Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,653,896 · App. 08/711,162
Process for high quality plasma arc and laser cutting of stainless steel and aluminum
Inventors:
Richard W. Couch, Jr., Nicholas A. Sanders, Zhipeng Lu, Lifeng Luo, Staffan C. O. Stenfelt
Patented Case
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Granted: Aug 5, 1997
Filed: Sep 9, 1996
Inventors
Richard W. Couch, Jr.
Nicholas A. Sanders
Zhipeng Lu
Lifeng Luo
Staffan C. O. Stenfelt
Assignee (at issue)
Hypertherm, Inc.
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