Patents
US 12569962 B2: High pressure liquid-jet seal assembly carriage
- Granted
- 2026-03-10
- Filed
- 2021-03-16 application 17203132
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A disposable seal carriage for use with a liquid jet cutting system can include a body having a first end portion, a longitudinal axis, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion along the longitudinal axis. The first end portion can have a first outer width as measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the second end portion can have a second outer width as measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and the first outer width can be greater than the second outer width. The seal carriage can further include a flexible region extending through at least a portion of the body along a portion of the longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, the body includes a plurality of exterior projections positioned between the first and second end portions.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 (ipgb20260310.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 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Vandergon | New Brighton, MN | 22 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 | |
| James Farnsworth | Shoreview, MN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25B | Tools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging or holding | B25B27/0028 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
| B24C | Abrasive or related blasting with particulate material | B24C5/04 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
| F16J | Pistons ; cylinders; sealings | F16J15/3464 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-08 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the collateral agent/assignee's address previously recorded at reel: 058573 frame: 0832. assignor(s) hereby confirms the security interest. | HYPERTHERM, INC. signed 2021-12-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHARLOTTE, NC | 58983/459 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-01-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HYPERTHERM, INC. signed 2021-12-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHARLOTTE, NC | 58982/480 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-01-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HYPERTHERM, INC. signed 2021-12-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHARLOTTE, NC | 58982/425 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-01-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HYPERTHERM, INC. signed 2021-12-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. MANCHESTER, NH | 58573/832 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-12-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HYPERTHERM, INC. signed 2021-12-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHARLOTTE, NC | 58510/810 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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