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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Cedar Vandergon, New Brighton, MN (US);
James Farnsworth, Shoreview, MN (US);
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
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.