Patents by Inventor Georgios E. Gkatzimas

Georgios E. Gkatzimas 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).

  • Systems and methods for determining characteristics of a workpiece in a plasma arc processing system
    Patent number: 11890693
    Abstract: A computerized method is provided for automatically determining at least one characteristic of a workpiece for processing by a plasma arc processing system. The method includes electrically connecting the workpiece to the plasma arc processing system that includes a plasma arc torch. A distal tip of the plasma arc torch is configurable to be positioned proximate to the workpiece. The method includes supplying, by the plasma arc processing system, an electrical current with a low amperage to the workpiece, the low amperage current insufficient to cut the workpiece, and monitoring, by the plasma arc processing system, a path of the electrical current relative to the workpiece. The method further includes determining, by the plasma arc processing system, the at least one characteristic of the workpiece based on the electrical current path monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Hypertherm, Inc.
    Inventors: John Peters, Jeff Ortakales, Mirko Milaneschi, Dana Labrecque, Norman LeBlanc, Richard Glen Robinson, Brett A. Hansen, Georgios E. Gkatzimas
  • Systems and Methods for Determining Characteristics of a Workpiece in a Plasma Arc Processing System
    Publication number: 20210291290
    Abstract: A computerized method is provided for automatically determining at least one characteristic of a workpiece for processing by a plasma arc processing system. The method includes electrically connecting the workpiece to the plasma arc processing system that includes a plasma arc torch. A distal tip of the plasma arc torch is configurable to be positioned proximate to the workpiece. The method includes supplying, by the plasma arc processing system, an electrical current with a low amperage to the workpiece, the low amperage current insufficient to cut the workpiece, and monitoring, by the plasma arc processing system, a path of the electrical current relative to the workpiece. The method further includes determining, by the plasma arc processing system, the at least one characteristic of the workpiece based on the electrical current path monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: John Peters, Jeff Ortakales, Mirko Milaneschi, Dana Labrecque, Norman LeBlanc, Richard Glen Robinson, Brett A. Hansen, Georgios E. Gkatzimas