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| 7326892 | Process of microwave brazing with powder materials A process for heating a powder material by microwave radiation so that heating of the powder material is selective and sufficient to cause complete melting of the particles. The process entails providing a mass of powder comprising a quantity of filler particles of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7288472 | Method and system for performing die attach using a flame Embodiments of a method for attaching a die to a substrate using a flame or other heat source are disclosed. The flame may be produced by combustible gas. Also disclosed are embodiments of a system for performing die attach using a flame. Other embodiments are descr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7199329 | Method of soldering semiconductor part and mounted structure of semiconductor part A semiconductor part 1 in which a metal terminal 2 is formed on its back surface and side surface is mounted so that only the back surface portion of the metal terminal 2 is in contact with a cream solder 3. When the side surface portion ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189274 | Exhaust gas filter with at least one filter layer and method for producing a filter layer An exhaust gas filter for cleaning an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes at least one strip-shaped filter layer made of a material through which a fluid can at least partly flow. The filter layer has a length in a longitudinal direction and a widt... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7164097 | Solder ball bonding method and bonding device Provided are a solder ball bonding method and a solder ball bonding device for performing bonding of a plurality of electrode portions formed on objects to be bonded by melting solder balls. The solder balls are suctioned by using a plurality of suction nozzles that... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150386 | Systems and structures for supporting vibrators An object of the present invention is to provide a novel system for supporting a vibrator having a terminal for electrical connection so that the vibrator may be miniaturized and the deviation of vibration property among vibrators mounted on the supporting systems m... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6956695 | System and method for increasing the contrast of an image produced by an epifluorescence microscope The contrast of an image produced by epifluorescence microscopy may be increased by placing a high-pass dichroic reflecting film behind the sample. The reflecting film reflects the emission light emitted by the fluorescent tags in the sample back through the objecti... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946618 | Underwater laser processing apparatus and underwater laser processing method An underwater laser processing apparatus includes an optical unit and a nozzle. The optical unit irradiates a condensed laser beam generated by a YAG laser oscillator to a certain point on a underwater workpiece. The nozzle has a gas exit for supplying a gas to the ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6917010 | Method for brazing and thermal processing The present invention includes a method for brazing of two objects or heat treatment of one object. First, object or objects to be treated are selected and initial conditions establishing a relative geometry and material characteristics are determined. Then, a first... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6857550 | Optically baffled solder sleeve heating station An optically baffled heating station for joining wire connections by using a solder sleeve includes: an outer housing; a reflection block where said reflection block includes a reflection chamber where the reflection chamber forms the shape of two overlapping ellips... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6652615 | Seal for filter element An improved seal and method of making is disclosed for sealing a filter element to a filter mounting. The improved seal comprises a bonding pad formed from a sintered matrix of randomly oriented metallic fiber. The bonding pad is disposed between the filt... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6426486 | Optical apparatus and method for shrinking heat shrink tubing, fusing wires and solder and unsolder packaged electronic components Optical heat-generating apparatus and methods that rapidly, controllably deliver energy (heat) to heat shrink tubing disposed over wires or other components and that may be used to fuse insulated wires together, and solder and unsolder packaged IC chips. ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6384366 | Top infrared heating for bonding operations A method and apparatus are provided for reliably heating the bonding areas of a substrate and/or a die or dies of a stacked die assembly or a flip-chip assembly to ensure high-quality solder or wire bonds between the substrate and the die. Embodiments inc... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6380513 | Method for fixing miniaturized components onto a base plate by soldering A process for fastening a miniaturized component (2), in particular assembled in a modular manner, on a baseplate (1) by a solder joint is described. A side (4) of the component (2) is coated with a layer (5) of solder material, and the baseplate (1) is a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6307176 | Light beam heating apparatus A light beam heating apparatus having a condensing lens mechanism including an aspherical lens and a spherical lens disposed in a light path. The light beam heating apparatus also includes a light source and a light path which transmits the light beam irr... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6301436 | Photothermic desoldering unit A photothermic desoldering unit includes a console provided with a switch and a temperature control knob, and a working frame mounted on a top of the console. A light source is provided in the working frame and an aluminum plate is fixed near an open top ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6278562 | Radiation filter used in welding apparatus A filter for absorbing electromagnetic radiation which is used in heating a welding zone wherein a first part is joined to a second part. The filter includes a filter housing which contains a chamber within which a fluid is placed. The fluid absorbs undes... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6204471 | Parts soldering apparatus and method To provide parts soldering apparatus and method which improve the productivity during parts soldering and increase the mounting accuracy of parts on a circuit board. The parts soldering apparatus of the present invention has: a stage for positioning a cir... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6049656 | Method of mounting an integrated circuit on a printed circuit board A method of mounting an integrated circuit having a plurality of leads on a printed circuit board (PCB), by: removing foreign substances on the PCB; spreading a flux on lead patterns formed on the PCB; aligning the leads of the integrated circuit on the l... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6013897 | Electric circuit board having protective part against light beam soldering An electric circuit board has a plurality of conductive pads on a base plate for connection with conductive pins of an electric device such as a thermal head of a facsimile machine. Protective parts are formed on the base plate at the right side of the ri... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5909837 | Contactless bonding tool heater In a pick and place machine of the type having an X-Y movable bond head there is provided a vertically movable pick up tool in the bond head having a tip for picking up and placing a device. The tip of the bonding tool is mounted opposite a radiant heatin... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5831247 | Apparatus and method for producing an electronic component provided with bumps The invention provides an apparatus and a method for producing an electronic component provided with bumps, in which the operation of placing a solder ball serving as a material of a bump onto an electrode of a work is monitored, and if a solder ball plac... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5783025 | Optical diebonding for semiconductor devices Semiconductor die attach occurs by bonding the semiconductor die to a support member such as a lead frame. An optical heat source provides heat for bonding the die attach material. An exhaust system removes vapors from the die attach material during bondi... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5778146 | Light beam heating apparatus In a light beam heating apparatus generating a light beam for heating a work, optical energy of the light beam is deteriorated as the lamp is used. The optical energy is controlled by detecting an optical intensity of the light emitted by the lamp. If the... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5769304 | SMD soldering apparatus In the attachment of surface mounted devices, melting of solder is monitored so that immediately thereafter heating may be stopped. The solder paste, which is stump-grey below the melting point, will radically change its reflectance upon melting, this bei... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5677983 | Light beam heater with light source and reflector having two ellipsoidal sections and a truncated spherical surface there between An apparatus for light-beam treatment comprises a radiation concentrator having a reflecting surface which is formed by a first surface of revolution, which is a truncated surface of revolution of a first ellipsoid of revolution, by a second surface which... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5671324 | Light beam heating apparatus with optical energy correction compensating for lamp electrode wear and aging A photosensor arranged at the center of a light-receiving end of an optical fiber bundle detects an optical intensity which is converted by a photoelectric converter to an electric signal. Then, the optical energy provided at the optical fiber bundle is c... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5636683 | Heating device for embodying connections by a meltable material A heating device is provided for connecting by means of a melting material to a connection support at least one component mounted on the support in at least one connection region at the periphery of the support. The device locally heats the support and/or... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5515605 | Apparatus and process for soldering component onto boards A device or oven and a method for soldering components (34, 36) onto boards (18), with the device having at least a preheating zone (10) and a soldering zone (12), and a transport device (16), by means of which the boards (18) can be moved from one zone (... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5506385 | Apparatus for forming solder-film on printed-wiring board A solder-film forming apparatus for automatically forming a solder-film on a conductive pad of a printed-wiring board. The solder-film forming apparatus includes a mechanism for receiving a solder ball, a suction head provided on a distal end thereof with... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5460451 | Pyrometer including an emissivity meter A pyrometer for measuring thermal radiation and emissivity for both diffusely and specularly reflecting surfaces of an object which includes, a thermal radiation detector and an optical system connected to the detector for concentrating thermal radiation ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5451274 | Reflow of multi-layer metal bumps A method and apparatus for re-flow of multi-layer metal bumps. A multi layer metal bump structure is surrounded by an oxygen poor environment. The topmost layer of the metal bump structure is heated by using infrared light for a predetermined time. The in... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5397871 | Light beam heating system with inert gas shield A light beam heating system is suited for use in performing local heating. The light beam heating system includes a light source for emitting light, an optical lens assembly for converging the light emitted from the light source on an object to be heated,... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5335309 | Light-beam heating apparatus A light-beam heating apparatus utilizes light energy effectively by having a light emitting portion of a radiating lamp coincide with a first focal point of an ellipsoidal reflecting mirror automatically and with high accuracy Light intensity and position... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5309545 | Combined radiative and convective rework system A combined radiative and convective rework system is provided for repair, replacement, removal and rework of an electronic component on a printed circuit board. The system includes a guide for guiding heat-inducing radiation and heated gas towards at leas... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5299279 | Short arc lamp soldering device A portable soldering device comprises a short arc lamp including an alumina ceramic cylindrically shaped body with a concave opening at one end that is plated with silver to form an ellipsoidal reflector, a cathode suspended within the concave opening in ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5278938 | Infrared heater array for IC soldering reflective members An infrared (IR) heater array apparatus that provides focused lines of IR radiation for soldering integrated circuit components or devices, especially fine pitch integrated circuit devices (FPD), in aligned combination with printed circuit boards. The app... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5274210 | Laser bonding highly reflective surfaces This disclosure relates to laser bonding electrical components having conductive elements which are naturally reflective of the laser beam wavelength. Component leads or pads which are made of copper or have a gold coating, for example, will reflect the w... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5233152 | Robotic laser soldering apparatus for automated surface assembly of microscopic components A robotic laser soldering apparatus for automated assembly of microscopic components which is capable of acquiring, orienting, and soldering very small electrical components, such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) beam lead diodes, to a circuit board having a so... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228109 | Light beam heating apparatus and method utilizing a fiber optic cable with random fiber array A light beam irradiation apparatus includes a light source, a reflector for condensing light emitted from the light source, and a fiber cable for transmitting light reflected by the reflector. The fiber cable accommodates at least one bundle of optical fi... | 07/13/1993 |
