Abstract: A nozzle for a liquid-cooled plasma arc torch is provided. The nozzle includes an inner nozzle body defining a proximal end and a distal end extending along a central longitudinal axis of the nozzle. The inner nozzle body comprises a plasma bore disposed along the central longitudinal axis. An outer nozzle body is disposed about the inner nozzle body. The outer nozzle body and the inner nozzle body are joined at a distal interface to form a circumferential fluid seal. A liquid coolant channel defined between the inner nozzle body and the outer nozzle body. The liquid coolant channel is disposed substantially circumferentially into the inner nozzle body. A distal tip portion of the liquid coolant channel is located in the inner nozzle body between the distal interface and the plasma bore along a radial axis that is substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for processing a model-to-model transformation. The method can include dynamically accepting a transformation to apply to a source model in order to produce a target model. More specifically, the method can include traversing a hierarchy for the source model and applying rules in the transformation to objects in the hierarchy to produce the target model. For instance, the traversing step can include sequentially processing a list of transform elements in the transformation. In one aspect of the invention, the processing step can include loading content extractors among the transform elements. Subsequently, other transform elements can be identified through the loaded content extractors in order to traverse the hierarchy.

Abstract: A pattern implementation technique in which a pattern is defined as a software artifact that comprises a pattern signature representing one or more parameters of the pattern and a pattern implementation model representing one or more methods for expanding the pattern in a selected software context by assigning one or more arguments to the one or more parameters. The pattern implementation model can be based on one or more framework code sets, each of which supports the creation of plural patterns by providing a pattern implementation model for a particular software context. The framework code sets can be rendered extensible by a pattern author by virtue of providing methods whose code is adapted to be modified by a pattern author when defining a pattern. The pattern can be applied by creating an instance of the pattern in a software context and presenting a graphical representation of the pattern instance that can be manipulated by the pattern user in order to apply arguments to the pattern parameters.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for processing a model-to-model transformation. The method can include dynamically accepting a transformation to apply to a source model in order to produce a target model. More specifically, the method can include traversing a hierarchy for the source model and applying rules in the transformation to objects in the hierarchy to produce the target model. For instance, the traversing step can include sequentially processing a list of transform elements in the transformation. In one aspect of the invention, the processing step can include loading content extractors among the transform elements. Subsequently, other transform elements can be identified through the loaded content extractors in order to traverse the hierarchy.