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William J. Connally — 8 Patents

HYHypertherm: 7 patents #36 of 199Top 20%
MLMaxwell Laboratories: 1 patents #29 of 58Top 50%
San Diego, CA: #5,211 of 23,606 inventorsTop 25%
California: #74,834 of 386,348 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
William J. Connally has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at Hypertherm. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in February 2013. William J. Connally ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list William J. Connally in San Diego, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8373425 Plasma insensitive height sensing Sanjay Garg 2013-02-12
8244494 Plasma insensitive height sensing Sanjay Garg 2012-08-14
7186947 Process monitor for laser and plasma materials processing of materials Kenneth J. Woods 2007-03-06
6947802 Centralized control architecture for a laser materials processing system Tate S. Picard, Kenneth J. Woods, Roger Young 2005-09-20
6720518 Process and apparatus for cutting or welding a workpiece Nicholas A. Sanders, Richard W. Couch, Jr., Yong Yang, Zhipeng Lu, Robert C. Dean, Jr. +3 more 2004-04-13
6713709 Process and apparatus for cutting or welding a workpiece Nicholas A. Sanders, Richard W. Couch, Jr., Yong Yang, Zhipeng Lu, Robert C. Dean, Jr. +3 more 2004-03-30
6525291 Process and apparatus for cutting or welding a workpiece Nicholas A. Sanders, Richard W. Couch, Jr., Yong Yang, Zhipeng Lu, Robert C. Dean, Jr. +3 more 2003-02-25
5126621 Ruggedized flashlamp exhibiting high average power and long life Richard G. Morton 1992-06-30 $211,000