US 11,883,896 B2
Recognition of components for welding and cutting torches
Michael Nadler, Wilmot, NH (US); Maximilian Dougherty, Royalton, VT (US); Frederic Ewing, Huntington, NY (US); James Tantillo, Enfield, NH (US); Ryan T. Lynaugh, Cornish, NH (US); Kevin Horner-Richardson, Cornish, NH (US); and Nicholas Courtney, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to THE ESAB GROUP, INC., North Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed by The ESAB Group Inc., Florence, SC (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/682,050.
Application 17/682,050 is a continuation of application No. 16/582,122, filed on Sep. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,267,069.
Application 16/582,122 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/448,903, filed on Jun. 21, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/448,903 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/947,258, filed on Apr. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,625,359, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250185 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B23K 10/00 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 10/006 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A torch assembly for welding or cutting operations, comprising:
a torch body with an operative end configured to removably receive one or more interchangeable torch components;
a memory;
a processor that executes instructions stored in the memory so that the processor:
determines that the one or more interchangeable torch components are genuine;
determines if the one or more interchangeable torch components are properly installed in the torch body; and
determines one or more operational parameters for the one or more interchangeable torch components; and
an indicator assembly that provides a first indication when the one or more interchangeable torch components are determined to be genuine.