B23K 7/102
For controlling the spatial relationship between the workpieces and the gas torch
Official title: {for controlling the spatial relationship between the workpieces and the gas torch}
B23K7/102 (For controlling the spatial relationship between the workpieces and the gas torch) appears on 58 US grants and 36 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 27 Jun 2023
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
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- Methods and apparatus for forming a pierce hole in a workpiece22 Nov 2022US 11,504,794 B2The ESAB Group, Inc.
- Work piece condition detection using flame electrical characteristics in oxy-fuel thermal processing equipment22 Nov 2022US 11,507,045 B2The ESAB Group, Inc.
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- Method of Sensing and Initializing A Zero Height for A Computer-Controlled Cutting Machine29 Jul 2021US 2021/0229223 A1
- Methods and apparatus for forming a pierce hole in a workpiece8 Jul 2021US 2021/0205913 A1The ESAB Group, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Torch angle setting apparatus43US 6,201,207 B1Koike Sanso Kogyo Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Method of and means for spacing control of plasma arc cutting torch including vector velocity compensation28US 4,156,125 ACaterpillar Tractor Co. · 1979
- Arrangement for measuring the distance between a metallic workpiece and a processing tool22US 4,298,784 A1981
- Self-guided welding machine20US 4,588,872 A1986
- Torch height sensing apparatus19US 4,328,049 ACaterpillar Tractor Co. · 1982