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George D. Blankenship
Also filed as: BLANKENSHIP GEORGE · BLANKENSHIP GEORGE D · BLANKENSHIP GEORGE DARYL
67 granted patents·4 pending applications·5,004 citations·filing 1988–2018
99Inventor score
Files withLINCOLN GLOBAL INC55LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO11BLANKENSHIP GEORGE1BLANKENSHIP GEORGE D1LINCLON GLOBAL INC1
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71 records- 0199US6624388B1System and method providing distributed welding architectureLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·483 cites·68 claims
- 0299US6552303B1System for enabling arc weldersLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·171 cites·61 claims
- 0399US5278390ASystem and method for controlling a welding process for an arc welderLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 11, 1994·365 cites·44 claims
- 0498US11100812B2Virtual reality and real welding training system and methodLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 24, 2021·14 cites·16 claims
- 0598US10083627B2Virtual reality and real welding training system and methodLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 25, 2018·25 cites·28 claims
- 0698US6858817B2System for enabling arc weldersLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 22, 2005·112 cites·36 claims
- 0798US6710299B2System for enabling arc weldersLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 23, 2004·128 cites·40 claims
- 0898US6359258B1Method of determining cable impedanceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 19, 2002·113 cites·38 claims
- 0998US6248976B1Method of controlling arc welding processes and welder using sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 19, 2001·122 cites·39 claims
- 1097US7375304B2System and method providing automated welding notificationLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 20, 2008·142 cites·34 claims
- 1197US7032814B2Coded welding consumableLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 25, 2006·193 cites·65 claims
- 1297US6977357B2Welding wire positioning systemLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 20, 2005·108 cites·47 claims
- 1397US6636776B1System and method for managing welding procedures and welding resourcesLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·125 cites·53 claims
- 1497US6596970B2Method of determining cable impedanceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 22, 2003·98 cites·7 claims
- 1597US6331694B1Fuel cell operated welderLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·156 cites·48 claims
- 1697US5208436APlasma torch with identification circuitLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1991·Granted May 4, 1993·104 cites·25 claims
- 1796US6940039B2Quality control module for tandem arc weldingLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 6, 2005·103 cites·38 claims
- 1896US6708877B2Coded and electronically tagged welding wireLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·62 cites·61 claims
- 1996US6697701B2Welding system and methodology providing multiplexed cell control interfaceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·101 cites·26 claims
- 2096US6486439B1System and method providing automated welding information exchange and replacement part order generationLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·155 cites·38 claims
- 2196US5349157AInverter power supply for weldingLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 20, 1994·98 cites·28 claims
- 2295US7574172B2System and method to facilitate wireless wide area communication in a welding environmentLINCOLN GLOBAL·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 11, 2009·133 cites·22 claims
- 2395US7064290B2Electric arc welder and method for controlling the welding process of the welderLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 20, 2006·74 cites·53 claims
- 2495US6920371B2Welding system and methodology providing multiplexed cell control interfaceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 19, 2005·88 cites·19 claims
- 2595US6795778B2System and method for facilitating welding system diagnosticsLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 21, 2004·138 cites·31 claims
- 2694US7996276B2System and method for managing welding consumablesLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·23 cites·17 claims
- 2794US7796005B2Power source for plasma deviceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 14, 2010·23 cites·6 claims
- 2894US6536660B2Inventory of consumables in electric arc welding processLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·72 cites·10 claims
- 2994US6510984B2Coded and electronically tagged welding wireLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·71 cites·43 claims
- 3094US6267291B1Coded and electronically tagged welding wireLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 31, 2001·131 cites·39 claims
- 3193US7761336B1System and method for managing welding consumablesLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 20, 2010·55 cites·26 claims
- 3292US8224881B1System and method for managing welding informationSPEAR THERESA M·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 17, 2012·105 cites·14 claims
- 3392US7217904B2Electric arc welder and method for controlling the welding process of the welderLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·15 cites·38 claims
- 3492US6809292B2System and method providing automated welding information exchange and replacement part order generationLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·47 cites·27 claims
- 3592US6649870B1System and method facilitating fillet weld performanceLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·56 cites·40 claims
- 3692US6512201B2Fuel cell operated welderLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 28, 2003·44 cites·45 claims
- 3792US4929811APlasma arc torch interlock with disabling control arrangement systemLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1988·Granted May 29, 1990·81 cites·48 claims
- 3891US6417489B1Welding wire and method of making sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·39 cites·11 claims
- 3991US5357076APlasma torch with identification circuitLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 18, 1994·79 cites·30 claims
- 4090US6426483B1Electrode and method of making sameLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·48 cites·9 claims
- 4190US6091612AUniversal power supply for arc welderLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 18, 2000·67 cites·31 claims
- 4289US5351175AInverter power supply for weldingLINCOLN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 27, 1994·93 cites·15 claims
- 4388US5247152APlasma torch with improved coolingBLANKENSHIP GEORGE D·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 21, 1993·89 cites·42 claims
- 4487US6815640B1Apparatus, system and method to facilitate reconfigurable welding power supplyLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 9, 2004·38 cites·20 claims
- 4587US6653596B2Fuel cell operated welderLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 25, 2003·26 cites·76 claims
- 4686US8766132B2Synergistic welding and electrode selection and identification methodBLANKENSHIP GEORGE·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 1, 2014·27 cites·27 claims
- 4786US7245875B2System and method to facilitate wireless communication in a welding environmentLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 17, 2007·55 cites·15 claims
- 4886US6924459B2System and method providing automated welding information exchange and replacement part order generationLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 2, 2005·38 cites·20 claims
- 4985US7208697B2System and method for monitoring and controlling energy usageLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 24, 2007·34 cites·94 claims
- 5085US6657163B1System and method for selective application of power to welding equipmentLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 2, 2003·32 cites·34 claims
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