Inventor · Neenah, WI, US

Bruce Patrick Albrecht

100Patents
17h-index
49Co-inventors
86Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1999 → Mar 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9101994B2 System and device for welding training Physics 89 Active
US6479795B1 Portable welding wire feeder and housing Performing Operations; Transporting 72 Expired
US7205503B2 Remotely controlled welding machine Performing Operations; Transporting 68 Expired
US8686318B2 Wireless tracking and inventory monitoring for welding-type devices Physics 64 Active
US7183517B2 Portable welding-type apparatus with interchangeable energy storage device Electricity 63 Expired
US6982398B2 Fuel saving engine driven welding-type device and method of use Performing Operations; Transporting 58 Expired
US9352411B2 Welding training system Physics 37 Active
US7838797B2 Fuel saving engine driven welding-type device and method of use Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
US8658941B2 Wireless system control and inventory monitoring for welding-type devices Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Active
US8405001B2 Hybrid welding systems and devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US8748776B2 Wireless system for monitoring theft of welding-type devices Physics 27 Active
US9129330B2 Wireless tracking and inventory monitoring for welding-type devices Physics 27 Active
US8592722B2 Weld parameter interface Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active
US7049545B2 MIG welding machine having 115V inverter Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US7102099B2 Method and apparatus for feeding wire to a welding arc Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6977358B2 Welder with integrated gas bottle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US6713721B2 Method of designing and manufacturing welding-type power supplies Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US8841583B2 Hybrid welder Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US8569652B2 Incremental hybrid welding systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US7119450B2 Fuel saving engine driven aircraft ground power device and method of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US10909872B2 Systems and methods to provide weld training Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US9138825B2 Wireless communication system for welding-type devices Physics 10 Active
US9089922B2 Welding system having a power grid interface Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US10056010B2 Systems and methods for a weld training system Physics 9 Active
US8552337B2 Weld defect detection systems and methods for laser hybrid welding Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active

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