Inventor · disambiguated record
Richard Martin Hutchison
Also filed as: HUTCHISON RICHARD · HUTCHISON RICHARD M · HUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN
88 granted patents·28 pending applications·1,413 citations·filing 1988–2024
99Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS93HUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN5HOLVERSON TODD E4SUNDSTRAND CORP4HUTCHISON RICHARD2
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116 records- 0198US9573215B2Sound-based weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 21, 2017·48 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9539662B2Extraction of arc length from voltage and current feedbackILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·40 cites·19 claims
- 0398US9511443B2Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·28 cites·15 claims
- 0497US8487215B2Method and apparatus for weldingHOLVERSON TODD E·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 16, 2013·41 cites·20 claims
- 0597US7351933B2Method and apparatus for controlling a welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 1, 2008·53 cites·23 claims
- 0696US9403231B2Hybrid pulsed-short circuit welding regimeILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 2, 2016·42 cites·22 claims
- 0796US7598474B2Method and apparatus for short arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 6, 2009·17 cites·20 claims
- 0896US7335854B2Method and system of determining wire feed speedILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 26, 2008·27 cites·17 claims
- 0996US6974931B2Method and apparatus for pulse and short circuit arc weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·60 cites·48 claims
- 1096US6559416B1Alternate current path for mig gunILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·85 cites·32 claims
- 1196US6087626AMethod and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·89 cites·49 claims
- 1295US9174294B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsHUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·13 cites·19 claims
- 1395US5004407AMethod of scavenging air and oil and gear pump thereforSUNDSTRAND CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 2, 1991·58 cites·15 claims
- 1494US9522437B2Optical-based weld travel speed sensing systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 20, 2016·20 cites·22 claims
- 1594US6995338B2Method and apparatus for short circuit weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 7, 2006·55 cites·25 claims
- 1694US6974932B2Method and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·49 cites·49 claims
- 1793US9808882B2System and method for controlling wire feed speedILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 7, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 1893US6963048B2Method and apparatus for welding with mechanical arc controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 8, 2005·46 cites·49 claims
- 1993US6933466B2Method and apparatus for arc welding with wire heat controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·60 cites·22 claims
- 2093US6800832B2Method and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 5, 2004·38 cites·48 claims
- 2192US6969823B2Method and apparatus for controlling a welding systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 29, 2005·45 cites·71 claims
- 2291US10596650B2Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 24, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2390US10065260B2System and method for controlling an arc welding processILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 4, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 2490US7323658B2Method and apparatus for welding and control thereofILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 29, 2008·12 cites·18 claims
- 2589US9764408B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·25 claims
- 2689US7364059B2Method and apparatus for feeding wire to a welding arcILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 29, 2008·12 cites·14 claims
- 2789US6710300B2Contact tip assembly for mig gunILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 23, 2004·36 cites·10 claims
- 2888US7102099B2Method and apparatus for feeding wire to a welding arcILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·39 cites·8 claims
- 2988US6653595B2Method and apparatus for welding with output stabilizerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·24 cites·13 claims
- 3088US6531684B2Method and apparatus for welding and controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 11, 2003·33 cites·20 claims
- 3187US8766141B2Welding system having a wire-specific interfaceSTANZEL DAVID A·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 1, 2014·12 cites·21 claims
- 3287US5363035APhase controlled transformerMILLER ELECTRIC MFG·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 8, 1994·40 cites·14 claims
- 3387US5187428AShunt coil controlled transformerMILLER ELECTRIC MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 16, 1993·51 cites·4 claims
- 3486US10722968B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 28, 2020·1 cites·30 claims
- 3585US7165707B2Method and apparatus for feeding wire to a welding arcILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 23, 2007·25 cites·9 claims
- 3684US12420350B2Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3784US12275100B2Welding system with arc controlILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 3884US10189106B2Reduced energy welding system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 29, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 3983US11370050B2Controlled short circuit welding system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·23 claims
- 4083US10239146B2Method and apparatus for welding with short clearing predictionDAVIDSON ROBERT R·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 26, 2019·4 cites·17 claims
- 4183US6066832AWelding arc voltage sense leadILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·47 cites·27 claims
- 4281US10543551B2Synchronized rotating arc welding method and systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 28, 2020·3 cites·32 claims
- 4381US6987243B2Method and apparatus for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 17, 2006·14 cites·16 claims
- 4480US10391576B2Calculating output inductance of a weld secondaryILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 27, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 4577US11446754B2Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating eventsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 20, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4677US10906120B2Methods and apparatus to provide a consistent electrode state for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 2, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 4776US8431864B2Short circuit detection systems and methodsHUTCHISON RICHARD MARTIN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 30, 2013·3 cites·19 claims
- 4875US12208475B2Optical-based weld travel speed sensing systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4975US12194577B2Methods and apparatus to provide a consistent electrode state for weldingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 5075US11590596B2Helmet-integrated weld travel speed sensing system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 28, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
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