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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Stephen M. Dunbar, Lebanon, NH (US);
Christopher Pillsbury, Lebanon, NH (US);
Micah Roberts, Lebanon, NH (US);
David L. Bouthillier, Hartford, VT (US);
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
A jacketed consumable cartridge is provided for a liquid cooled plasma arc torch. The jacketed consumable cartridge comprises an electrode, a swirl ring securely affixed to and disposed circumferentially about a distal end of the electrode, and a nozzle securely affixed to the swirl ring, the nozzle disposed circumferentially about the distal end of the electrode with a portion of the swirl ring located therebetween. The cartridge also comprises a cartridge jacket securely affixed to and disposed circumferentially about a distal end of the nozzle and a shield securely affixed to and disposed circumferentially about a distal end of the cartridge jacket. A proximal end of the cartridge jacket is adapted to extend (i) axially past a proximal end of the shield and (ii) radially beyond a radial extent of the shield.