Inventor

George D. Blankenship

Inventor

Chardon, OH, US

Overview

1990–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 66 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B23Kprimary

B23KSoldering or unsoldering46%

H05HPlasma technique8%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes6%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general5%

G06KGraphical data reading4%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication4%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%

H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy2%

H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems2%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution2%

PatentTitleYear

11,100,812Virtual reality and real welding training system and method2021 10,825,036Systems and methods to accommodate multi-party business relationships2020 10,083,627Virtual reality and real welding training system and method2018 9,776,275'Synergistic welding and electrode selection and identification method'2017 8,766,132'Synergistic welding and electrode selection and identification method'2014 8,224,881'System and method for managing welding information'2012 7,996,276'System and method for managing welding consumables'2011 7,853,435'System and method for facilitating welding system diagnostics'2010 7,796,005'Power source for plasma device'2010 7,761,336'System and method for managing welding consumables'2010 7,737,382'Device for processing welding wire'2010 7,573,000'Power source for plasma device'2009 7,574,172'System and method to facilitate wireless wide area communication in a welding environment'2009 7,375,304'System and method providing automated welding notification'2008 7,357,290'Workpiece support structures and system for controlling same'2008 7,347,350'Welding workpiece support structures'2008 7,282,667'Welding wire positioning system'2007 7,245,875'System and method to facilitate wireless communication in a welding environment'2007 7,217,904'Electric arc welder and method for controlling the welding process of the welder'2007 7,208,697'System and method for monitoring and controlling energy usage'2007 7,183,516'System and method for welding with multiple arcs'2007 7,064,290'Electric arc welder and method for controlling the welding process of the welder'2006 7,032,814'Coded welding consumable'2006 6,998,574'Welding torch with plasma assist'2006 6,977,357'Welding wire positioning system'2005 6,940,039'Quality control module for tandem arc welding'2005 6,924,459'System and method providing automated welding information exchange and replacement part order generation'2005 6,920,371'Welding system and methodology providing multiplexed cell control interface'2005 6,858,817'System for enabling arc welders'2005 6,815,640'Apparatus, system and method to facilitate reconfigurable welding power supply'2004 6,809,292'System and method providing automated welding information exchange and replacement part order generation'2004 6,795,778'System and method for facilitating welding system diagnostics'2004 6,708,877'Coded and electronically tagged welding wire'2004 6,710,299'System for enabling arc welders'2004 6,697,701'Welding system and methodology providing multiplexed cell control interface'2004 6,657,163'System and method for selective application of power to welding equipment'2003 6,653,596'Fuel cell operated welder'2003 6,649,870'System and method facilitating fillet weld performance'2003 6,636,776'System and method for managing welding procedures and welding resources'2003 6,624,388'System and method providing distributed welding architecture'2003 6,596,970'Method of determining cable impedance'2003 6,552,303'System for enabling arc welders'2003 6,536,660'Inventory of consumables in electric arc welding process'2003 6,512,201'Fuel cell operated welder'2003 6,510,984'Coded and electronically tagged welding wire'2003 6,486,439'System and method providing automated welding information exchange and replacement part order generation'2002 6,426,483'Electrode and method of making same'2002 6,417,489'Welding wire and method of making same'2002 6,359,258'Method of determining cable impedance'2002 6,331,694'Fuel cell operated welder'2001 6,267,291'Coded and electronically tagged welding wire'2001 6,248,976'Method of controlling arc welding processes and welder using same'2001 6,180,920'Electrode and method of making same'2001 6,137,081'Electrode and method of making same'2000 6,091,612'Universal power supply for arc welder'2000 5,357,076'Plasma torch with identification circuit'1994 5,351,175'Inverter power supply for welding'1994 5,349,157'Inverter power supply for welding'1994 5,338,916'Control circuit for alternating current TIG welder'1994 5,278,390'System and method for controlling a welding process for an arc welder'1994 5,278,728'Diode mounting'1994 5,247,152'Plasma torch with improved cooling'1993 5,225,657'Plasma-arc torch system with filter'1993 5,208,436'Plasma torch with identification circuit'1993 5,105,061'Vented electrode for a plasma torch'1992 4,929,811'Plasma arc torch interlock with disabling control arrangement system'1990

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1990–2003Patents assigned to LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO (11)· patent assignee history

1990–2021Based in Chardon, OH, US· patent location history

1993Patents assigned to BLANKENSHIP GEORGE D (1)· patent assignee history

2000–2021Patents assigned to LINCOLN GLOBAL INC (52)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to BLANKENSHIP GEORGE DARYL (1)· patent assignee history

2014Patents assigned to BLANKENSHIP GEORGE (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC	52	2000–2021
LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO	11	1990–2003
BLANKENSHIP GEORGEself	1	2014
BLANKENSHIP GEORGE Dself	1	1993
BLANKENSHIP GEORGE DARYLself	1	2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Chardon, OH, US	66	1990–2021