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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7250081 | Methods for repair of single crystal superalloys by laser welding and products thereof Methods for repair of single crystal superalloys by laser welding and products thereof have been disclosed. The laser welding process may be hand held or automated. Laser types include: CO2, Nd:YAG, diode and fiber lasers. Parameters for operating the las... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219827 | Braze end isolation layer for generator armature winding bar and method for applying the isolation layer A brazed joint between an armature winding bar strand package and a hydraulic header clip end fitting including: a plurality of solid strands and a plurality of hollow strands arranged in a tiered array and forming the strand package, the plurality of hollow strands... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216796 | Crevice corrosion-resistant liquid-cooled armature bar clip-to-strand connection and related method A brazed joint between an armature bar strand package and an end fitting includes a plurality of strands arranged in a tiered array and forming the strand package; a cavity in the end fitting, free ends of the plurality of strands extending through opening in the en... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7140952 | Oxidation protected blade and method of manufacturing The surface of a gas turbine blade is machined with a material-removing tool and simultaneously, an anti-oxidation coating is deposited on the surface using eletrospark deposition. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6918167 | Method of attaching and aligning a closure panel A method of aligning and duplicating alignment includes welding a washer over a larger opening in a hinge once in an aligned position relative to a vehicle door. The door is mounted into an alignment fixture and the hinges are installed over threaded studs extending... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6797914 | Joining workpieces by laser welding with powder injection A laser is used to melt portions of first and adjacent workpieces to form a weld. As the laser melts the workpieces, a powdered metal is injected into the molten metal pool. The powdered metal improves the strength of the weld by providing additional weld volume to ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793125 | Solder shaping process and apparatus A process and apparatus for forming fusible solder material mounted on a substrate with the use of a tool having a treatment surface with selected shape. The solder material is heated sufficiently to cause fusing after which the tool is moved such that the treatment... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6722558 | Method of soldering metallic terminals A system and method of joining together first and second electric terminals includes providing the second terminal with an aperture extending therethrough and a notch therein. The first and second terminals are positioned in overlapping relationship with one another... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6553667 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing composite articles including wear resistant jewelry and medical and industrial devices and components thereof System, apparatus, and method for making composite articles. Jewelry items such as finger rings, bracelets, earrings, body jewelry, and the like, are examples of such articles. Medical, dental, and industrial devices or components are other examples. Meth... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547097 | Dispensing apparatus and method Dispensing apparatus is provided for dispensing items. The dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing outlet and an item holder having item holding areas and being movably disposed to position the item holding areas one at a time in sequence over the disp... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6388234 | Apparatus and methods for directing and feeding wire Apparatus for directing and feeding wire (W) such as for a welder includes first and second, generally planar, guide plates (108) which are slid in a direction parallel to the movement path of the wire (W) into a slit (74) of a mount (68) and a slot (64) ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6227437 | Solder ball delivery and reflow apparatus and method of using the same An apparatus and method for high speed, reliable and repeatable delivery and reflow of solder material onto a substrate are disclosed. The apparatus has a repositionable capillary to direct individual solder material to a specific location on the substrat... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6109505 | Method of diffusion brazing superalloy parts A method of diffusion brazing parts made of a superalloy A uses a single-component brazing powder prepared by measuring a quantity of a superalloy powder having a composition identical to the superalloy A and a quantity of a boron and/or silicon flux powd... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6098868 | Bump forming method and bump bonder A bump forming method comprising a first step of forming a ball (5) at a distal end of a wire (4) which protrudes from a lower end of a capillary (12); a second step of opening a damper (11) which securely holds the wire (4) above the capillary (12) and b... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5992725 | Apparatus and method for producing electronic elements An electronic element producing apparatus comprises a bonding tool 1 which has a first supply hole 2 for passing a bonding wire 3 used to bond a bonding pad 6 of a semiconductor device 5 and an external conductor which is to be connected electrically with... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5954262 | Soldering apparatus for providing a fixed quantity of solder piece onto target plate and method of soldering circuit component A punching pin of a soldering apparatus cuts out a solder piece from a solder plate onto a feeder pin, and the feeder pin presses the solder piece against a predetermined junction of a conductive wiring pattern incorporated in a printed circuit board; the... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5813591 | Solder feeder A solder dispenser which includes a body portion having a sleeve thereon with a moveable shuttle extending through the sleeve. A solder holder bracket is retained on the moveable shuttle for retaining a spool of solder on the solder dispsenser. A solder g... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5500512 | Welding wire verification control system A control system for verifying propriety of welding wire for welding a part includes a spool containing the welding wire mounted to a welding machine. The spool contains an identification label which is automatically readable by a scanner positioned adjac... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5421505 | Solder wire dispensing device A gun-shaped solder-dispensing device dispenses adequate and controlled lengths of solder wire for use in soldering plumbing joints and like tasks. The shape makes it easy to dispense solder and hold it to a heated workpiece all with one hand. The device ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5415338 | Solder marking device and method of marking solder A device automatically places marks, such as notches, on solder as that solder is being dispensed to a soldering operation. The device is entirely mechanical, and places the proper amount of tension on the solder without stretching it, and guides the sold... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5373985 | Upward soldering method A printed wiring board having an electronic component mounted thereon is disposed with a land of pattern directed downward, and the land and a lead terminal of the electronic component are irradiated with a light beam emitted upwardly and supplied with a ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5242104 | Automatic fusion apparatus and method Apparatus and method are described for the automatic feeding of solder or other bonding agent with tension applied to the solder supply so that it retracts from the point of fusion an instant before it is entirely liquified.... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5071059 | Method for joining single crystal turbine blade halves Single crystal, nickel based superalloy turbine blades are formed by fusion welding together two matched blade halves. The matched blade halves are joined by an electrospark deposition process which deposits a weld filler metal along the matched faying su... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4724995 | Pin joining method and apparatus In a method and apparatus for the automatic joining of pins to the surfaces of articles, especially of ear pins to associated pieces of jewelry, the joining step utilizes flame soldering in the automatic joining process in order to reduce costs for small ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4373657 | Devices and method for delivery of solder and brazing material A soldering device having a guide body for receiving and delivering a filler metal to form a weldment. The guide body has an end portion which is positioned in the path of the heat from the burner to preheat the filler metal therein. The temperature of th... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4346280 | Method and apparatus for building up surface layer with alternating composition A method comprises feeding two or more, if necessary, alloying materials and simultaneously changing the ratio thereof. The ratio of the alloying materials is changed at the moment of transition from one section to the other one having different compositi... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4310116 | Method for producing solar collector panels A method of and apparatus for fabricating a solar collector panel including providing a thermal conductive, heat absorbing plate having a plurality of grooves therein, feeding discrete lengths of solder strips having transverse curvatures into said groove... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4230257 | Method of and apparatus for applying solder to metallic blanks A method of and apparatus for applying beads of solder to a metallic plate as an integral part thereof for subsequent attachment to another component in an assembly operation.... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4212265 | Tinning apparatus for multiple solder surfaces Tinning of a plurality of solder bonding surfaces is accomplished by feeding a predetermined length of solder into each of the plurality of pre-heated surfaces. The apparatus provides for the measurement of the solder wire during a non-tinning portion of ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4102483 | Method for feeding a welding wire A welding wire feed method and apparatus involves feeding a welding wire in a conduit cable to a workpiece, while maintaining it normally in one plane in the form of a sine curve in the conduit cable.... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4087903 | Method of attaching components of a dynamoelectric machine A method of attaching a pair of opposite end frames of a dynamoelectric machine to a structural component thereof predeterminately positioned with the end frames for assembly within receiving means respectively provided in the end frames. Molten metal is ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4058700 | Method for horizontal fillet welding of steel plates A method and apparatus for horizontal fillet welding of steel plates, particularly coated or painted steel plates, in which two spaced apart welding wires are directed toward the line of intersection of a vertical steel plate and a horizontal steel plate ... | 11/15/1977 |
| 3961416 | Method of assembling a dyanamoelectric machine A method of assembling a dynamoelectric machine having a stationary member, a rotatable member, and a pair of means for rotatably supporting the rotatable member within the stationary member. In this method, beams are attached to the stationary member, an... | 06/08/1976 |
