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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Applicant:
The Esab Group Inc., Annapolis Junction, MD (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey H. Putnam, Charlestown, NH (US);
Christopher Vincent Braudis, Sr., Canaan, NH (US);
Assignee:
The ESAB Group Inc., North Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/006 (2013.01); B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 37/0229 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for plasma piercing a workpiece using a plasma cutting torch. According to one implementation the method includes providing the plasma cutting torch at a first pierce height above a workpiece to initiate a piercing operation at the first pierce height for a first duration, during the piercing operation, lowering the plasma cutting torch to a second pierce height above the workpiece for a second duration, and lowering the plasma cutting torch to a cut height.