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Craig Steven Knoener
Also filed as: KNOENER CRAIG · KNOENER CRAIG S · KNOENER CRAIG STEVEN
46 granted patents·18 pending applications·96 citations·filing 2003–2025
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64 records- 0193US9584024B2Metal working power supply converter system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 28, 2017·19 cites·17 claims
- 0290US10596651B2Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arcILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 0389US9821413B2System and method for controlling and coordinating welding-type processes and gouging-type processesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 0489US8809741B2Multi-cable umbilical cord systemFELDHAUSEN JOSEPH E·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 19, 2014·10 cites·21 claims
- 0589US2025091153A1Input power user interfaces for welding power suppliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0688US11717905B2Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arcILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 8, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 0786US12157190B2Input power user interfaces for welding power suppliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 0886US11660698B2Input power user interfaces for welding power suppliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted May 30, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 0985US9566657B2System and method for determining attachment and polarity of a welding electrodeILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 14, 2017·6 cites·11 claims
- 1085US8937266B2System and method for controlling and coordinating welding-type processes and gouging-type processesFELDHAUSEN JOSEPH E·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 20, 2015·6 cites·2 claims
- 1184US12233489B2Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arcILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 1284US2024399485A1Welding-type power supplies and systems having multiple sources of input powerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1383US11980978B2System and method to control two wire feed motorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted May 14, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1483US8937265B2Welding-type system having a wire feeder system having integrated power source controls and a welding-type power source that is free power parameter selection interfacesFELDHAUSEN JOSEPH E·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 20, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
- 1582US12240064B2Methods and apparatus to provide welding-type power and preheating powerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1682US8895895B2System and method for protecting a welding-type system from strainFELDHAUSEN JOSEPH E·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 25, 2014·5 cites·22 claims
- 1780US9457433B2System and method for coordinating welding and gouging operationsFELDHAUSEN JOSEPH E·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 4, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 1879US6858818B2Automatic wire feed control for a welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 22, 2005·21 cites·38 claims
- 1977US2023063774A1Systems and methods to mitigate audible noise in welding-type power suppliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2076US12496650B2Method for setting welding parametersILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2175US12290888B2Method and system for short-arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted May 6, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2275US10307855B2Impending thermal shutdown alert system and thermal shutdown processILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·3 cites·19 claims
- 2373US11478872B2Constant current control systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 25, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 2473US10967451B2Methods and apparatus to control hot-start weld current for arc ignitionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 6, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 2573US2025196250A1Systems and methods to provide interfaces for control of welding-type systemsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2672US11845150B2Methods and apparatus to provide welding-type power and preheating powerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 2772US2025367746A1Systems and methods to start arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2872US2025001513A1Welding systems and methods having user-defined pulse welding frequenciesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2972US2024399486A1Hybrid welding systems and hybrid welding power suppliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3071US8642924B2Welding arc termination method and systemKNOENER CRAIG STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 3171US2024316673A1Welding power supplies and methods to control overlapping spot weldsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3270US10766088B2Metal working power supply converter system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 3370US2020406386A1Welding system user interface having a color display for setting welding parametersILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3465US12434317B2Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3565US9545684B2System and method for automated control of welding systems including a spool gunDUNAHOO JASON·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 17, 2017·2 cites·22 claims
- 3664US2020030904A1Systems and methods to mitigate audible noise in welding-type power suppliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3762US11433470B2System and method to control two wire feed motorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 6, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3861US10773328B2Welding system user interface having a color display for setting welding parametersILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·24 claims
- 3961US2023060789A1Systems and methods to provide interfaces for control of welding-type systemsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4060US12318874B2Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4160US11541475B2Method and system for short-arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·25 claims
- 4257US2022250183A1Methods and apparatus to train a robotic welding system to perform weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4357US2021299776A1Methods and apparatus to provide feedback based on synergic control of a welding-type outputILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4456US2024207964A1Methods and apparatus to reduce nuisance trips of circuit limiters while weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4555US12115604B2Systems and methods for voltage control of a short circuit during a pulse welding processILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 4655US11504789B2Systems and methods to control pulse weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 4753US10751826B2Constant current control systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 25, 2020·0 cites·4 claims
- 4853US2025353098A1Welding-type power supplies configured to monitor a state of health (soh) of a batteryILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4952US11958142B2Systems and methods to control pulse weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 16, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 5052US10226832B2Metal working power supply converter system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·0 cites·22 claims
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