A1986
- Multi-application welding system and method100US 6,649,858 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2003