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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168979 | Microwave connector A coaxial connector including an outer conductor, a glass to metal seal (GMS) assembly, and a center conductor, is disclosed. The outer conductor has a tubular shape and defines longitudinal axis. Here, the center conductor and the GMS assembly are coupled before th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156285 | Compression bonding method and apparatus using light Provided are a method and apparatus for bonding an element, which has a transparency with respect to UV light, to a substrate. The method includes forming an aluminum layer on a surface of the substrate, disposing the element on the aluminum layer, and bonding the e... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7114644 | Joining method by Au-Sn brazing material The present invention provides a method of joining members to be joined by use of an Au—Sn brazing material, in which joining is performed by adjusting the composition and thickness of the Au—Sn brazing material so that the Sn content of the joint after joining ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073703 | Aluminum/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same An aluminum plate 12 having a purity of 99.5% or more, preferably 99.9% or more, is caused to contact at least one side of a ceramic substrate 10 of aluminum nitride or alumina to be heated at a temperature of 620 to 650° C. in an inert gas to bond th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071148 | Joined superconductive articles A superconducting article includes a first superconductive segment having a nominal thickness tn1, a second superconductive segment having a nominal thickness tn2, and a joint region comprising a splice connecting the first and second supercond... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047635 | Connecting material and connecting method A connecting material can form a detachable connecting structure. According to the connecting material, a connecting portion between a certain object and another object can be more readily formed, and the certain object can be more readily detached from the another ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038163 | Use of helium/nitrogen gas mixtures in up to 12 kW laser welding Binary gas mixture for welding using a laser beam of up to 12 kW, consisting of 30% to 60% nitrogen by volume, the remainder (up to 100%) being helium. Application of this gas mixture to the welding of steel, stainless steel or titanium. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025248 | Method for manufacturing a titanium sheet and a shaped component consisting of the titanium sheet The invention relates to a roll-bonded titanium sheet (6), a shaped component manufactured therefrom (10) and a method for manufacturing the titanium sheet (6) and the shaped component (10). In order to achieve a high-temperature-resistan... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6989200 | Ceramic to noble metal braze and method of manufacture The invention is a method of bonding a ceramic part to a metal part by heating a component assembly comprised of the metal part, the ceramic part, and a compatible interlayer material such as titanium-nickel alloy placed between the two parts and heated at a tempera... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6977339 | Surface mounting package A surface mounting package includes a metal base with a lower surface having a through hole, a metal lead arranged to be inserted into the through hole, an insulating material filling in an internal space defined by the metal base, a cap covering the metal base as a... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6832716 | Bonded products and methods of fabrication therefor This invention relates to a method of fabricating a bonded product comprising at least two components that are bonded together, the method comprising the steps of: a) bringing the components together; and b) heating the components; wherein at least one of the compon... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6814276 | Process for soldering and connecting structure A barrier metal layer is provided on at least one electrodes, wherein one electrode is formed on a substrate and another is connected to an electronic component, so as to coat a base material of the electrode. The base material is made of a material containing Cu. S... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6779713 | Joining of composite beryllium-aluminum parts A method for joining metal parts in which an aluminum rich surface is produced on a first metal part by selective removal of the beryllium component of a beryllium-aluminum alloy, as by said etching. The aluminum rich surface may then be joined to another aluminum r... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6732909 | Backing plate and its manufacturing process A backing plate of Ti for supporting a Ti sputtering target is formed of at least two components welded together. The backing plate is welded by interposing a Cu or Zr foil or powder between faces to be welded, and then heating the assembly to a reaction temperature... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6679417 | Tailored solutionizing of aluminum sheets An efficient and effective process for manufacturing of hardened aluminum components is achieved by coordinating the material preparation steps with the forming steps. The resulting product is a hardened aluminum component with desirable strength characte... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6626351 | Method and apparatus for the manufacturing of structural members By utilizing a roll bonding process and appropriately forming steps, a load bearing structure is created which is capable of handling and appropriately transferring loads. One preferred method includes the combination of roll bonding and hydroforming to e... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6616032 | Brazing composition and method for brazing parts made of alumina-based materials with said composition A refractory braze composition and process for assembling alumina-containing parts to another alumina-based material, metal or a metal alloy by reactive or non-reactive refractory brazing using a braze composition provide assemblies entirely of alumina or... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6599645 | Composite metal panel The invention relates to a rigid composite metal panel comprising at least two metal parallel plates and/or sheets secured to the peaks and troughs of a corrugated aluminium stiffener sheet arranged between the parallel plates and/or sheets, wherein the c... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6583377 | Welded silicon member Two silicon workpieces (20, 22) welded together into one member without the formation of cracks along the weld. It may be formed by a first method in which current (34, 36) is passed through one or both of the workpieces to heat them to between 600 and 90... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561412 | Method of joining together superconductors and a superconductor joined member produced by same Methods for implementing production of an oxide superconductor joined member, excellent in electric current transmission performance, without a need of going through particularly complex steps, are provided. When joining together oxide superconductors by ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6543678 | Method of brazing beryllium-aluminum alloy members to form a beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly and coating the beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly A method for brazing beryllium-aluminum alloy members to form a beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly and coating the beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly in which an aluminum-silicon based braze alloy is placed between the beryllium-aluminum members at the loca... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6503640 | Method of manufacturing an assembly of brazed dissimilar metal components Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an assembly of components joined by brazing, comprising the steps of: (i) forming the components of which at least one is made from a multi-layered brazing sheet product, the multi-layered brazing sheet product compr... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6413649 | Silver-copper-nickel infiltration brazing filler metal and composites made therefrom The present invention is directed to brazing filler metals that can be used in the infiltration brazing of porous matrix materials without the need for a flux. The brazing filler metals contain two different Group II metals and a third metal of Group 9 an... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6382501 | Furnace brazing A brazing method for joining to or more pieces of metal together includes running a molten brazing solder into a space between the pieces, heating at least the adjacent surfaces of the pieces to be joined to brazing temperature in a reducing atmosphere an... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6367683 | Solder braze alloy The invention, which permits active solder braze technology to be used in a more versatile manner, relates to a solder braze alloy and to a method for joining workpieces by soldering by means of a solder braze alloy. The novel alloy is characterized in th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6352192 | System and method to control solder reflow furnace with wafer surface characterization A system (5) and method are used for predicting and controlling the temperature of a semiconductor wafer (10) during a solder reflow process by controlling the operating profile of a solder reflow furnace (14). The emissivity of the surface of the wafer (... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6319869 | Method of manufacturing a refractory article and a refractory article manufactured thereby A refractory material powder of a carbide-forming metal or alloy is formed into an intermediate body having a shape and size corresponding to the desired shape and size of the article. The intermediate body is exposed to a gaseous hydrocarbon or a mixture... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6284997 | Crack free welding of silicon A method and apparatus for welding together two silicon workpieces (20, 22) without the formation of cracks along the weld. In a first embodiment, current (34, 36) is passed through one or both of the workpieces to heat them to between 600 and 900° C. Th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6247638 | Selectively reinforced member and method of manufacture The present invention contemplates a method of fabricating a ring or disk having select regions reinforced with a metal matrix composite material. In one embodiment the method includes forming the ring or disk of a high strength iron-cobalt metal matrix c... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6220500 | Welding method for fluorine-passivated member for welding, fluorine-passivation method after being weld, and welded parts A welding method for materials to be welded which are subjected to fluoride passivation treatment, and a fluoride passivation retreatment method, wherein, when fluoride passivation retreatment is conducted after welding, there is no generation of particle... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6197435 | Substrate An article comprising a metal circuit and/or a heat-radiating metal plate formed on a ceramic substrate, wherein the metal circuit and/or the heat-radiating metal plate comprise either (1) the following first metal-second metal bonded product, wherein the... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6123252 | Process for fixing a graphite-rich material onto a metallic body A process for fixing a graphite-rich material onto a metallic body by mixing graphite powder with a plastic material to obtain a graphite-rich material, pressing the graphite-rich material onto a layer of a metal-rich material, in a single step, forming t... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6112971 | Multi-nozzle combustion end cover vacuum brazing process A brazing process is provided that addresses the braze joint failure problems encountered in some multi-nozzle combustion end covers. The brazing process embodying the invention provides optimal, predictable low cycle fatigue joint life in particular when... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6056191 | Method and apparatus for forming solder bumps The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for forming solder bumps by a molten solder screening technique in which a flexible die head constructed of a metal sheet is utilized for maintaining an intimate contact between the die head and a sol... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5904993 | Joint body of aluminum and silicon nitride and method of preparing the same A joint body in which aluminum and silicon nitride are strongly joined with each other is provided at a low cost, thereby providing a lightweight part which is excellent in sliding property as a mechanical part of an internal combustion engine of an autom... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5782194 | Method of dissimilar metal attachment to ship hulls A bimetallic hull mount assembly (10) for reducing galvanic corrosion of a hull (12), including a foundation (14), made of a first material, welded to the hull (12), also made of the first material; and an insert (16), made of a second material, different... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5615826 | Method for welding beryllium A method is provided for joining beryllium pieces which comprises: depositing aluminum alloy on at least one beryllium surface; contacting that beryllium surface with at least one other beryllium surface; and welding the aluminum alloy coated beryllium su... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5267684 | Method for brazing an element transversely to a wall, a brazed-joint assembly for carrying out said method, and a package for electronic components A reservoir for the introduction of a preform of solid brazing filler metal is formed by a recess in the outer wall of an electronic component package and opens into a package through-hole. A lead-wire and bushing are placed within the through-hole with a... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5257733 | Process for thermodynamically treating a region joining two members and product thereof This invention relates to a composition of a region joining two members treated thermodynamically by a process set forth by the present invention. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a region comprising a solidified b... | 11/02/1993 |
