Patents by Inventor Dirk Ott

Dirk Ott has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automated gas cutting system with auxiliary torch
    Patent number: 10420200
    Abstract: An automated plasma cutting system is provided that includes a positioning system mounted to a support, an automated plasma arc torch mounted to the positioning system, and at least one power supply operatively connected to the automated plasma arc torch. The power supply may provide electrical power and fluid flow to the automated plasma arc torch for operation. The system further includes a controller in communication with the automated plasma arc torch and the power supply, and an auxiliary plasma arc torch operatively connected to the power supply, wherein the power supply provides electrical power and fluid flow to both the automated plasma arc torch and the auxiliary plasma arc torch. The automated plasma arc torch may process the workpiece to generate a set of features, while the auxiliary plasma arc torch may process/cut a residual framework of the workpiece remaining after formation of the set of features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Victor Equipment Company
    Inventors: Roger Lambert, David A. Tatham, Michael Sawchik, Douglass A. Demers, Jake Brandis, Michael Wolfinger, Nakhleh Hussary, Dirk Ott, Christopher Conway, Daniel Barnett, Thierry Renault, Kevin Horner-Richardson
  • Translational torch height controller for a plasma arc torch
    Patent number: 9555497
    Abstract: A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a torch body and a torch height controller. The torch height controller includes a movable part mounted to the torch body and a fixed part connected to a robotic arm. The movable part and the torch body are biased toward a workpiece and are translational relative to the fixed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Victor Equipment Company
    Inventors: Daniel Wayne Barnett, Christopher V. Braudis, Sr., Nakhleh Hussary, Dirk Ott
  • AUTOMATED GAS CUTTING SYSTEM WITH AUXILIARY TORCH
    Publication number: 20160023295
    Abstract: An automated plasma cutting system is provided that includes a positioning system mounted to a support, an automated plasma arc torch mounted to the positioning system, and at least one power supply operatively connected to the automated plasma arc torch. The power supply may provide electrical power and fluid flow to the automated plasma arc torch for operation. The system further includes a controller in communication with the automated plasma arc torch and the power supply, and an auxiliary plasma arc torch operatively connected to the power supply, wherein the power supply provides electrical power and fluid flow to both the automated plasma arc torch and the auxiliary plasma arc torch. The automated plasma arc torch may process the workpiece to generate a set of features, while the auxiliary plasma arc torch may process/cut a residual framework of the workpiece remaining after formation of the set of features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Roger Lambert, David A. Tatham, Michael Sawchik, Douglass A. Demers, Jake Brandis, Michael Wolfinger, Nakhleh Hussary, Dirk Ott, Christopher Conway, Daniel Barnett, Thierry Renault, Kevin Horner-Richardson