Patents by Inventor Larry Benson

Larry Benson 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).

  • Controlling and delivering gases in a plasma arc torch and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 11040412
    Abstract: In some aspects, torch receptacles for coupling a plasma arc torch to a torch lead can include: a body having a first end to connect to the torch lead and a second end to connect to a torch body; a set of ports within the first end to fluidly connect to a set of fluid conduits within the torch lead; and a multiway valve within the body and fluidly connected to the set of ports and to a torch gas conduit formed in the second end, the multiway valve being configured to: i) manipulate a flow of fluids between the first end and the second end to select from primary gases entering the set of ports, ii) deliver a selected primary gas to the torch body through the torch gas conduit, and iii) fluidly connect the torch gas conduit to a gas supply manifold of the plasma cutting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Hypertherm, Inc.
    Inventors: Harshawardhan Jogdand, Larry Benson, Liming Chen, John Peters, Ross A. Smith
  • CONTROLLING AND DELIVERING GASES IN A PLASMA ARC TORCH AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200009677
    Abstract: In some aspects, torch receptacles for coupling a plasma arc torch to a torch lead can include: a body having a first end to connect to the torch lead and a second end to connect to a torch body; a set of ports within the first end to fluidly connect to a set of fluid conduits within the torch lead; and a multiway valve within the body and fluidly connected to the set of ports and to a torch gas conduit formed in the second end, the multiway valve being configured to: i) manipulate a flow of fluids between the first end and the second end to select from primary gases entering the set of ports, ii) deliver a selected primary gas to the torch body through the torch gas conduit, and iii) fluidly connect the torch gas conduit to a gas supply manifold of the plasma cutting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Harshawardhan Jogdand, Larry Benson, Liming Chen, John Peters, Ross A. Smith
  • Controlling and Delivering Gases in a Plasma Arc Torch and Related Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20190210143
    Abstract: In some aspects, torch receptacles for coupling a plasma arc torch to a torch lead can include: a body having a first end to connect to the torch lead and a second end to connect to a torch body; a set of ports within the first end to fluidly connect to a set of fluid conduits within the torch lead; and a multiway valve within the body and fluidly connected to the set of ports and to a torch gas conduit formed in the second end, the multiway valve being configured to: i) manipulate a flow of fluids between the first end and the second end to select from primary gases entering the set of ports, ii) deliver a selected primary gas to the torch body through the torch gas conduit, and iii) fluidly connect the torch gas conduit to a gas supply manifold of the plasma cutting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Harshawardhan Jogdand, Larry Benson, Liming Chen, John Peters, Ross A. Smith
  • Controlling and delivering gases in a plasma arc torch and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 10279417
    Abstract: In some aspects, torch receptacles for coupling a plasma arc torch to a torch lead can include: a body having a first end to connect to the torch lead and a second end to connect to a torch body; a set of ports within the first end to fluidly connect to a set of fluid conduits within the torch lead; and a multiway valve within the body and fluidly connected to the set of ports and to a torch gas conduit formed in the second end, the multiway valve being configured to: i) manipulate a flow of fluids between the first end and the second end to select from primary gases entering the set of ports, ii) deliver a selected primary gas to the torch body through the torch gas conduit, and iii) fluidly connect the torch gas conduit to a gas supply manifold of the plasma cutting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Hypertherm, Inc.
    Inventors: Harshawardhan Jogdand, Larry Benson, Liming Chen, John Peters, Ross A. Smith
  • Controlling and Delivering Gases in a Plasma Arc Torch and Related Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20170203381
    Abstract: In some aspects, torch receptacles for coupling a plasma arc torch to a torch lead can include: a body having a first end to connect to the torch lead and a second end to connect to a torch body; a set of ports within the first end to fluidly connect to a set of fluid conduits within the torch lead; and a multiway valve within the body and fluidly connected to the set of ports and to a torch gas conduit formed in the second end, the multiway valve being configured to: i) manipulate a flow of fluids between the first end and the second end to select from primary gases entering the set of ports, ii) deliver a selected primary gas to the torch body through the torch gas conduit, and iii) fluidly connect the torch gas conduit to a gas supply manifold of the plasma cutting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Harshawardhan Jogdand, Larry Benson, Liming Chen, John Peters, Ross A. Smith