Patents
US 12491576 B2: Edge shaping using material processing systems
- Granted
- 2025-12-09
- Filed
- 2022-08-24 application 17894229
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided for shaping an edge of a part to be cut from a workpiece using a material processing system comprising a processing head configured to deliver a processing stream. The method includes calculating a start point and an end point of a shaping path proximate to the edge of the part based on a desired edge profile and determining a set of operating parameters to controllably impinge the processing stream about the edge of the part to execute the shaping path from the start point to the end point. The method further includes positioning the processing head normal to a surface of the part and controllably impinging the processing stream at the edge of the part, by the processing head, to shape the desired edge profile.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251209.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertherm, Inc. 239 patents | US company or organization | Hanover, NH | HYPERTHERM INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state HYPERTHERM, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Zhang | Hanover, NH | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven Moody | Charlestown, NH | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B23K | Soldering or unsoldering; welding; cladding or plating by soldering or welding; cutting by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting; working by laser beam | B23K10/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B24C | Abrasive or related blasting with particulate material | B24C1/045 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B26D | Cutting; details common to machines for perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out or severing | B26D3/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B26F | Perforating; punching; cutting-out; stamping-out; severing by means other than cutting | B26F3/004 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HYPERTHERM, INC. signed 2024-12-05 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHARLOTTE, NC | 69577/777 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-05-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOODY, STEVEN signed 2023-05-08 ZHANG, YU signed 2023-05-08 | HYPERTHERM, INC. HANOVER, NH | 63622/530 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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