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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7291809 | Soldering iron and method of manufacturing same A soldering iron provided with a soldering tip that melts solder at a distal end, having inside said soldering tip a substantially cylindrical insertion fit recess portion extending from a proximal end of the soldering tip to the distal end, opening at the proximal ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259356 | Temperature self-regulating soldering iron with removable tip A soldering iron with a removable tip, including: a soldering iron, including: a shaft; a ferrite bobbin disposed on the shaft; a magnetic coil wrapped around the ferrite bobbin; and a removable tip with a heater element disposed thereon, wherein the heater element ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238312 | Method and apparatus for forming apertures in foamed polystyrene and other foamed plastic panels An apparatus is adapted to form a plurality of apertures in a panel made from a meltable foamed plastic material. The apparatus has a movable panel support device for supporting said panel and a heating array. The heating array has a plurality of heating elements mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225994 | Financial transaction card with sound recording A distinctive recorded sound is generated when a credit card or other financial transaction card is used at a point of sale (POS) terminal. As is common, the POS terminal includes a card reader through which the card is swiped to read data that is encoded on a magne... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7163654 | Rechargeable composite ply applicator An apparatus for the application of aerospace composite laminates 10 is provided, including a non-contaminating outer layer 24 and an insulated base 12. The present invention further includes a constant temperature heating element 22 posi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7025081 | Dispensing apparatus for viscous liquids Apparatus for dispensing viscous liquid, such as hot melt adhesive, includes a manifold, a dispensing module, a heater thermally coupled to the manifold, and thermally insulating cover structure secured around both the module and the manifold. Air gaps are formed be... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021358 | Rechargeable composite ply applicator An apparatus for the application of aerospace composite laminates 10 is provided, including a non-contaminating outer layer 24 and an insulated base 12. The present invention further includes a constant temperature heating element 22 posi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6793114 | Soldering heater cartridge with replaceable tips and soldering iron for use therewith A soldering heater cartridge with replaceable tips and a soldering iron for use therewith is constructed of a tip heater cartridge with an elongated cartridge body that has a tubular body member, electrical connectors at a first end of the tubular body member for pl... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6653600 | Heating trowel such as soldering iron The present invention relates to heating trowel which processes by heat while observing the status of the working material, such as soldering iron, plastic welder, iron, hair iron and the like, and specifically it relates to heating trowel that could be u... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6580050 | Soldering station with built-in self-calibration function A soldering station with a control unit and a soldering iron having a replaceable soldering tip, the soldering iron being connected to the control unit by a power cord for receiving electrical power from said control unit is provided with an automatic cal... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6536650 | Self-grounding soldering iron tip arrangement and a soldering iron for use therewith A self-grounding soldering tip having a spring which serves for connecting the soldering tip to a heater bobbin for establishing a secure grounding of the soldering tip. A bobbin tube extends within the heater bobbin for removably retaining the soldering ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6455813 | Hot iron such as soldering iron and method of controlling the iron An extremely rapidly acting heating apparatus such as for example a soldering iron, plastic welder or hair iron, wherein a fixed large amount of electricity is provided to a heating element for a short period of time by activating a power supply switch on... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6215104 | Soldering iron A soldering iron includes a housing for accommodating therein at least one heating element and a soldering bit which is releasably secured to the housing. The heating element includes a heat-transmitting contact surface provided on an end face thereof whi... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6147325 | Fixing device In a fixing device for fixing a soldering tip to a soldering device, the soldering tip comprises a front working end and a rear fixing end opposite the front working end, and the soldering device comprises a joining end for fixing the fixing end. A rotati... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5889257 | Heated dental knife A heated dental knife for trimming thermoplastic dental trays which has a heat sink temperature stabilizer and heating element designed to maintain a pre-selected blade temperature without adjustments under normal use in cutting such dental trays.... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5422457 | Soldering iron with quick change heater assembly with static dissipative and strain relieving receiver for detachable power cord-heater connections A soldering iron including an insulator, a dissipator, and a hollow, cylindrical handle through which the electrical cable travels, and in which the wires, extending from the electrical cable and connected to the heater unit by individual plug and socket ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5329085 | Temperature self regulating heaters and soldering irons A Curie point heater primarily for use in a soldering iron and initially designed to operate with currents in the megahertz range is restructured to operate in the kilohertz range. Further in one embodiment of the heater, the coil exciting the heater is m... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5248076 | Soldering tool A soldering tool comprises a handle (10) and a rod-shaped or tubular heating element fastened to the front end of the handle. A soldering tip (4) can be placed on the free end of the heating element. The soldering tip (4) has a borehole for receiving the ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5220152 | Rechargeable battery powered electrically heated lock thawing device with built-in battery charger An electrical lock thawing device includes a housing formed from a water-proof rubber material and enclosing a rechargeable battery and an electrical heating element. A switch on the housing is operative to selectively connect the battery to the heating e... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5182435 | Electric soldering iron with forked suction pipe for removing soldering smoke and cooling the handle of the soldering iron An electric soldering iron has an elongated hollow handle casing having a tubular hollow holder extending from one end thereof and supporting a soldering bit heated by an electric heater within the holder. A forked suction pipe is secured to the holder an... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5059769 | Replaceable soldering tip assembly A metallic soldering tip is disclosed having a forward, outer retaining rim and a rear inwardly tapered skirted end of the character to be fitted loosely over a ceramic rod heating element. The tip is axially slotted from its rear edge to a point forward ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5025973 | Surface mount soldering tip holder A surface mount soldering/de-soldering tip holder includes a base having recesses or pockets formed therein that include at least one wall configured and sized to cooperate to a side surface of the tip. A cover plate having apertures formed therethrough i... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5010227 | Soldering apparatus and method of using the same A soldering apparatus includes a holding device, which is composed of a ceramic material and fits over and covers partially, a thermod having an electrically grounded conductor portion to distribute heat uniformly to a soldering surface. The soldering app... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4940178 | Soldering iron A soldering iron comprises a tube and a soldering tip slipped onto the front or outer end of the tube with a close sliding fit. The soldering tip is fastened axially by means of a spring element which is fastened to an inner end of the tube. In order to s... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4924067 | Temperature controlled soldering resistor to change the set temperature An accurate, setting-protected, temperature controlled soldering iron has a control circuit including a non-adjustable replaceable resistor mounted near the junction of the handle and the tube which holds the soldering tip. When it is desired to change th... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4896019 | Electric soldering iron for simultaneously soldering or desoldering a row of integrated circuit leads A electrically heated soldering iron for applying heat to a wide variety of miniaturized integrated circuit solder pin row arrangements includes an elongated handle carrying at one end a heating block provided with a pair of tangs between which is seated ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4892995 | Electric portable desoldering iron Automatic portable unsolderer consisting of a solenoid supplied by alternating current, a cylinder whose piston has a rod consisting the core of said solenoid, including too a reservoir and a heating member, all of them axially engaged as above-mentioned.... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4822979 | Temperature controlled soldering iron with a unitary electrically heated soldering tip and thermocouple A temperature controlled soldering iron wherein the same pair of dissimilar conductors, joined together, unitarily provides a soldering tip, a heating element for heating the soldering tip and a thermocouple for sensing the temperature of the soldering ti... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4752670 | Bobbin assembly for a soldering/desoldering device using an etched foil heater A bobbin assembly for a soldering/desoldering device may be readily produced by utilization of a heater assembly comprising an electrically insulating tape having an etched foil heater in the form of serpentine comprising a plurality of coextensive side b... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4734559 | Remotely electronically controlled soldering instrument A hand held, electronically controlled soldering instrument in which the electronic control module is placed several feet along the power cord away from the tool utilizes the power cord leads to measure the resistance of the heater element during each inf... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4733055 | Heat transfer heating element and method An electric heating element with a resistance element, a metal sheath in heat transfer relation to the resistance element on one side of the sheath and a thin, dry coating of refractory material major proportion by weight of which is boron nitride on anot... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4690724 | Electrically heated decal stripping tool A portable decal stripping tool particularly adapted for the quick removal of adhesive decals from an automotive surface and comprising a decal stripper attachment for a soldering iron including an elongate shaft with a head portion secured thereto adapte... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4620889 | Method and apparatus for placing a hook-up wire on a mounting board Previously, hook-up wires were glued to a mounting board by means of spot gluing. As disclosed herein, the insulated hook-up wire is first continuously coated with a coating of hot-melt adhesive and is then placed on the mounting board and simultaneously ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4621251 | Electric resistance heater assembly An improved electric resistance heater assembly for soldering tools, glue guns, hair dryers, heat pencils, paint removers, etc., includes, as the core of the assembly, an open-ended tube of a ceramic material having good electrical insulation properties w... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4602144 | Temperature controlled solder extractor electrically heated tip assembly An improved solder extractor has a tip temperature sensor coaxially disposed about the hollow tubular tip forward of the electric heat generating assembly into the which the tip is inserted and thermally insulated therefrom. The tip is held within the hea... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4594499 | Apparatus for producing a line of separation in a plastic work surface An apparatus for forming a line of separation in a plastic work surface includes a tool having a tool holder of thermally conductive material, an electric heating element and a tool member having a separating point. The holder is surrounded by an insulati... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4544829 | Electric soldering iron having a PTC heating element A soldering iron is heated by electric resistance heating elements comprising barium titanate PTC thermistors. The soldering iron has an elongated copper bit with a cone shaped bit tip and an elongated back body having a generally rectangular cross sectio... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4468555 | Electric soldering iron having a PTC heating element A soldering iron is heated by an electric resistance heating element comprising a PTC thermistor having a positive temperature coefficient. The soldering iron has an elongated bit of copper with a cone shaped bit tip and a cylindrical back portion coupled... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4459463 | Soldering iron handle structure A relatively inexpensive electric soldering iron and handle structure can be constructed so as to be relatively simple to assemble by utilizing cooperating holding elements within a tubular handle to form a holder. This holder serves to support or hold a ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4441014 | Electric soldering iron temperature adjustable by changing handle position during use A temperature-adjustable electric soldering iron manipulable with a single hand to change the temperature of the iron comprises a handle, a circuit board, a Nichrome tip heating wire, a cover for the wire and a soldering tip. On the circuit board are two ... | 04/03/1984 |
