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Granted Patent B2
US 12,521,905 · App. 18/207,382 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Liquid pressurization pump and systems with data storage

Inventors: Marty Midura (Enfield, NH); Jason McKearney (Londonderry, NH); Cedar Vandergon (New Brighton, MN); Jon Lindsay (Grantham, NH); Steve Voerding (New Brighton, MN); Brett Hansen (Mapleton, UT); David Osterhouse (New Brighton, MN); Edward M. Shipulski (Etna, NH); Michael Hoffa (Lebanon, NH)
Assignee: Hypertherm, Inc.
B26F3/004G01K1/024G01K1/14G01K1/143B24C5/04
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Patent No.
US 12,521,905
App. No.
18/207,382
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention features methods and apparatuses for altering a cutting operation during operation of the pressurized liquid jet cutting system. A pressurized liquid jet cutting system includes a pressurized fluid jet cutting head having a plurality of components. The cutting head further includes a sensor configured to sense an operating condition. The sensor transmits a value of the operating condition to a computing device, which alters a subsequent cutting operation. Further, the fluid jet cutting head is configured to work with a data storage mechanism and a reader, such that the data storage mechanism in contact with a body of the fluid jet cutting head is configured to communicate information to a reader of the pressurized liquid jet cutting system. The information is usable to determine a condition of replacement (e.g., a remaining usable life) of the replaceable component, change an operating pressure, change a cutting speed, or alter another operating parameter of the pressurized liquid jet cutting system.

Claims (51)

1 . A replaceable component for use in a liquid pressurization system, the replaceable component comprising:

a sensor in physical contact with the replaceable component; and

a radio frequency identification (RFID) mechanism in communication with the sensor and operable to transmit information from the sensor to a reader of the liquid pressurization system using radio frequencies, wherein the RFID mechanism is located in a low pressure region of the liquid pressurization system.

2 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the information is usable to determine a remaining usable life of the replaceable component.

3 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

4 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , comprising cylinder, a hydraulic seal housing, a plunger bearing, a hydraulic end cap, a check valve body, a high pressure end cap, an output adapter, a proximity switch, an indicator pin, an orifice holder, or a nozzle.

5 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the replaceable component is a pump component of the liquid pressurization system.

6 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the replaceable component is a component of a cutting head of the liquid pressurization system.

7 . The replaceable component of claim 6 , wherein the cutting head comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of an adapter, a housing, an orifice holder, and a nozzle.

8 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the RFID mechanism is passive.

9 . The replaceable component of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is powered by energy harvested wirelessly from the reader.

10 . The replaceable component of claim 9 , wherein the sensor is powered by energy harvested wirelessly by the passive RFID mechanism from the reader.

11 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the RFID mechanism is in physical contact with a body portion of the replaceable component.

12 . The pressurized liquid jet cutting system of claim 1 , wherein the information provided by the sensor is stored on the RFID mechanism.

13 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the information provided by the sensor is communicated by the reader to a computing device in communication with the reader.

14 . The replaceable component of claim 13 , wherein the computing device is configured to write new data to the RFID mechanism via the reader.

15 . The replaceable component of claim 14 , wherein the RFID mechanism is writable when installed in the liquid pressurization system.

16 . The replaceable component of claim 15 , wherein the RFID mechanism is writable during an operation of the liquid pressurization system.

17 . The replaceable component of claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine a remaining usable life of the replaceable component based on the information provided by the sensor.

18 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises an identity of the replaceable component.

19 . A replaceable component for use in a liquid pressurization system, the replaceable component comprising:

a sensor in physical contact with the replaceable component;

a radio frequency identification (RFID) mechanism in communication with the sensor and operable to transmit information from the sensor to a reader of the liquid pressurization system using radio frequencies;

wherein the information provided by the sensor is communicated by the reader to a computing device in communication with the reader; and

further comprising a cloud-based, remote data storage device in communication with the computing device, the remote data storage device configured to store bulk data collected by the sensor over time.

20 . The replaceable component of claim 1 , wherein the replaceable component is one of a plurality of replaceable components in the liquid pressurization system with each of the plurality of replaceable components comprising:

a sensor in physical contact with the replaceable component; and

a radio frequency identification (RFID) mechanism in communication with the sensor and operable to transmit information from the sensor to a reader of the liquid pressurization system using radio frequencies.

21 . The replaceable component of claim 20 , wherein the RFID mechanisms in the plurality of replaceable components transmit the information to a single reader.

22 . The replaceable component of claim 21 , wherein the single reader is operable to receive the information simultaneously from the RFID mechanisms in the plurality of replaceable components.

23 . The replaceable component of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of replaceable components each comprise a different predicted life.

24 . The replaceable component of claim 13 , wherein the computing device is configured to automatically reset a predicted life of the replaceable component after the replaceable component is replaced with a new component.

25 . A method of operating a liquid pressurization system, the method comprising:

providing a replaceable component comprising:

a sensor in physical contact with the replaceable component; and

a radio frequency identification (RFID) mechanism in communication with the sensor;

transmitting information from the sensor to a reader of the liquid pressurization system using radio frequencies from the RFID mechanism;

writing, by a computing device in communication with the reader, data to the RFID mechanism via the reader; and

transmitting, by the computing device, the information to a cloud-based remote storage device.

26 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising determining a remaining usable life of the replaceable component using the information.

27 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor and the information comprises temperature data.

28 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the replaceable component comprises a cylinder, a check valve, a plunger bearing, an output adaptor, a proximity switch, a hydraulic seal housing, an attenuator, a bleed down valve, an indicator pin, a dynamic seal cartridge, a cutting head adapter, or an on/off valve body.

29 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the replaceable component is a pump component of the liquid pressurization system.

30 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the replaceable component is a component of a cutting head of the liquid pressurization system.

31 . The method of claim 30 , wherein the cutting head comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of an adapter, a housing, an orifice holder, and a nozzle.

32 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising powering the RFID mechanism using radio frequency signals from the reader.

33 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising powering the sensor using energy harvested wirelessly from the reader.

34 . The method of claim 33 , further comprising powering the sensor using energy harvested wirelessly by the passive RFID mechanism from the reader.

35 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising generating, by the computing device, an alert when usage time of the replaceable component approaches a predicted usable life.

36 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising storing the information on the RFID mechanism.

37 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising automatically resetting, by the computing device, a predicted usable life of the replaceable component after detecting that the replaceable component is replaced with a new component.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2024
From: HYPERTHERM, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 069577/0777 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2023
From: LINDSAY, JON; MCKEARNEY, JASON; VANDERGON, CEDAR; HANSEN, BRETT; MIDURA, MARTY; OSTERHOUSE, DAVID; SHIPULSKI, EDWARD M.; VOERDING, STEVE
To: HYPERTHERM, INC.
Reel/Frame 064935/0243 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation In Part 17407072 · Aug 19, 2021
Continuation 16521319 · Jul 24, 2019
Continuation 15974557 · May 8, 2018
Continuation In Part 14641897 · Mar 9, 2015
Provisional Application 61949922 · Mar 7, 2014
Related Publication 20230311359A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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