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A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8106328 | Quick temperature compensation method for an electric soldering iron and a quick temperature compensable electric soldering iron A method for quick temperature compensation for an electric soldering iron is provided. The electric soldering iron includes a static temperature control circuit and a dynamic temperature control circuit. Amount of the static temperature control mainly depends on a ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7339114 | Cable, cable connection method and cable welder A connection method for connecting an end of a signal wire (53) of a cable (51) to the connecting face of a contact (59) of a connector (52). The lengthwise direction of the connecting face of the contact (59) and the lengthwise di... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322507 | Transducer assembly, capillary and wire bonding method using the same A transducer assembly and wire bonding method has a vibration unit for generating an ultrasonic wave. A body section is coupled to the vibration unit for transferring the ultrasonic wave. A tapered horn is coupled to the body section for transferring and concentrati... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7290584 | System and method for welding wax patterns A wax pattern welding system and method for producing a pool of molten wax on an area of a surface of a wax component is provided. The wax pattern welding system includes a bar of heat conducting material and a heating element. The bar has a raised heating surface, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274840 | Clean and test for fluid within a reflection optical switch system Fluid within a reflection optical switch system is purified. Gettering structures are placed within a chamber within the reflection optical switch system. The gettering structures includes heating components which when actuated attract impurities. The heating compon... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7249702 | Multi-part capillary A bonding tool for bonding a wire to a substrate. The bonding tool has a cylindrical body portion formed from a first material and a conical tip portion separately formed from a second material. The conical tip portion is coupled to one end of the body portion. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7156281 | Bonding device and bonding tool A bonding device is for bonding an object to be bonded under pressure to a surface to be bonded by allowing a load and vibration to act on the object to be bonded. The bonding device includes a bonding tool 14 abutting on the object to be bonded, and a pressi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7084346 | Method for electrically connecting a conductor to a contact The invention relates to a method for electrically connecting a conductor to a contact, according to which the electrical conductor that is coated with an insulation is first inserted between two legs of the contact, whereupon a welding device is placed against both... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074112 | Apparatus that holds and tilts a tool The invention provides an apparatus that holds and tilts a tool over a tilt range and substantially about a vertex. The apparatus includes a base having pivots defining a base line and a base pivot distance. The apparatus also includes first and second pivot arms co... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075036 | Electronic part compression bonding apparatus and method An electronic part compression bonding apparatus includes a compression bonding unit which bonds the electronic parts onto the substrate by thermocompression, a pressure supply unit, a pressure control unit which controls pressure, a heating unit which heats the com... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7053328 | Method for connecting film-coated wire to subject member A film-coated wire is wound around a terminal at least one turn and pressed by an upper electrode of a resistance welding machine. A current is passed through the upper electrode when the wire is pressed, and heat is produced. The heat melts a film on the wire. The ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044354 | Soldering system with indicator lights displaying system status A soldering station with indicator lights to display system status is provided. The soldering station comprising a power supply and a control board coupled to the power supply. The control board is operable to adjust output of the power supply. The soldering station... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7015066 | Method for stress reduction in flip chip bump during flip chip mounting and underfill process steps of making a microelectronic assembly A method of making a microelectronic assembly buying restraining a substrate in a fixture at room temperature, placing a flip chip on the substrate so that conductive bumps on the flip chip are aligned with contact pads on the substrate, heating the flip chip, the s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6824037 | Bonding device The present invention solves a problem with a wire bonding device, that during a wire bonding process, a cover at the periphery of a working hole warps upward to cause inadvertent sparking to occur across the cover that has warped upwards and a torch electrode. This... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6744003 | Automatic soldering machine An automatic soldering machine utilizing many design features which substantially reduces maintenance, simplifies the soldering operation, improves the process reliability, reduces the cycle time, and reduces the cost to fabricate such a machine. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6552293 | Metallic members joining method and reflow soldering method In each odd-numbered unit current-supplying period of a plurality of unit current-supplying periods making up a set current-supplying time, a control unit subjects only positive switching elements to continuous switching operations at an inverter frequenc... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6520399 | Thermosonic bonding apparatus, tool, and method A thermosonic bonding apparatus including an ultrasonic transducer; a bonding tool including a high resistivity tip, and a low resistivity shaft extending from the tip; a tool support arm interconnecting the bonding tool and the ultrasonic transducer to v... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6335514 | Soldering assembly A solder assembly 10 which is selectively and operably connectable to a controller 12 and which has several "guns" 74, 76 which each allow for the selective creation of a several circuits, thereby allowing for the creation of substantial even solder conne... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6065666 | Device for soldering a series of connectors and a method of use A soldering member includes an elongated heating element for soldering a series of connectors. The elongated heating element of the soldering member is flexibly supported via a rigid base for adjusting the orientation of the heating element to align with ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5983484 | Method of making an electric motor A method of making an electric motor where the motor has a reduction gear and a gear cover mounted thereon. An opening is formed through the gear cover at a location corresponding to a connection portion. A pressure member is inserted into the gear cover ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5660742 | Insulated wire termination, method, and machine A method, machine and termination for connecting two or more insulated wire ends includes placing them in a metal tube held between fusing electrodes. The electrodes are shaped to deform the tube and wires therein with the application of fusing pressure. ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5650081 | Thermode solder blade with electric heater greater than four ohms A thermode solder blade for soldering small components in industrial soldering equipment comprises a shaped body formed from an electrically-insulating and heat-conducting material having an electrically-conductive heating element formed thereon and space... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5641112 | Plate assembly and soldering device for changing screens of circuit boards using soldering and method of application thereof This invention provides a plate assembly to be used with a soldering device for changing screens of circuit boards by soldering. The plate assembly comprises a horizontal bottom plate having a number of cylindrical passages extending therethrough; a numbe... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5614118 | Hot plate welder with pivotably movable carriage unit An apparatus for heat welding together thermoplastic components and work-pieces comprises a heating unit and a carriage unit. The heating unit is axially movable to contact and melt part of the work-piece to a sufficiently tacky state for the component to... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5504296 | Method of hot brazing aluminum articles In a method of hot brazing aluminum articles, the steps of: interposing an amount of a flux-containing brazing agent (12) between portions of aluminum articles (11, 11) which are to be adjoined one to another; gripping the portions with a pair of heaters ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5435378 | Apparatus for accurately heating and cooling articles Disclosed is an apparatus for effecting precise thermal cycling of articles by alternately employing electrical heating elements and circulating cooling water in conjunction with a controller to accurately regulate the temperature of a working surface. Th... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5359170 | Apparatus for bonding external leads of an integrated circuit A hot bar apparatus for effecting solder bonds for high density electronic components has a diamond or diamond-like (i.e. a generally diamond crystal lattice with graphite impurities) surface that makes contact with the leads of the electronic component a... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5357074 | Electrical interconnection device A device 10 usable in conjunction with a source of constant amplitude high frequency alternating current of known frequency for providing sufficient thermal energy to melt a fusible electrically conductive material 32 includes an integral member formed fr... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5286945 | Apparatus for heating workpieces to bond the same An apparatus according to the present invention comprises a fixed electrode rod and a movable electrode unit movable toward and away from the fixed electrode rod. The movable electrode unit includes a first electrode rod for holding a set of workpieces wi... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5271147 | Outer bonding tool for tape carrier and method of producing semiconductor device An outer bonding tool is used for bonding outer leads of a tape carrier on corresponding pads which are formed on a circuit substrate by solder after bonding inner leads of the tape carrier and electrodes of a generally rectangular semiconductor chip. The... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5249246 | Self-contained fiber splicing unit and method for splicing together optical fibers A self-contained unit and method for splicing together the ends of jacketed optical fibers. The unit comprises a guide to align fibers, such as a capillary tube, having opposite ends into which the ends of optical fibers to be spliced pass until they are ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5241156 | Hand-held heating device for electrical component installation/removal and improved tips for use therewith A component installation/removal tweezer-type handpiece having two arms and a tinnable or nontinnable tip including a pair of legs respectively removably mounted with respect to the arms and a plurality of serially connected bands attached to the first an... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5240166 | Device for thermally enhanced ultrasonic bonding with localized heat pulses A single point bonding tool for use in ultrasonically bonding a fine or ultrafine wire to another electrical conductor, has a thin film resistor integrally formed thereon. The thin film resistor is integrally formed on the bonding tip by standard photolit... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5229575 | Thermode structure having an elongated, thermally stable blade A thermode having a relatively long and thick blade composed of a high thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion material, e.g., molybdenum, provides an elongated contact surface for bonding a row of leads of an electronic component to a circuit board. ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5221819 | Ceramic soldering element A ceramic soldering element, which is utilized in reflow soldering of electrical components that have a multitude of thermal legs, comprises a ceramic substrate, which is thermally conductive but electrically insulating, has a plurality of heating resisto... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5201450 | Heat block of wire bonding machine A heat block of a wire bonding machine including an inner lead heating part for bonding each one end of wires to each inner lead of a lead frame, a chip heating part for bonding the other ends of the wires to a semiconductor chip, and a differentially hea... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5192844 | Robotic tool adaptor apparatus A tool changing system having high current surface mount tools, such as a hot bar reflow soldering head. The tool changing system includes a mounting fixture for connecting and disconnecting the surface mounting tool to a robotic unit. A low profile, smal... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5185509 | Robotic arm tool mounting apparatus A robotic controlled soldering apparatus is more precise in operation apparatus, and includes a protuberance and complementary shaped socket for defining a universal joint to provide a gimballing action to help prevent unwanted shift in the robotic contro... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5142117 | Proximity heater for an ultrasonic bonding tool A heating element is held in position by a rigid holder constructed to surround an ultrasonic bonding tool and is itself fastened in a fixed position relative to the bonding tool, such that the rigid holder and the heating element are held in close proxim... | 08/25/1992 |
