Inventor · Fremont, WI, US

Alan Smith

22Patents
11h-index
11Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 8, 1995 → Nov 30, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5968385A Engine driven inverter welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US6153855A Control of weld and auxiliary power output of a generator type welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US5734147A Method and apparatus for electronically controlling the output of an engine driven generator welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6469401B2 Engine driven welding power supply with inverter auxiliary power Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US6111217A Engine driven inverter welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6310321A Engine driven inverter welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6469276B1 Control of weld and auxiliary power output of a generator type welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6674179B2 Engine driven inverter welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7312419B2 Engine driven converter with feedback control Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US6005220A Method and apparatus for electronically controlling the output of an engine driven generator welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6894401B2 Engine driven inverter welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6531685B2 Separate exciter windings for weld and auxiliary power Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7112945B2 Engine driven converter with feedback control Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6963216B2 Method and apparatus for detecting shorted rectifying control elements of an engine driven power source for welding-type system Physics 2 Expired
US10384290B2 Engine driven power supplies with output reduction Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10688583B2 Welding power supplies having adjustable current ramping rates Electricity 1 Active
US9086049B2 Power generating equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11848592B2 Methods and apparatus to control engine speed of a power system Electricity 0 Active
US12231010B2 Methods and apparatus to control engine speed of a power system Electricity 0 Active
US11075581B2 Methods and apparatus to use a switched-mode power supply as a source of power in a service pack Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11097370B2 Methods and apparatus to control an output of a switched mode power supply in a service pack Electricity 0 Active
US11420284B2 Engine driven power supplies with output reduction Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.