Patents by Inventor Timothy Ziolkowski

Timothy Ziolkowski 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).

  • CONTACT START PLASMA TORCH AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20070045241
    Abstract: A contact start plasma torch has a shuttle element disposed between a cathodic component and an anodic component. The shuttle element is movable between a first position and a second position and is maintained in the first position during an idle mode and a cutting mode. When the shuttle element is in the first position, a separation is maintained between the cathodic component and the anodic component of the plasma torch. The shuttle element momentarily bridgingly connects the cathodic component and the anodic component when it is located in the second position and initiates a plasma arc therebetween as it returns to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Joseph Schneider, Kirk Deheck, Timothy Ziolkowski