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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428979 | Process for soldering an electronic component on an electronic card, process for repairing the card and installation for using the process A process for soldering an electronic component onto a support which includes at least one heat drain for the component. The method uses a solder paste which incorporates a stripping flux activated at a first temperature, and a solder alloy melted at a second temper... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7328832 | Gold/nickel/copper brazing alloys for brazing WC-Co to titanium alloys A brazing material including about 40 to about 60 percent by weight gold, about 5 to about 16 percent by weight nickel and about 35 to about 55 percent by weight copper. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308761 | Method for preparing a getter structure and getter structure A structure is prepared by preparing a getter assembly by furnishing a single-piece getter base including a getter substrate and a getter-shield precursor, affixing a getter material to the getter substrate, and processing the getter-shield precursor to form a gette... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293688 | Gold/nickel/copper/aluminum/silver brazing alloys for brazing WC-Co to titanium alloys A brazing material including about 2 to about 30 percent by weight gold, about 4 to about 14 percent by weight nickel, about 25 to about 65 percent by weight copper, about 1 to about 3 percent by weight aluminum and about 20 to about 55 percent by weight silver.... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7219826 | Method for producing metal/ceramic bonding substrate There is provided a method for producing a reliable metal/ceramic bonding substrate at low costs by forming a desired fillet on the peripheral portion of a metal circuit by a small number of steps. After an active metal containing brazing filler metal 12 is a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7126257 | Piezoelectric ceramic-reinforced metal matrix composites Composite materials comprising piezoelectric ceramic particulates dispersed in a metal matrix are capable of vibration damping. When the piezoelectric ceramic particulates are subjected to strain, such as the strain experienced during vibration of the material, they... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7084350 | Green ceramic insert, ceramic insert, ceramic green body or green body composite and ceramic laminated composite produced thereby A green ceramic insert having a green ceramic body provided with a recess extending through the ceramic body is provided, the recess being filled with a paste which may be converted into an electrical plated hole. A ceramic insert made from a sintered green ceramic ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7022198 | Microwave assisted reactive brazing of ceramic materials A method for joining similar materials to create multi-component assemblies so the joint materials share similar physical, chemical, and electrical characteristics with the base materials. The method includes aligning the materials, applying joining material, focusi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014426 | Brazed aluminum turbine for an automotive transmission and method thereof The invention provides a high-strength stamped aluminum brazed turbine for use in an automotive transmission torque converter, and a method therefor. The method includes stamping aluminum inner and outer shells each having a plurality of slots, and stamping a plural... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994635 | Peen conditioning of titanium metal wood golf club heads A golf club head is provided with a residual compressive stress layer on the inside surface of the club face using a peening treatment. The peening treatment also may remove material from the club head, such as unwanted alpha case on a titanium club head. The body o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974070 | Joining of advanced materials by superplastic deformation A method for utilizing superplastic deformation with or without a novel joint compound that leads to the joining of advanced ceramic materials, intermetallics, and cermets. A joint formed by this approach is as strong as or stronger than the materials joined. The me... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935618 | Valve component with multiple surface layers A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an amorphous diamond top layer. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926969 | Process for the production of sintered porous bodies The invention relates to a process for the production of sintered porous bodies, to porous bodies produced correspondingly using the process, and to their use. With the solution according to the invention, sintered bodies which achieve improved properties, such as a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915796 | Superabrasive wire saw and associated methods of manufacture A superabrasive wire saw having a plurality of individual coated superabrasive particles attached to a wire with an organic binder is disclosed and described. The superabrasive particle can be coated with a solidified coating of a molten braze alloy that is chemical... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914330 | Heat sink formed of diamond-containing composite material with a multilayer coating A module serves as a heat sink for semiconductor components. The module includes a diamond/composite substrate that carries a multilayer coating on at least one substrate surface and a housing frame made from ceramics which is soldered onto the substrate. The module... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6889890 | Brazing-filler material and method for brazing diamond When a diamond is brazed to a metal substrate, while obtaining a stable joining strength, a joined interface of the diamond is not eroded to provide a good joint with a beautiful view. A brazing-filler material containing at least one selected from a group consistin... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6877651 | Method of joining ceramic or graphite to metal with an alloy having high nickel or cobalt content, alloys for joining the same, and products formed therewith A brazed product has a metal substrate, a ceramic or graphite substrate, and a brazing alloy containing one of a high nickel content and cobalt content joining the ceramic or graphite substrate to the metal substrate. A method of joining these materials include prov... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6840429 | Method of and composition for treating a non-metallic refractory material for brazing A coating composition and its use in a metallization process that facilitates bonding of brazing filler metals to treated refractory surfaces, such as ceramics. The coating can be applied in preselected areas of the refractory surface to define a target area for bra... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840432 | Solder application technique A method of joining an end face of a first electric component to an end face of a second electric component includes applying a first metal layer to the end face of the first electric component to form a first metallized layer and applying a second metal layer to th... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6812404 | Feedthrough device having electrochemical corrosion protection Feed through assemblies and methods for their manufacture are provided. The feedthrough assemblies include a ferrule, an insulating material contacting the ferrule, and a terminal extending through the ferrule and having first and second areas separated by an area c... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6659329 | Soldering alloy A new soldering technique and solder alloy for wetting and joining hard-to-wet materials including titanium alloys such as nitinol uses a solder alloy containing tin and an active wetting promoting element such as aluminum in the presence of ultrasound. A... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6613450 | Metal/ceramic bonding article There is provided a metal/ceramic bonding article which ensures sufficient thermal shock resistance and has a substrate having a small outside dimension and which has both high reliability and compactness. The metal/ceramic bonding article comprises: a ce... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6590283 | Method for hermetic leadless device interconnect using a submount In accordance with the invention, a semiconductor device having an electrical input/output contact surface is hermetically sealed and provided with connections via a submount such as a two-level ceramic substrate. The device is provided with a contact sur... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6554179 | Reaction brazing of tungsten or molybdenum body to carbonaceous support Reaction-brazing of tungsten or molybdenum metal bodies to carbonaceous supports enables an x-ray generating anode to be joined to a preferred lightweight substrate. Complementary surfaces are provided on a dense refractory metal body and a graphite or a ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6541075 | Method for forming a thermal barrier coating system An article includes a substrate and an adhesion layer overlying the substrate. The adhesion layer includes a first phase including particles, and a second phase including braze alloy that bonds the particles to the substrate. The article further includes ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6521350 | Application and manufacturing method for a ceramic to metal seal 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 very thin essentially pure interlayer material of a compatible interlayer material placed between the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6427900 | Active brazing solder for brazing alumina-ceramic parts The active brazing solder for brazing ceramic parts of alumina, particularly of high-purity alumina, contains a maximum of 12 wt. % Ti, a maximum of 8 wt. % Be, and less than 16.5 wt. % Fe, the remainder being Zr and any impurities that may be present. Th... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6354484 | Process for producing a metal-ceramic composite substrate A metal-ceramic composite substitute is produced by joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate by using a brazing material in a paste form prepared by adding 10-14 parts by weight of a vehicle to 100 parts by weight of a powder of which the solid centen... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6317331 | Wiring substrate with thermal insert A wiring substrate with reduced thermal expansion. A wiring substrate, such as a laminated PWB, thin film circuit, lead frame, or chip carrier accepts an integrated circuit, such as a die, a flip chip, or a BGA package. The wiring substrate has a thermal ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315188 | Surface preparation for high purity alumina ceramics enabling direct brazing in hydrogen atmospheres The present invention relates to a method for preparing the surface of a high purity alumina ceramic or sapphire specimen that enables direct brazing in a hydrogen atmosphere using an active braze alloy. The present invention also relates to a method for ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6213380 | Bonding a diamond compact to a cemented carbide substrate A method of bonding a diamond compact comprising a polycrystalline mass of diamond and a bonding phase which contains free-silicon to a substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of contacting a surface of the compact with carbon or nitrogen or ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6187071 | Bond for abrasive tool A bond for a single layer metal bond abrasive tool can be easily chemically and electrochemically stripped from the metal core of a recovered used tool to facilitate reuse of the core. Relative to conventionally bonded tools, the speed of stripping the no... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6162551 | Alloy used for joining to cemented carbide, and its composite material A joining alloy of the invention is based on Co, Ni, or their alloy, and contains 1.0 to 2.3% by mass of C and 15.5 to 34.7% by mass of W. Using HIP, the joining alloy in the form of a casting or powders is integrated with a WC--Co or WC--Ni type cemented... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6119921 | Bonding of aluminum oxide components to silicon substrates The invention is a method and resulting device which provides a strong bond between a silicon substrate and an oxide component mounted within a cavity in the substrate. A layer of titanium, for example, is deposited on the walls of the cavity, followed by... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6106960 | Joined articles, corrosion-resistant joining materials and process for producing joined articles A joined article is constituted by a first member made of aluminum nitride joined to each other through a joining layer, wherein a second member is made of a material selected from a ceramic material or a metal, and the joining layer involves a continuous... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6056186 | Method for bonding a ceramic to a metal with a copper-containing shim A method is provided for the bonding of ceramics to metals for the production of semiconductor packages. The method includes forming a copper-copper oxide eutectic on a substantially planar copper shim. The shim and its copper-copper oxide eutectic are pl... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050478 | Composition and process for the reactive brazing of ceramic materials containing alumina The invention relates to a composition and a process for the reactive brazing of ceramic materials containing alumina. This composition comprises at least one precious metal chosen from among Pd, Pt and Au, as well as magnesium, preferably at the most 5 wt. % ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6047876 | Process of using an active solder alloy A process for joining workpieces by active soldering. The process includes cleaning the surfaces of the workpieces to be joined; heating the workpieces to be joined; placing an active, low-temperature solder material on at least one of the surfaces of the... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6027010 | Method of brazing ceramic and cermet components for golf clubs and the article produced thereby A method of making a golf club head by brazing certain ceramic materials to certain metals utilizes certain brazing alloys so as to provide upon cooling a compressively loaded component of said golf club head.... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6021939 | Method of producing a wear resistant mechanical component A method of producing a wear resistant mechanical component is disclosed which enables the crown value of a wear resistant tip to be controlled at one's desire. A component preform is provided by placing the wear resistant tip on a metal body with a brazi... | 02/08/2000 |
