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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicants:
Daniel L. Wood, Deerfield, IL (US);
Ronald K. Worth, Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel L. Wood, Deerfield, IL (US);
Ronald K. Worth, Deerfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2013.01); B23K 10/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasma cutting system for measuring or monitoring the voltage between a plasma torch and the material being cut to determine a voltage or voltage signature and comparing that measurement against predetermined values to indicate that an initial pierce of the material is complete, and based on the measurement, moving the torch or the material to a different location for additional cutting.