Inventor · Appleton, WI, US

Craig Steven Knoener

44Patents
4h-index
35Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 7, 2003 → Dec 19, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9584024B2 Metal working power supply converter system and method Electricity 14 Active
US8809741B2 Multi-cable umbilical cord system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8937266B2 System and method for controlling and coordinating welding-type processes and gouging-type processes Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US6858818B2 Automatic wire feed control for a welding system Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US9821413B2 System and method for controlling and coordinating welding-type processes and gouging-type processes Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8895895B2 System and method for protecting a welding-type system from strain Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8937265B2 Welding-type system having a wire feeder system having integrated power source controls and a welding-type power source that is free power parameter selection interfaces Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10596651B2 Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc Electricity 2 Active
US9566657B2 System and method for determining attachment and polarity of a welding electrode Physics 2 Active
US10307855B2 Impending thermal shutdown alert system and thermal shutdown process Electricity 1 Active
US11660698B2 Input power user interfaces for welding power supplies Physics 1 Active
US9457433B2 System and method for coordinating welding and gouging operations Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11717905B2 Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc Electricity 1 Active
US9545684B2 System and method for automated control of welding systems including a spool gun Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8642924B2 Welding arc termination method and system Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10369650B2 Welding parameter selection and notification systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12157190B2 Input power user interfaces for welding power supplies Physics 0 Active
US11433470B2 System and method to control two wire feed motors Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8796585B2 Methods and devices for responding to high primary supply voltages of welding systems Electricity 0 Active
US12290888B2 Method and system for short-arc welding Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12128508B2 Systems and methods for controlling arc initiation and termination in a welding process Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10773328B2 Welding system user interface having a color display for setting welding parameters Physics 0 Active
US12240064B2 Methods and apparatus to provide welding-type power and preheating power Electricity 0 Active
US10987749B2 Methods and systems for indicating a schedule in a welding-type torch Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10226832B2 Metal working power supply converter system and method Electricity 0 Active

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