Kurt A. Burton
30Patents
7h-index
5Co-inventors
58Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 24, 2005 → Nov 18, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7641739B2 | Friction stir welding tool cleaning method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US7581665B2 | Methods and apparatus for retractable pin friction stir welding and spot welding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US7703654B2 | Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US7992761B2 | Process control system for friction stir welding | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US7537150B2 | Apparatus and method for measuring loads on a friction stir welding tool | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7681773B2 | Methods and apparatus for retractable pin friction stir welding and spot welding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US7451661B2 | Friction stir welding load confirmation system | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US7617965B2 | Method for measuring loads on a friction stir welding tool | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US7641096B2 | Friction stir welding apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US8052030B2 | Apparatus for friction stir welding using spindle-in-spindle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US7571654B2 | Friction stir welding load confirmation system | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US8499433B2 | Reconfigurable clamping system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US7699206B2 | Gimballing roller device for friction stir welding apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8205785B2 | Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US8434660B2 | Method for friction stir welding using spindle-in-spindle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US7774910B2 | Independent axis clamping apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8112838B2 | Friction stir welding tool cleaning apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US7966713B2 | Tooling head mounted structural positioning | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9205533B2 | Clamping method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US8210778B2 | Method and device for clamping and machining | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8079507B2 | Gimballing roller device for friction stir welding method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8393524B1 | Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9022376B2 | Reconfigurable clamping system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8448319B2 | Independent axis clamping apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8141859B2 | Apparatus and method for effecting pin-to-shoulder tool separation for a friction stir welding pin tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.