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US 1,096,875 · App. 29/835,954 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Cap for a plasma arc torch

Inventors: Christopher Pillsbury (Lebanon, NH); Micah Roberts (Lebanon, NH)
Assignee: Hypertherm, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,096,875
App. No.
29/835,954
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a cap for a plasma arc torch as shown and described.

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 Jun 23, 2022
From: PILLSBURY, CHRISTOPHER; ROBERTS, MICAH
To: HYPERTHERM, INC.
Reel/Frame 060289/0944 →
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