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Granted Patent B2
US 12,217,118 · App. 18/462,283 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Configuring signal devices in thermal processing systems

Inventors: Michael Hoffa (Hanover, NH); E. Michael Shipulski (Hanover, NH)
Assignee: Hypertherm, Inc.
G06K7/10019B23K5/00B23K7/10B23K10/006B23K10/02B23K26/21B23K26/38B24C1/045B26F3/004G05B19/182G06K7/10316H05H1/34B23K2101/18B23K2103/04B26D5/00G05B2219/45041G05B2219/49001H05H1/3473H05H1/3489H05H1/3494
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Patent No.
US 12,217,118
App. No.
18/462,283
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some aspects, material processing head can include a body; an antenna disposed within the body; a first tag, associated with a first consumable component, disposed within a flux communication zone of the body at a first distance from the antenna, the first tag having a first resonant frequency; and a second tag, associated with a second consumable component, disposed within the flux communication zone of the body at a second distance from the antenna, the second tag having a second resonant frequency that is different than the first resonant frequency, where the first and second resonant frequencies are tuned based upon at least one of: i) a difference between the first distance and the second distance; or ii) a characteristic (e.g., shape) of the flux communication zone in which the first tag and/or the second tag is disposed.

Claims (38)

1. A replaceable consumable component of a cutting head of a processing system comprising a plasma system, a waterjet system or a laser system for performing a cutting operation on a workpiece, the replaceable consumable component comprising:

a body; and

a writeable data storage device located on or within the body of the replaceable consumable component, the writable data storage device including a chip containing data,

wherein the chip has at least 256 bits of data storage space, and

wherein the writable data storage device is (i) inserted within the cutting head upon installation of the replaceable consumable component in the cutting head and (ii) configured to have data written thereto while installed inside of the cutting head.

2. The replaceable consumable component of claim 1 , wherein the data relates to at least one of the cutting head, the replaceable consumable component or the processing system, wherein optionally the data relates to at least one of a frequency of use, a number of cutting cycles, or a time duration of a previous use of the cutting head, the replaceable consumable component or the processing system.

3. The replaceable consumable component of claim 1 , wherein the data includes an operating parameter of the cutting head, the replaceable consumable component or the processing system.

4. The replaceable consumable component of claim 1 , wherein the data relates to a failure of the cutting head, the replaceable consumable component or the processing system.

5. The replaceable consumable component of claim 1 , wherein the writable data storage device is rewritable such that the writable data storage device is periodically written to while being installed inside of the cutting head.

6. The replaceable consumable component of claim 1 , wherein the writable data storage device is additionally readable while being installed inside of the cutting head.

7. The replaceable consumable component of claim 1 , wherein the writeable data storage device is configured to have data written thereto by a receiver disposed inside of the cutting head.

8. The replaceable consumable component of claim 7 , wherein

a) the writable data storage device is positioned on the body to maintain an unobstructed signal communication path to the receiver; and/or

b) the receiver is both a data writing device for writing data to the storage device and a data reading device for reading data from the storage device.

9. The replaceable consumable component of claim 1 , wherein the writeable data storage device comprises a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.

10. The replaceable consumable component of claim 9 , wherein the RFID tag comprises the chip.

11. A cutting head for a material processing system comprising a plasma system, a waterjet system or a laser system configured to perform a cutting operation on a workpiece, the cutting head comprising:

a replaceable consumable component including:

a body; and

a writeable data storage device located on or within the body of the replaceable consumable component and is inserted within the cutting head upon installation of the replaceable consumable component in the cutting head, the writable data storage device including a chip containing data, wherein the chip has at least 256 bits of data storage space; and

a receiver configured to (i) read stored data from the writable data storage device and (ii) write new data to the writable data storage device while the replaceable consumable component is installed inside of the cutting head.

12. The cutting head of claim 11 , wherein

a) the receiver is located on or in the cutting head; and/or

b) the receiver is configured to read from or write to the writable data storage device during the cutting operation.

13. The cutting head of claim 11 , wherein the writable data storage device is rewritable such that the writable data storage device is periodically written to by the receiver while being installed inside of the cutting head.

14. The cutting head of claim 11 , wherein a spacing between the receiver and the writeable data storage device is unobstructed by metal material.

15. The cutting head of claim 11 , wherein the writeable data storage device further comprises a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag and the RFID tag comprises an antenna coil and the chip maintains communication with the antenna coil.

16. A material processing system comprising a plasma system, a waterjet system or a laser system for performing a cutting operation on a workpiece, the material processing system comprising:

a cutting head comprising:

a replaceable consumable component including:

a body; and

a writeable data storage device located on or within the body of the replaceable consumable component and is inserted within the cutting head upon installation of the replaceable consumable component in the cutting head, the writable data storage device including a chip containing data, wherein the chip has at least 256 bits of data storage space; and

a receiver configured to (i) read stored data from the writable data storage device and (ii) write new data to the writable data storage device while the replaceable consumable component is installed inside of the cutting head; and

a processor configured to control the cutting operation by the cutting head based on the stored data read from the writable data storage device.

17. The material processing system of claim 16 , wherein any one or more of the following applies,

a) the processor is housed in a power supply of the material processing system;

b) the material processing system further comprises a data transfer mechanism that includes a wired or wireless connection configured to transmit the value of the stored data read by the receiver to the processor; and

c) the stored data and the new data relates to at least one of the cutting head, the replaceable consumable component or the material processing system.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2024
From: HOFFA, MICHAEL; SHIPULSKI, E. MICHAEL
To: HYPERTHERM, INC.
Reel/Frame 069648/0291 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2024
From: HYPERTHERM, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 069577/0777 →
Continuity (13)
Continuation 17382992 · Jul 22, 2021
Continuation 16892736 · Jun 4, 2020
Continuation 16425197 · May 29, 2019
Continuation 15863402 · Jan 5, 2018
Division 14807679 · Jul 23, 2015
Continuation In Part 14589270 · Jan 5, 2015
Continuation In Part 14135714 · Dec 20, 2013
Continuation In Part 14075692 · Nov 8, 2013
Continuation In Part 13838919 · Mar 15, 2013
Continuation In Part 13560059 · Jul 27, 2012
Continuation In Part 13439259 · Apr 4, 2012
Provisional Application 62028065 · Jul 23, 2014
Related Publication 20230419055A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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