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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183494 | Method for connecting a sheet metal component, such as a pipe, to a cast metal component, such as a housing port, in particular for an exhaust system In the method according to the invention for connecting a sheet metal component (3) to a component (5) consisting of cast metal, the sheet metal component (3) and the component (5) are welded to one another by means of a pulse-welding met... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7763825 | Axle beam for industrial vehicle, method of manufacturing the same and rear steering apparatus An axle beam for an industrial vehicle has a beam and a boss. The beam is supported on a vehicle body. The boss is provided at opposite ends of the beam for supporting a kingpin. The beam includes at a longitudinally middle thereof a portion having a closed cross-se... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7728253 | Nano-particle trap using a microplasma A system and method employing a microplasma to electrically charge nano- or micro-particles in a gas phase and, subsequently, trap the charged particles within the microplasma using the microplasma's built-in electric fields are disclosed. Confinement of the particl... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7345255 | Composite overlay compound A method of forming a composite overlay compound on a substrate includes forming a mixture including at least one component from a first group of component materials including titanium, chrome, tungsten, vanadium, niobium, and molybdenum. The mixture also includes a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342195 | Customizable ion fusion formation system and process A customizable ion fusion formation system and method is used to repair a targeted repair region of a workpiece with successive layers of feedstock material. The system includes a moveable positioning platform and a control platform positioned separate and apart fro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329364 | Method for manufacturing bonded wafer with ultra-thin single crystal ferroelectric film A method for manufacturing a bonded wafer with ultra-thin single crystal ferroelectric film is provided, comprising the following steps: providing a single crystal ferroelectric wafer and a carrier wafer while activating the surfaces of the single crystal ferroelect... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329828 | Method for inert gas welding or inert gas soldering of workpieces comprising identical or different metals or metal alloys by means of an additional Zn/Al metal The invention relates to a method for inert gas welding or inert gas soldering of workpieces (A) made of steel, aluminum, magnesium, copper, or the alloys thereof with workpieces (B) made of steel, aluminum, magnesium, copper, or the alloys thereof by using an addit... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326873 | Apparatus and methods for repairing tenons on turbine buckets Bucket tip tenons requiring refurbishment are removed from the bucket tips by grinding. Groups of buckets are clamped on a rotatable table in positions adjacent an induction heating coil and a robotic welding arm, respectively. While one group is preheated, the othe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319275 | Adhesion by plasma conditioning of semiconductor chip A plasma conditioning method of improving the adhesion between an integrated circuit chip, having active and passive surfaces, the active surface polymer-coated and having a plurality of electrical coupling members, and an insulating underfill material. The method c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309843 | Plasma-assisted joining Methods and apparatus for plasma-assisted joining of one or more parts together are provided. The joining process may include, for example, placing at least first and second joining areas in proximity to one another in a cavity, forming a plasma in the cavity by sub... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7276401 | Adhesion by plasma conditioning of semiconductor chip surfaces A plasma conditioning method of improving the adhesion between an integrated circuit chip, having active and passive surfaces, the active surface polymer-coated and having a plurality of electrical coupling members, and an insulating underfill material. The method c... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271494 | Adhesion by plasma conditioning of semiconductor chip surfaces A plasma conditioning method of improving the adhesion between an integrated circuit chip, having active and passive surfaces, the active surface polymer-coated and having a plurality of electrical coupling members, and an insulating underfill material. The method c... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265318 | System and method for variable hot start of a welding-type device A system and method for a variable hot start of a welding-type device is disclosed. The variable hot start includes determining at least one of a plurality of parameters of a welding-type device including a desired V/A output for a welding-type process. The variable... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259350 | Turbine component crack repair using cathodic arc and/or low pressure plasma spraying and HIP A method for repairing cracks in a metal part comprising the steps of providing a metal part having a crack, cleaning the crack to remove an oxide layer, depositing a repair alloy via at least one of cathodic arc deposition and low pressure plasma spraying to cover ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253377 | System and method of joining overlapping workpieces An improved fusion welding system having a perforating device and a heating combination is adapted for welding in tandem a set of adjacent overlapping workpieces. The system preferably includes a first laser that perforates the workpieces to produce an opening space... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246736 | Supplying shielding gas A flexible articulate tubular device has a shank, a plurality of pivot rings, and a terminus with heat sensors and a fiber optic device. The flexible articulate tubular device is initially positioned, either manually or automatically, near a target weld path with th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247811 | Plasma welding method for a golf club head A plasma welding method for a golf club head includes the steps of: preparing a club head body and a striking plate, and mounting the striking plate to the club head body; moving a plasma nozzle to aim to a connection line formed between the club head body and the s... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241970 | Ternary gas mixture which can be used in the braze welding of galvanized parts A method of brazing galvanized metal parts such as those used for motor vehicle elements or container components. The parts are joined together to create a brazed joint by using at least one electric arc, a metal filler wire, and a gas shield. The gas shield contain... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7211765 | Shielding gas and arc-welding method The invention relates to a shielding gas for use in the arc welding of metallic work pieces. The invention further relates to a process for the arc welding of metallic work pieces using consumable electrodes, whereby a shielding gas stream is supplied to the work pi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211767 | Techniques for treating a surface crack on a component A system is configured to treat a conductive component. The system includes a power source, an interface configured to electrically contact with a surface of the conductive component, and a controller coupled to the power source and the interface. The controller is ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206372 | Methods of repairing leaking elongate hollow members in boiling water reactors In a method for sealing a hollow, elongate member within a reactor pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor, a section of the elongate member may be removed to separate the elongate member into an upper portion and a lower portion with an opening there between. The lowe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7180027 | Method of applying activatable material to a member There is disclosed a method of applying activatable material to a member of an article of manufacture such as an automotive vehicle. According the method, the activatable material is provided to an applicator followed by applying the activatable material to the memb... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153044 | Optical waveguide splicer for linking optical fibers in a material fit The invention concerns an optical fiber splicing device (LWL-SPG) for substance-determined connection of optical fibers (F1, F2) by means of an electric corona discharge (GEG). A corona discharge guide (LBF11/12, LBF2, LBF3) is arr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138600 | Automatic pulse plasma welding method and apparatus for forming lap joint between membrane sheets Disclosed herein is an automatic pulse plasma welding method and apparatus for forming a lap joint between membrane sheets, which applies plasma welding to a lap joint between membrane sheets to improve working efficiency and productivity, and which provides optimal... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128948 | Sprayed preforms for forming structural members A preform and method for forming preforms and structural members are provided. The preform can be formed by cold spraying a structural material onto a base member, such that the preform has dimensions approximating the dimensions of the machined structural member to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7105770 | Plasma arc torch A plasma arc torch is provided having a tubular member defining a bore extending axially between opposing ends, and nozzle engaged with one end. A movable member carries an electrode, moves axially along the bore, and is biased toward the one end axially outward of ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093335 | Coated article and method for repairing a coated surface A method is provided for repairing a surface portion of an article including a metallic environmental resistant coating on a substrate. The coating includes a coating outer portion bonded with the substrate through a diffusion zone that includes at least one feature... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091442 | Welding apparatus and method for welding overlapping coated sheets A welding apparatus spot welds an upper sheet and a lower sheet together. A substantially semi-circular hole or notch is formed at an edge of the upper sheet at the desired location of spot welding. When the semi-circular hole or notch is formed, the process does no... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087853 | Method for joining porous metal structures and structure formed thereby A method for joining weldable metal structures and compound structure formed using the method are disclosed herein. The method includes steps of abutting a first structure to a second structure along an edge to form a seam. The two structures are then welded togethe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7032808 | Thermal spray application of brazing material for manufacture of heat transfer devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing and coating heat transfer parts for a heat exchanger such as tubes in an automobile radiator. The tubes are coated with brazing material by thermal spraying, such as plasma deposition or wire-arc deposition. The coa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7019256 | Method and apparatus for composite YAG laser/arc welding A combined YAG laser/arc welding apparatus performs a welding operation with a large depth of fusion and a deep fusion at a high efficiency. The welding apparatus includes an arc electrode which targets a point on a welded member where a laser beam from a YAG laser ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017514 | Method and apparatus for plasma optimization in water processing An apparatus for managing plasma in wafer processing operations is disclosed which includes a housing having an internal region defined by an inner wall. The housing has an input port for supplying a plasma into the housing at a first end and an output port at a sec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015417 | Workpiece welding process A laser light L is emitted from a laser light source 6 to workpieces 1, 2, to form a laser molten weld pool 3, and immediately thereafter, an arc molten weld pool 4 is formed using an arc welding machine 7; thereby plates 1, 2 | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009143 | Method for soldering work pieces The invention describes a method of brazing workpieces (16) with a torch (10), in particular a plasma or welding torch, having an electrode (28), in which a transmitted and/or non-transmitted working arc supplied with power from a power source o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009139 | Method and apparatus for composite YAG laser/arc welding A combined YAG laser/arc welding apparatus performs a welding operation with a large depth of fusion and a deep fusion at a high efficiency. The welding apparatus includes an arc electrode which targets a point on a member being welded where a laser beam from a YAG ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997371 | Thermal spray application of brazing material for manufacture of heat transfer devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing and coating heat transfer parts for a heat exchanger such as tubes in an automobile radiator. The tubes are coated with brazing material by thermal spraying, such as plasma deposition or wire-arc deposition. The coa... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998574 | Welding torch with plasma assist An electric arc welding torch having a central conductive contact tube for electrical contact between a power source and a welding wire moving through the contact tube toward a workpiece, a conductive sleeve concentric with the tube to define an annular chamber betw... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6987236 | Plasma powder welding device and its welding method A plasma powder welding device in this invention comprises a powder having an identical kind of main component as that of a work piece, a feeder feeding the powder to the work piece, a welding torch generating a plasma between itself and the work piece for focusing ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982395 | Method and apparatus for plasma welding with low jet angle divergence The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for plasma welding. A free microwave-induced plasma jet is generated by the following steps. Microwaves are generated in a high-frequency microwave source. The microwaves are guided in a wave guide. A process gas is... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979659 | Silicon fixture supporting silicon wafers during high temperature processing A process for hydrogen annealing silicon wafers that have been cut from an ingot and polished on both sides, thereby removing crystal originated pits (COPs) in their surface. The wafers are then stacked in a tower having at least support surfaces made from virgin po... | 12/27/2005 |
