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James Francis Rappl
Also filed as: RAPPL JAMES · RAPPL JAMES F · RAPPL JAMES FRANCIS
27 granted patents·10 pending applications·226 citations·filing 2001–2025
95Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS30RAPPL JAMES FRANCIS4IHDE JEFFERY RAY1LAHTI THOMAS DON1TEMBY TIMOTHY N1
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37 records- 0195US8957344B2Welding system with power line communicationRAPPL JAMES FRANCIS·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 17, 2015·23 cites·21 claims
- 0293US9902008B2Systems and methods for selecting a welding processILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 27, 2018·8 cites·20 claims
- 0393US8779329B2Remote welding system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 15, 2014·12 cites·20 claims
- 0493US6642482B2Welding-type system with robot calibrationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 4, 2003·65 cites·42 claims
- 0591US6670579B2Welding-type system with network and multiple level messaging between componentsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·67 cites·42 claims
- 0690US10807181B2Systems and methods for selecting a welding processILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 0790US8330077B2Remote welding system and methodRAPPL JAMES FRANCIS·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 11, 2012·19 cites·20 claims
- 0888US2025375829A1Welding asset tracking with heartbeat monitoringILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0987US11931833B2Systems and methods for welding asset identificationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1087US9061367B2Weld electrical and gas connector with sealed gas flowIHDE JEFFERY RAY·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·7 cites·19 claims
- 1187US2024173789A1Systems and methods for welding asset identificationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1285US11077513B2Weld cell system with communicationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 1380US12465994B2Welding asset tracking with heartbeat monitoringILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1480US10076809B2Voltage sensing wire feeder with weld procedure memoriesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 18, 2018·4 cites·21 claims
- 1579US11224934B2Systems, methods, and apparatus to weld by preheating welding wire and inductively heating a workpieceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 18, 2022·1 cites·22 claims
- 1679US11007610B2Voltage sensing wire feeder with weld procedure memoriesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted May 18, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 1777US12208474B2Systems and methods for selecting a welding processILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 1876US9902011B2Welding consumables and consumable holdersILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 27, 2018·2 cites·23 claims
- 1975US11833625B2Welding asset tracking with heartbeat monitoringILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2075US2025241796A1Smart welding helmet modules with adaptable helmet devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2173US9056366B2Welding gas leak detection system and methodRAPPL JAMES FRANCIS·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 16, 2015·3 cites·21 claims
- 2273US8890029B2Welding consumables and consumable holdersRAPPL JAMES FRANCIS·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 18, 2014·2 cites·6 claims
- 2370US12279993B2Smart welding helmet modules with adaptable helmet devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 2469US12433792B2Smart welding helmets with arc time tracking verification and lens maintenance detectionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2569US8357007B2Welding control cable assembly with strain reliefILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 22, 2013·6 cites·20 claims
- 2668US10058948B2Weld cell system with communicationTEMBY TIMOTHY N·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 28, 2018·2 cites·16 claims
- 2765US11684990B2Systems and methods for welding asset identificationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2865US2018021873A1Welding system with power line communicationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2962US9796038B2Welding system with power line communicationILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3061US2022126404A1Tracking welding torches using retractable cordsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3158US9902012B2Weld electrical and gas connector with sealed gas flowILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 27, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3250US2022031516A1Smart welding helmet modules with adaptable helmet devicesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3343US2021049540A1Systems and methods for welding asset tracking using a welding asset repositoryILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3443US2021046570A1Systems and methods for welding asset trackingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3541US2021060686A1Systems and methods for welding asset movement trackingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3641US2011204013A1Welding Power Supply External Protective Support StructureILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3738US9505076B2Auxiliary shielding gas filter for a welding apparatusLAHTI THOMAS DON·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 29, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
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