Edward Hillen
30Patents
14h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 25, 2001 → Mar 6, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6624388B1 | System and method providing distributed welding architecture | Electricity | 345 | Expired |
| US6552303B1 | System for enabling arc welders | Performing Operations; Transporting | 143 | Expired |
| US7375304B2 | System and method providing automated welding notification | Electricity | 133 | Active |
| US7643890B1 | Remote management of portable construction devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 133 | Active |
| US6795778B2 | System and method for facilitating welding system diagnostics | Physics | 124 | Expired |
| US6710299B2 | System for enabling arc welders | Performing Operations; Transporting | 114 | Expired |
| US6858817B2 | System for enabling arc welders | Performing Operations; Transporting | 107 | Expired |
| US7363137B2 | Construction equipment discovery on a network | Physics | 105 | Expired |
| US6940039B2 | Quality control module for tandem arc welding | Performing Operations; Transporting | 99 | Expired |
| US6697701B2 | Welding system and methodology providing multiplexed cell control interface | Physics | 94 | Expired |
| US7687741B2 | Triggering events in a welder with a real-time clock | Performing Operations; Transporting | 89 | Active |
| US6920371B2 | Welding system and methodology providing multiplexed cell control interface | Physics | 88 | Expired |
| US7853435B2 | System and method for facilitating welding system diagnostics | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7772524B2 | Integrating sensors over a digital link | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US9821400B2 | Manual welding apparatus having an automatic wire retract method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US9498839B2 | Welding apparatus with automated welding wire retraction | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US9446471B2 | Systems and methods for communicating with welding equipment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US10562124B2 | Welding apparatus with automated welding retraction | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US8952291B2 | System and method for controlling a hybrid welding process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US9687930B2 | Systems and methods for networking, configuration, calibration and identification of welding equipment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8642923B2 | Weld data acquisition | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10897693B2 | Systems and methods for networking, configuration, calibration and identification of welding equipment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11969834B2 | Real time resistance monitoring of an arc welding circuit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US9266194B2 | System and method for controlling a hybrid welding process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11931832B2 | Welding system with wire electrode contact detection | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.