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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058584 | Bonding method of dissimilar materials made from metals and bonding structure thereof Disclosed is a bonding method for dissimilar materials made from metals and its resulting structures. The materials to be bonded are formed by layering three or more sheets such that a dissimilar material interface and a same material interface are formed. A first c... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7943883 | Method for joining iron member and aluminum member and iron-aluminum joined body There is provided a method for joining an iron member and an aluminum member, the iron member including a plated layer at least on a joining side with the aluminum member; the aluminum member formed of an aluminum cladding material including an aluminum core materia... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7531766 | Sheet metal assembly and method to reduce weight A sheet metal assembly includes first and second resistance weldable metal sheets having flanges extending from the sheets. The flanges overlap in parallel for a dimension. A resistance weldable metal shim is disposed between the flanges and extends to the outer edg... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7473864 | Weldment of different materials and resistance spot welding method A joined part of an aluminum-coated steel sheet and an aluminum sheet is composed of an intermetallic compound layer which exists in a region in which a part of a coated layer exists before the joining and an aluminum melted and solidified part which also exists on ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7390988 | Polyspecialistic medical-surgical electrowelding method for electrowelding titanium and alloys thereof The present invention relates to an electrowelding method for intraorally electrowelding titanium and alloys thereof, comprising the step of abutting the element to be electrowelded one against the other, performing an electrowelding operation by using an electrowel... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373857 | Composite metal article and method of making A composite metal article from two dissimilar metals is prepared. A metal base is comprised of a first metal and having first and second opposing surfaces and a least one longitudinally-positioned depression in each of the first and second opposing surfaces for rece... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325444 | Methods and systems for determining moisture transfer characteristics of welding materials Systems and methods are presented for determining a transfer characteristic of welding electrodes, flux, or other welding consumable, or materials used in producing welding consumables, in which an analytical scale or other weight measurement instrument is situated ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285745 | Method for manufacturing components consisting of one piece which appear in a weaving machine The invention relates to a method for manufacturing components consisting of one piece which appear in a weaving machine, comprising one or more first and second parts, said parts being manufactured in separate first and second parts and joined together to form a wh... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7253375 | Components of thermostatic units and laser welding method for producing the components A method for joining components of thermostatic systems and thermal relays for low-voltage circuit breakers, the components being constituted by at least one bimetallic element constituted by a lamina with a first face and a second face and at least one connection e... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253374 | Sheet-to-tube welded structure and method Method of welding a metal sheet and metal tubing as well as a welded sheet-to-tube welded structure wherein the tube-to-sheet gage ratio may be reduced to permit use of metal tubing having a reduced wall thickness. One or more intermediate metal bridging members is/... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249482 | Electrode texturing tool and method of use thereof An article for texturing an electrode having a tip hardness and a tip contour is disclosed. The article includes a plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, and an indentation in at least one of the upper and the lower surface. The indentation includes a te... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7201255 | Apparatus and method of forming a corrosion resistant coating on a ladder A ladder structure for enhancing corrosion resistance is disclosed, which comprises a ladder including a pair of rails and a plurality of rungs extending between and mounted on the rails. At least one of the rails and at least one of the rungs of the ladder comprise... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7157150 | Brazing titanium to stainless steel using layered particulate A method of bonding a stainless steel part to a titanium part by heating a component assembly comprised of the titanium part, the stainless steel part, and a compact titanium-nickel filler material placed between the two parts and heated at a temperature that is les... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141754 | Method for repairing defects in a conductive substrate using welding A method for repairing defects in a substrate including the steps of placing a consumable filler slug in contact with the substrate in the vicinity of the defect; placing at least one electrically conductive cover sheet in contact with a portion of the consumable fi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138598 | Apparatus and method for accommodating part mismatch during joining A method of joining a pair of overlapping workpieces, the method includes: inserting a filler material between the pair of overlapping workpieces; applying a pressure to at least one of the workpieces so that the filler material is crushed; and joining the two workp... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126076 | Method for repairing defects in a metallic substrate using welding A method for repairing defects in a metallic substrate including the steps of placing a consumable filler slug in contact with the substrate in the vicinity of the defect; bringing a first electrode and a second electrode in contact with the consumable slug and appl... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126077 | Resistance welding of high strength steels The formation of spot welds in high strength steel workpieces is improved by using welding electrodes with annular, or donut shaped welding tips for the formation of the molten metal weld pool at the weld site. The annular poll solidifies to form an annular weld nug... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120987 | Method of making RFID device A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes a conductive pattern, such as an antenna, on one side of a substrate, and a chip, such as part of a strap, electrically coupled to the conductive pattern, and either on an opposite side of the substrate or on t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115324 | Method of combining welding and adhesive bonding for joining metal components A method of joining metal components having the steps of depositing adhesive material between the components and welding the components together via solid-state or fusion welding. The welds are spaced apart from the adhesive material and are produced so as to preven... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7066375 | Aluminum coating for the corrosion protection of welds A method for coating and an associated assembly including such a coating are provided. The assembly includes a workpiece defining a weld portion, such as a friction weld joint and a heat affected zone. A coating is disposed on the weld portion to at least partially ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043300 | High-energy electrolytic capacitors for implantable defibrillators Implantable defibrillators are implanted into the chests of patients prone to suffering ventricular fibrillation, a potentially fatal heart condition. A critical component in these devices is an aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which stores and delivers one or more... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037621 | Cell, cell production method, welded article production method and pedestal A metal plate and an electrode in a polymer lithium ion secondary battery or the like are welded certainly, and it is accomplished to further improve the reliability and the durability thereof. Each of an upper metal plate (7a) and a lower metal plate ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6995332 | Resistance welding method and structure of resistance welding part, and method for manufacturing electronic component and electronic component The present invention provide a resistance welding method for solving the problem of breakage of the welded portion by corrosion of an iron-copper alloy layer having a poor corrosion resistance formed at the welding portion, when a first metallic member comprising a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6960274 | Tooling and method of manufacturing a mesh laminate An apparatus and method of manufacturing a wire mesh laminate includes wrapping a central core with multiple layers of mesh screen and a barrier layer having a higher melting point than the mesh screen to form a spool assembly. The spool assembly is then surrounded ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6932879 | Method of weldbonding An improved method of weldbonding utilizing inclusion bodies, placed directly between materials to be bonded or included in a weldbonding adhesive. The inclusion bodies maintain a gap between the materials to be welded which provides a gas releasing egress route to ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918597 | Gasket The invention refers to a gasket (1), the gasket having at least one metal layer (3) and at least one metal ring (5) welded thereto, the metal layer (3) having at least one through-hole (4) and the metal ring (5) being arran... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6886629 | Plate heat exchanger The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger that consists of several pieces of sheet metal that are arranged parallel to one another, that are at least partially corrugated and that form a considerable number of heat-exchange passages. A header creates a flow co... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6822184 | Process to weld steel to copper A process for joining a steel terminal to a copper electrode comprises applying a thin silver-copper flash to the surface of a copper electrode and bringing a steel surface into contact with the flash during high frequency welding. The weldment is improved compared ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6689982 | Apparatus and method for welding aluminum tubes An apparatus and method for welding members that are formed at least in part of aluminum. A welding assembly is constructed and arranged to position a welding material in electrically conductive relation between exterior surface portions of first and seco... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681484 | Method for manufacturing electronic component The present invention provide a resistance welding method for solving the problem of breakage of the welded portion by corrosion of an iron-copper alloy layer having a poor corrosion resistance formed at the welding portion, when a first metallic member c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6646221 | Method for repairing resistance spot welds in aluminum sheet materials A method for repairing resistance spot welds formed between joined pieces of aluminum alloy sheet metal, such as vehicle body parts. The repair method includes resistance welding where an existing undersized spot weld is enlarged by applying electric curr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6642471 | Method for the projection welding of high-carbon steels and high-tension low-alloy steels This invention provides an improved method of projection welding which enables the sound welding of high-carbon, and high-tension low-alloy steels. A spacer is disposed between two parts to be joined by projection welding. At least one of the parts is mad... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6635843 | Strip connecting apparatus and method therefore To provide a strip connecting apparatus and a method therefor which are less costly, short in welding time and high in welding quality. A strip connecting apparatus is provided with: a surface coating removing device for removing insulative surface coatin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6545244 | Conductive heat seam welding A welding arrangement comprises first and second parts to be welded with an edge portion of the first part and an edge portion of the second part juxtaposed to form a weld zone. An electrically-conductive sheet(s) with a higher melting temperature than a ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6506998 | Projection welding of an aluminum sheet A projection coined onto a metal sheet, preferably an aluminum sheet, for projection welding the sheet to an adjacent metal sheet. The projection has a thickness greater than the thickness of the sheet on which it is formed. The wall of the projection sur... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6437280 | Printer hammer tip and method for making A method of forming a printer tip on a metal printer hammer spring by providing a printer tip from a range of materials from the group consisting of sintered tungsten carbide, cemented tungsten carbide, composite ceramics, metallic materials, noble metals... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6414276 | Method for substrate thermal management This invention is a thermal management method for efficient, rapid, controllable and uniform thermal management over a wide temperature range. The method integrates a thermal source, thermal sink and a thermal diffuser. According to the invention, a therm... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6376806 | Flash anneal A system for uniformly and controllably heating the active surface of a semiconductor wafer or substrate during processing. The present invention may include a radiation energy source provided, which is enclosed or substantially surrounded by a reflective... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6369347 | Aluminum alloy sheet for spot welding An aluminum alloy sheet for automotive use is provided which comprises a starting aluminum alloy sheet which has an alloy composition containing from 2 to 6% by weight of Mg, 0.15 to 1.0% by weight of Fe and from 0.03 to 2.0% by weight Mn, and a surface l... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6291792 | Welded joint between a sheet-steel component and a light sheet metal component, and a welding method A welded joint is made between a sheet-steel component and a sheet-aluminum component by way of a lap or web weld. Hat-like clip parts are pushed through openings in the sheet-aluminum component. The clip parts are welded at their bottom to the sheet-stee... | 09/18/2001 |
