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System and method to control two wire feed motors
Patent number
11,980,978
Issue date
May 14, 2024
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Systems and methods to control pulse welding
Patent number
11,958,142
Issue date
Apr 16, 2024
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to provide welding-type power and preheating...
Patent number
11,845,150
Issue date
Dec 19, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc
Patent number
11,717,905
Issue date
Aug 8, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Input power user interfaces for welding power supplies
Patent number
11,660,698
Issue date
May 30, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Knoener
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Patent Grant
Multiple speed fan
Patent number
11,554,450
Issue date
Jan 17, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Knoener
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Patent Grant
Method for setting welding parameters
Patent number
11,554,439
Issue date
Jan 17, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Method and system for short-arc welding
Patent number
11,541,475
Issue date
Jan 3, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig S. Knoener
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Patent Grant
Systems and methods to control pulse welding
Patent number
11,504,789
Issue date
Nov 22, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Constant current control systems and methods
Patent number
11,478,872
Issue date
Oct 25, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Alan Adam Manthe
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Patent Grant
System and method to control two wire feed motors
Patent number
11,433,470
Issue date
Sep 6, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Welding power supply with interleaved inverter circuitry
Patent number
11,235,411
Issue date
Feb 1, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Alan Adam Manthe
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Patent Grant
Methods and systems for selecting welding schedules in a welding-ty...
Patent number
11,213,907
Issue date
Jan 4, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
System and method for welding with input current limiting
Patent number
11,161,194
Issue date
Nov 2, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig S. Knoener
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Patent Grant
Modular power conversion system and method
Patent number
11,027,354
Issue date
Jun 8, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Jason Alan Dunahoo
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Patent Grant
Methods and systems for indicating a schedule in a welding-type torch
Patent number
10,987,749
Issue date
Apr 27, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to control hot-start weld current for arc ign...
Patent number
10,967,451
Issue date
Apr 6, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Welding system user interface having a color display for setting we...
Patent number
10,773,328
Issue date
Sep 15, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Metal working power supply converter system and method
Patent number
10,766,088
Issue date
Sep 8, 2020
Illinois Tool Works
Alan A. Manthe
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Patent Grant
Constant current control systems and methods
Patent number
10,751,826
Issue date
Aug 25, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Alan Adam Manthe
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Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc
Patent number
10,596,651
Issue date
Mar 24, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Welding parameter selection and notification systems and methods
Patent number
10,369,650
Issue date
Aug 6, 2019
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Welding-type systems and user interfaces having a color display for...
Patent number
10,343,230
Issue date
Jul 9, 2019
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
Impending thermal shutdown alert system and thermal shutdown process
Patent number
10,307,855
Issue date
Jun 4, 2019
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Milad Pashapour Nikou
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Patent Grant
Metal working power supply converter system and method
Patent number
10,226,832
Issue date
Mar 12, 2019
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Alan A. Manthe
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Patent Grant
System and method for controlling and coordinating welding-type pro...
Patent number
9,821,413
Issue date
Nov 21, 2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Joseph E. Feldhausen
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Patent Grant
Metal working power supply converter system and method
Patent number
9,584,024
Issue date
Feb 28, 2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Alan A. Manthe
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Patent Grant
System and method for determining attachment and polarity of a weld...
Patent number
9,566,657
Issue date
Feb 14, 2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Grant
System and method for automated control of welding systems includin...
Patent number
9,545,684
Issue date
Jan 17, 2017
Illinois Tools Works Inc.
Jason Dunahoo
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Patent Grant
System and method for coordinating welding and gouging operations
Patent number
9,457,433
Issue date
Oct 4, 2016
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Joseph E. Feldhausen
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE NUISANCE TRIPS OF CIRCUIT LIMITERS...
Publication number
20240207964
Publication date
Jun 27, 2024
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMMUNICATE VIA A WELDING ARC
Publication number
20230381880
Publication date
Nov 30, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
Method and System for Short-Arc Welding
Publication number
20230364700
Publication date
Nov 16, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig S. Knoener
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Patent Application
INPUT POWER USER INTERFACES FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLIES
Publication number
20230294194
Publication date
Sep 21, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Knoener
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Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL TWO WIRE FEED MOTORS
Publication number
20230226634
Publication date
Jul 20, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
METHOD FOR SETTING WELDING PARAMETERS
Publication number
20230150049
Publication date
May 18, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE INTERFACES FOR CONTROL OF WELDING-TY...
Publication number
20230060789
Publication date
Mar 2, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Justin Durik
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MITIGATE AUDIBLE NOISE IN WELDING-TYPE POWER...
Publication number
20230063774
Publication date
Mar 2, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Jeremy John Erdmann
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO TRAIN A ROBOTIC WELDING SYSTEM TO PERFORM...
Publication number
20220250183
Publication date
Aug 11, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SYNERGICALLY CONTROL A WELDING-TYPE OUTPUT...
Publication number
20220168837
Publication date
Jun 2, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
Device And Method To Warm Food Over An Open Flame
Publication number
20220031121
Publication date
Feb 3, 2022
Craig Steven Knoener
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INPUT POWER USER INTERFACES FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLIES
Publication number
20210370430
Publication date
Dec 2, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Knoener
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SYNERGICALLY CONTROL A WELDING-TYPE OUTPUT...
Publication number
20210299774
Publication date
Sep 30, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Joseph C. Schneider
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SYNERGICALLY CONTROL A WELDING-TYPE OUTPUT...
Publication number
20210299775
Publication date
Sep 30, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Joseph C. Schneider
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BASED ON SYNERGIC CONTROL...
Publication number
20210299776
Publication date
Sep 30, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Joseph C. Schneider
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Patent Application
WELDING POWER SUPPLIES AND USER INTERFACES FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLIES
Publication number
20210069814
Publication date
Mar 11, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Darrell Lee Sickels
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Patent Application
WELDING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE HAVING A COLOR DISPLAY FOR SETTING WE...
Publication number
20200406386
Publication date
Dec 31, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
CONSTANT CURRENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Publication number
20200384566
Publication date
Dec 10, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Alan Adam Manthe
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING-TYPE POWER AND PREHEATING...
Publication number
20200346295
Publication date
Nov 5, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMMUNICATE VIA A WELDING ARC
Publication number
20200215637
Publication date
Jul 9, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ARC INITIATION AND TERMINATION...
Publication number
20200122260
Publication date
Apr 23, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLTAGE CONTROL OF A SHORT CIRCUIT DURING A...
Publication number
20200122262
Publication date
Apr 23, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL PULSE WELDING
Publication number
20200122263
Publication date
Apr 23, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL PULSE WELDING
Publication number
20200122261
Publication date
Apr 23, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MITIGATE AUDIBLE NOISE IN WELDING-TYPE POWER...
Publication number
20200030904
Publication date
Jan 30, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Jeremy John Erdmann
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Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL TWO WIRE FEED MOTORS
Publication number
20200030905
Publication date
Jan 30, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
METAL WORKING POWER SUPPLY CONVERTER SYSTEM AND METHOD
Publication number
20190201996
Publication date
Jul 4, 2019
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Alan A. Manthe
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMMUNICATE VIA A WELDING ARC
Publication number
20190015920
Publication date
Jan 17, 2019
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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Patent Application
MULTIPLE SPEED FAN
Publication number
20180339376
Publication date
Nov 29, 2018
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Knoener
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Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INDICATING A SCHEDULE IN A WELDING-TYPE TORCH
Publication number
20180185947
Publication date
Jul 5, 2018
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Craig Steven Knoener
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