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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Nicholas A. Sanders, Enfield, NH (US);
E. Michael Shipulski, Etna, NH (US);
Michael Hoffa, Lebanon, NH (US);
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
A consumable cartridge for a liquid-cooled plasma arc torch is provided. The consumable cartridge comprises a cartridge frame including a proximal end having an end surface, a distal end and a body having a central longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The cartridge configured to form a radio-frequency identification (RFID) interface with a torch head. The consumable cartridge also comprises an arc emitter and an arc constrictor affixed to the cartridge frame at the distal end and an RFID mounting feature formed on or in the cartridge frame adjacent to the end face. The RFID mounting feature is non-concentric with the central longitudinal axis of the body. The consumable cartridge further comprises an RFID tag disposed in or on the RFID mounting feature for transmitting information about the cartridge to a reader device in the torch head when the cartridge is connected to the torch head.