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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7743962 | Method for making a closed container, said closed container and its components A closed container with a tight and mechanically strong seal having two fastened-together metal elements including a body and a cover. The body is essentially a cylindrical or prismatic shape having a base with one or more axial walls and an open top axial end. The ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7442466 | Access port for use in electrochemical cells An electrochemical cell, comprising: an encasement including a case having a bottom and a sidewall terminating at an open top and a cover disposed over the case open top and hermetically sealed to the case, the encasement defining an interior space for containing ce... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7370774 | Can end A can end having a countersink bead, an inclined chuck wall and a strong seam, resists distortion from its circular profile when subjected to thermal processing or when packaging carbonated beverages. This high hoop strength affects the manner in which the can end u... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357414 | Closure for a gas supply system A seal for a gas supply system of metal, in particular for sealing an airbag conduit, wherein, during operation, the gas supply system has a gas-conducting cross-section and a wall of metal, wherein in the area which seals the cross-section of the gas supply system,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331499 | Manufacturing method for a ceramic to metal seal A method of bonding a ceramic part to a metal part by heating a component assembly including the metal part, the ceramic part, and a thin essentially pure interlayer material placed between the two parts heated at a temperature that is greater than the temperature o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7315369 | Method and apparatus for monitoring polyolefin production The present technique provides for the use of spectroscopic probes, such as Raman probes, within the conduits of a polyolefin production system. The Raman probe or other spectroscopic probes may be used to obtain spectroscopic measurements of the contents of the con... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308999 | Die bonding apparatus A die bonding apparatus for die bonding at least two members, which are heated in a heat treatment furnace, comprising a first member having a surface to be die bonded on which solder is disposed and a second member disposed to face the first member in a state in wh... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300823 | Apparatus for housing a micromechanical structure and method for producing the same Apparatus for housing a micromechanical structure, and a method for producing the housing. The apparatus has a substrate having a main side on which the micromechanical structure is formed, a photo-resist material structure surrounding the micromechanical structure ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267260 | Apparatus for holding a fiber array Optical fibers are inserted and bonded in a two dimensional array of feedthroughs provided by an insert having a top plate, a bottom plate and a sandwiched spacer plate. Top and bottom plate feature funnel shaped hole sections that capture the approaching fiber end ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243833 | Electrically-isolated interconnects and seal rings in packages using a solder preform Embodiments include electronic assemblies and methods for forming electronic assemblies. One embodiment includes a method of forming a MEMS device assembly, including forming an active MEMS region on a substrate. A plurality of bonding pads electrically coupled to t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7182240 | Solder coated lid A solder coated lid for a package for an electronic device has a lead-free solder layer comprising a Sn—Sb based solder with a liquidus temperature of at least 220 degrees C. provided on at least a region of the lid where the lid is to be joined to a base of a pac... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178710 | Brazing titanium to stainless steel using nickel filler material A method of braze bonding a stainless steel part to a titanium part by heating a component assembly comprised of the titanium part, the stainless steel part, and a very thin substantially pure nickel foil filler material placed between the two parts and heated at a ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175938 | Battery case employing ring sandwich The invention includes a brazed ceramic ring that separates the positive and negative ends of the battery while still providing a leak-tight seal. The ceramic is aluminum oxide or zirconium oxide or zirconium oxide with 3% yttrium. The invention includes a brazing m... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143927 | Manufacturing method of airtight container, manufacturing method of image display device, and bonding method A bonding method using a bonding agent is provided, which has the steps of forming an underlayer on a first member, providing a bonding agent on the underlayer, forming a contact member, different from the bonding agent, on a second member, bringing the bonding agen... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137546 | Silicon tube formed of bonded staves Tubular silicon members advantageously formed by extrusion from a silicon melt or by fixing together silicon staves in a barrel shape. A silicon-based wafer support tower is particularly useful for batch-mode thermal chemical vapor deposition and other high-temperat... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132173 | Self-centering braze assembly Braze and electrode wire assemblies, e.g., used with an implantable microstimulator, include a wire welded in the through-hole of an electrode, which electrode is brazed to a ceramic case that is brazed to a metal ring that is welded to a metal can. The braze joints... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132797 | Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one end-to-end seal. The end-to-end seal may be a material diffusion bond, a seal-material bond, or any other suitable bond. For example, the hermetically sealed lamp may have one or more endcaps butt-sealed to an arc envel... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108166 | Method for sealing a battery case This invention is an improved method for making a battery case feedthrough. It utilizes stainless steel or titanium metal clad with aluminum. The use of the clad metal enables the fabrication of the battery case and cover and feedthrough pin assembly where a high te... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7084010 | Integrated package design and method for a radiation sensing device A radiation detector (10) has a base (30), a frame (48), a window (46), and solder layers (50, 52) formed from a solder pre-form (58, 60) to define a vacuum chamber (56). Feedthroughs (18, 40, 44) penetrate the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7068870 | Variable width waveguide for mode-matching and method for making A variable width waveguide useful for mode matching between dissimilar optical waveguides and optical fibers and a method for making the same is described. In one embodiment, a tapered waveguide is etched in a substrate, a cladding material is laid over the upper su... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060520 | Piezoelectric device and cover sealing method and apparatus therefor, cellular phone apparatus using piezoelectric device and electronic apparatus using piezoelectric device The invention provides a method of sealing piezoelectric devices with covers capable of rapidly and securely sealing a plurality of packages or many packages of piezoelectric devices with covers. A piezoelectric device includes a package in which a piezoelectric vib... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040804 | Method for measuring diffusion coefficient in conductive melts, and apparatus for measuring the same Two conductive solid materials with their respective different compositions are joined in parallel with a gravity direction thereof, and then, heated and melted under static magnetic field orthogonal to the gravity direction to form two conductive melts with their r... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025848 | Heat sink for chip package and bonding method thereof A method for bonding a heat sink to a chip package structure is disclosed. The chip package structure at least comprises a chip and a stiffener ring around the chip. Both the chip and the stiffener ring are set up on a substrate. The heat sink comprises a first prot... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008825 | Leadframe strip having enhanced testability A method of fabricating a semiconductor package comprising the step of providing a leadframe strip which defines a strip plane and a multiplicity of leadframes. Each of the leadframes includes an outer frame defining a central opening and a die pad disposed within t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993917 | Coupling for heat transfer member A heat transfer member having an external heat transfer member including an insertion hole having an adaptor ring inserted thereinto, and at least one of a base blocking protrusion and a grove blocking protrusion formed on a predetermined portion of the surface of t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6986453 | 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 two parts a... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6965107 | Semiconductor-based encapsulated infrared sensor and electronic device An Al film is formed on a cap wafer and the Al film is patterned into a ring-shaped film. Dry etching is performed by using the ring-shaped film as a mask to form a drum portion enclosing a recess portion to provide a vacuum dome. After forming a depth of cut into t... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955950 | Method for generating a protective cover for a device In a method for generating a protective cover for a device, where a substrate is provided, which comprises the device, first, a sacrificial pattern is generated on the substrate. The sacrificial pattern covers at least an area of the substrate, which comprises the d... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6827250 | Methods for hermetically sealing microchip reservoir devices Methods are provided for hermetically sealing the reservoirs of microchip devices and for hermetically sealing the substrate assemblies in a hermetic packaging structure. In one embodiment, the method comprises (1) providing a primary substrate having a front side a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6774339 | Hermetic sealing of target/backing plate assemblies using electron beam melted indium or tin The interfacial joint area of a target/backing plate assembly is sealed so as to inhibit the migration of air and/or water vapor that may be present or trapped along the interfacial surfaces. A pool or bead of molten solder is placed along the interfacial joint and ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6732905 | Vented cavity, hermetic solder seal Fluxless soldering processes use pressure variations and vented cavities within large-area solder joints to reduce void volumes and improve the properties of the large-area solder joints. The vents can be sealed after soldering if closed cavities are desired. A cavi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6691911 | Method for hermetic sealing of electronic parts There is provided a method of hermetically sealing electronic parts, comprising the step of bonding a base having semiconductor devices mounted thereon and a cap together via a solder. The solder is composed, by weight, of 78% or more but less than 79.5% ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6637644 | Method of manufacturing heat insulating structural and/or light elements and installation for carrying out the method A method of manufacturing heat-insulating structural and/or light elements composed of at least two wall elements of glass, a glass alloy or metal, wherein the wall elements are separated from each other by support elements and are provided on at least on... | 10/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6607843 | Brazed ceramic seal for batteries with titanium-titanium-6A1-4V cases The invention includes a brazed ceramic ring that separates the positive and negative ends of the battery while still providing a leak-tight seal. The ceramic is aluminum oxide or zirconium oxide or zirconium oxide with 3% yttrium. The invention includes ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6601753 | Void-free die attachment method with low melting metal A method for attaching an electronic die to a substrate is disclosed. Preferably, the method includes depositing a pad of low temperature die attachment material within a die attachment area on the substrate, positioning the die over the pad of low temper... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6554178 | Battery case feedthrough This invention is an improved method for making a battery case feedthrough. It utilizes stainless steel or titanium metal clad with aluminum. The use of the clad metal enables the fabrication of the battery case and cover and feedthrough pin assembly wher... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543672 | Method of forming vacuum chamber of control valve for variable capacity compressor A vacuum chamber-forming method for forming a vacuum chamber in a power element of a control valve for a variable capacity compressor through a reduced number of steps. A power element is assembled in the atmospheric air by arranging a disk, a diaphragm, ... | 04/08/2003 |
