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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7256364 | Method for simultaneous resistance brazing of adjacent conductor joints A method for simultaneously brazing adjacent conductor joints comprises the steps of arranging at least two pair of conductor joints in a row placing a brazing compound between the pairs of joints desired to be electrically connected placing a conductive spacer betw... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222773 | Semiconductor bonding apparatus There is disclosed a semiconductor bonding apparatus which mounts a semiconductor chip via an elastic member disposed between the semiconductor chip and a mounting substrate, comprising a holding section which holds the semiconductor chip facing the mounting substra... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7157658 | Method and apparatus for fabricating dry cell batteries A method and apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a dry cell storage battery from a plurality of dry cells by soldering a battery strap to terminals of adjacent dry cells in a battery pack. A resistance heat solder apparatus is provided for soldering a joint defin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6781084 | Apparatus and method for brazing The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method for brazing work pieces together and which eliminates the disadvantages associated with conventional apparatus currently in use for brazing parts together. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6091044 | System for monitoring and controlling a welding/brazing operation A system for monitoring and controlling a welding/brazing operation on a workpiece having two spaced apart materials with a brazing material disposed therebetween. The system includes a welding apparatus having two spaced apart electrodes. A current is ap... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6078020 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device In semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus and method, in a joining process of a semiconductor pellet (2) and a package (1), the semiconductor pellet (2) is kept to a temperature equilibrium state under an actual use temperature condition while a low... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5961853 | Weld/brazing of light metal alloys Method of resistance brazing of light metal alloys to form a corrosion resistant structural assembly, comprising: positioning a patch (thickness of about 0.05-0.25 mm and an aspect ratio of about one) of brazing filler metal between and in contact with su... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5753885 | Powder materials for use in resistance welding aluminum articles and method of resistance welding aluminum articles A powder material for use in resistance welding articles of aluminum comprises a mixture of 10-50% by weight of a liquid resin and the remaining proportion of a magnesium powder or a blend of magnesium and aluminum powders. Also a method of resistance wel... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745624 | Automatic alignment and locking method and apparatus for fiber optic module manufacturing A method and apparatus for aligning an optical fiber (120) with an optoelectronic hybrid device (112) and locking the optical fiber in the aligned position are disclosed. A fiber coated with an external layer of gold is threaded through a solder preform (... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5674412 | Butt splicer for copper based tapes Apparatus and method for butt-splicing hard-rolled and.backslash.or wide copper and copper alloy tapes employs a rolling electrode and varies the contact angle of the tape ends during soldering.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5599467 | Aluminum weldment and method of welding aluminum workpieces An aluminum weldment is produced by resistance-welding aluminum workpieces, and has a nugget formed between the aluminum workpieces which contains more magnesium than the base material of the aluminum workpieces. The nugget contains 5~17 wt % of magnesium... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5565117 | Method of resistance-welding workpieces of metal and resistance-welded weldment of metal Workpieces of aluminum alloy are resistance-welded while a powdery mixture of magnesium and a metal oxide is being interposed between regions of workpieces of aluminum alloy which are to be joined to each other. The metal oxide may comprise at least one m... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5560841 | Stator vane extraction A method in which the interface at which two components are bonded together, by a bonding material that has a lower melting temperature than the material from which the components are made, is heated to the melting temperature of the bonding material, all... | 10/01/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5167362 | Butt-splicing method To splice two metal tapes by means of a solder wire that is thicker than the tapes themselves, their terminal edges are positioned upon one electrode, a spacing shim is inserted upon one of the tapes, another electrode is lowered onto the shim, the wire i... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5125559 | Apparatus and method for butt-splicing metal tapes Means and method are presented for butt-splicing two metal tapes by confining molten solder between two carbon electrodes while the tape edges are moved together.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4943687 | Current collecting unit A current collecting unit comprises a current collecting rail having a longitudinal axis and provided with a sleeve, and a connecting member mounted in the sleeve having one curved portion located above the longitudinal axis and another curved portion loc... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4924054 | Electrical resistance brazing device Apparatus for heating a tube/sleeve end fitting for brazing comprises an opposed pair of electrodes having arcuate electrode surfaces contoured for external peripheral engagement with a tube/sleeve end fitting, with one part of the electrode surface in en... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4656336 | Electric work-in-circuit metal-bonding heating tool An electrical work-in-circuit heating tool for metal bonding especially in cramped locations where flame heating and tong-style tools are not usable. The tool comprises a hinged pair of spring-loaded arms having electrically insulating open-ended handles ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4553021 | Pincer-gun for electrically heating metal hinges of thermoplastic eyeglass frames A manually operated pincer-gun utilizing electric current for heating metal hinges of a thermoplastic eyeglass frame during a repair operation includes a pair of electrically insulative hand grips, each operatively connected to an arm having an electrical... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4528437 | Electrical brazing anti-arcing control circuit To prevent arcing during an electrical brazing operation, the voltage drop across the brazing electrodes is sensed. When this voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold level due to arcing, a relay in a control circuit is picked up and its normally cl... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4506139 | Circuit chip A hybrid or integrated circuit chip is provided with a heating means integral therewith. The heating means is made accessible for application of an external electrical energy source so as to permit removal of the circuit chip after previously being solder... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4504723 | Renewable brazing electrodes In apparatus for repairing printed circuit lines or attaching electrical components, a pair of brazing electrodes and holder therefor in which the electrodes can be repetitively extended to compensate for wear without necessity of removal and machining he... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4485290 | Bonding a workpiece to a body A workpiece such as a miniature stud (10) supports a chip (20) having a heat and light sensitive device therein. Such stud (10) is thermally bonded to an insulative body (12) to form a guide (14) for converting light to electrical pulses. A positive and a... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4389557 | Semiconductor laser bonding technique In a method and apparatus for bonding a semiconductor laser chip to a heatsink and testing the bond obtained, temperature in the bonding operation is regulated by passing a small fixed current through the forward biased laser and monitoring corresponding ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4379216 | Method and apparatus for solder bonding multilayer tubing Tubing is made by continuously pulling steel strip at a predetermined feed speed from a supply, shaping the strip into a multilayer tube of a predetermined mass per unit length, and advancing the tube at the feed speed through a soldering station. The str... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4195279 | Attaching of strain gages to substrates A method and apparatus for attaching strain gages to substrates is described, which is especially useful for field installation, and especially for materials which experience a drastic reduction in fatigue strength when heated as in spot welding. A strain... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4110591 | Apparatus and method for brazing tips on circular saw teeth An apparatus--for brazing tungsten carbide tips (also known as "inserts") on circular saw teeth--which includes instrumentalities to practice a method comprising, with respect to each saw tooth, the following steps: (1) clamping an initially separate tip ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4099043 | Progressive die welding of electrical contacts Electrodes are incorporated in a progressive die to weld precious metal to spring contact body being formed by the die. One electrode is carried by the die bolster and the other electrode is carried by a pivotally mounted narrow arm projecting into the di... | 07/04/1978 |
| 3941969 | Apparatus and process for applying contact dots A process and apparatus are provided for applying gold contacts to a metal member by engaging the end of a hard gold wire with the metal member, welding the end of the wire to the member, heating the gold wire to establish a difference in its temper along... | 03/02/1976 |
