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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074864 | Ignition source system for an exothermic reaction mold device An ignition source system for an exothermic reaction mold device for welding conductors. The system includes a crucible in a block with an open top so that the crucible receives an exothermic weld material. The conductors to be welded exothermically are placed in th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7946466 | Alternative ignition source system for an exothermic reaction mold device An alternative ignition source system for an exothermic reaction mold device for welding conductors. The system includes a crucible in a block with an open top so that the crucible receives an exothermic weld material. The conductors to be welded exothermically are ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7341449 | Process for the heat treatment of a series of objects and associated apparatus A method and apparatus for heat treating objects in an enclosure, where the enclosure has an inlet passage, an outlet passage, and a treatment zone. Gaseous first fluid is injected into the treatment zone and the objects to be treated are passed through the treatmen... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7056806 | Microfeature workpiece processing apparatus and methods for controlling deposition of materials on microfeature workpieces The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus useful in depositing materials on batches of microfeature workpieces. One implementation provides a method in which a quantity of a first precursor gas is introduced to an enclosure at a first enclosure pressure.... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6455172 | Laminated ribbon and method and apparatus for producing same A method for producing a laminated metal ribbon comprises the steps of (a) vapor-depositing a third metal layer on at least one welding surface of a first metal ribbon 4 and a second metal ribbon 5 in a vacuum chamber 1, the third metal being the same as ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6294759 | Portable soldering station with a plurality of tools positioned in associated recesses A soldering station system for transporting, utilizing, and storing the unique tools required for soldering electrical wiring assemblies, printed circuit boards, and other small electronic sub-assemblies is provided. The soldering station system includes ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5992729 | Tacking processes and systems for soldering A first component is soldered to a second component by placing the first component on the second component with solder therebetween, then ultrasonically vibrating at least one of the first and second components to thereby tack the solder to at least one o... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5377899 | Method for producing solder that contains therein additive particles maintaining its shape Of two sheet-like solder stocks, one sheet-like solder stock is fed at a constant speed, and additive particles having a constant particle diameter are spread on an upper surface of the one solder material sheet in a quantitative fixed quantity. The other... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5328084 | Aluminum heat exchanger braze furnace A muffle furnace assembly for brazing aluminum heat exchanger workparts comprises a tubular muffle having a workpart conveyer extending therethrough. A pair of fans disposed inside the muffle circulate high temperature atmosphere through the workparts. Th... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5246157 | Tool for use with tweezer handpiece for installation and removal of electronic components with respect to a substrate A tweezer-type heating device for installation and removal device of electronic components with respect to a substrate, such as for SMC installation and through hole installation or removal. More specifically, a handheld tweezer-type heating device is pro... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5205470 | Method and apparatus for superplastic forming of hollow parts A method and apparatus for superplastic and diffusion bonding of hollow metal parts which are generally surfaces of rotation. A hollow frangible ceramic die having an interior shaping surface is provided. A metal part to be shaped is placed against the sh... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5195673 | Method and apparatus for convection brazing of aluminum heat exchangers A convection braze furnace for brazing aluminum heat exchangers in an inert gas rich atmosphere includes entrance and exit vestibules forming atmosphere barriers of suspended stainless steel strips. The interior of the braze furnace is divided into multip... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5174489 | Electrically-driven cam-actuated tool clamp A mechanical clamping device adapted to engage and secure the upper tooling of a welding knee. The clamping device is motor driven such that several clamping devices can be simultaneously and synchronously operated to engage, align and secure the upper to... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5172849 | Method and apparatus for convection brazing of aluminum heat exchangers A convection braze furnace for brazing aluminum heat exchangers in an inert gas rich atmosphere includes entrance and exit vestibules forming atmosphere barriers of suspended stainless steel strips. The interior of the braze furnace is divided into multip... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5172848 | Method and apparatus for convection brazing of aluminum heat exchangers A convection braze furnace for brazing aluminum heat exchangers in an inert gas rich atmosphere includes entrance and exit vestibules forming atmosphere barriers of suspended stainless steel strips. The interior of the braze furnace is divided into multip... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5172847 | Method and apparatus for convection brazing of aluminum heat exchangers A convection braze furnace for brazing aluminum heat exchangers in an inert gas rich atmosphere includes entrance and exit vestibules forming atmosphere barriers of suspended stainless steel strips. The interior of the braze furnace is divided into multip... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5148960 | Rotary seam guide The invention comprises an apparatus for aligning and guiding the seam of newly formed tube as it enters the welding mechanism in the manufacture of continuous seam-welded metal tubes or pipes. A rotary seam guide member having an alignment fin is mounted... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5102027 | Machine for manufacturing construction panels A machine manufactures construction panels which include a plate-shaped heat insulating core, upper and lower wires located closely at opposite sides of the heat insulating core, first and second supporting members inserted in the heat insulating core and... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5054679 | Apparatus for manufacturing plastic-lined pipe Apparatus for continuously manufacturing plastic-lined metallic pipe. The apparatus includes an extruder having an output providing a plastic sleeve and further includes a continuous roll-forming tubing mill production line. This production line includes ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5031816 | Control rod canopy seal positioning and welding system A system is directed for remotely securing a canopy seal about a broken omega seal site between the control drive mechanism and the adapter tube of a nuclear reactor vessel so as to contain any radioactive leakage therebetween. The system includes a stalk... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4946088 | Bushing forming machine A bushing forming machine including: a metal strip delivery system including a metal strip wound on a drum; a forming mill for forming the metal strip to a shape; a first conveyer carrying the metal strip to the forming mill; and a punch provided on a pas... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4846392 | Continuously variable speed, die-drawing device and process for metal, composites, and the like, and compositions therefrom A die-drawing and/or extrusion device is described for producing uniform and tapered metal and composite tubes from flatstock and for reducing the size of solid stock and formed tubes therefrom, and lamination of compatable materials in one operation. The... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4805826 | Slag removing apparatus for pad-welding machine Described herein is a slag removing apparatus suitable for use on a padi-welding machine, which permits automation of the pad-welding operation and which essentially includes: a C-shaped roller holder located beneath a movable welding torch and provided w... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4768698 | X-Y table with θ rotation A X-Y table is disclosed having a table rotatably mounted on a base for movement in the X-Y and θ directions. The device includes fine adjustments in both X and Y directions and a quick shear mechanism with means for automatically returning the table to ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4729503 | Method and equipment for underwater attachment An attachment device adapted to be fused to an underwater object which includes a housing having a fuel chamber in generally surrounding relationship to an ignition chamber, a closure normally closed in communication between the chambers, an ignition devi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4721241 | Welding apparatus assembled together with grinding device A welding apparatus for butt weld joint of steel plates such as steel strips is assembled together with a grinding device, which is combined in one system. The grinding device is so arranged that grinding wheels of this system can be moved along the welde... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4634038 | Apparatus for the manufacture of ring members An equipment for the manufacture of ring members for vehicle wheels starting from metal plate strip cut lengths, which mainly comprises a cylinder bending station formed by a calender, a welding station formed by two discontinuous type welding machines wi... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4597519 | Lead wire bonding with increased bonding surface area An improved lead wire ball bonding machine for bonding wire leads between an integrated circuit chip and the lead frame on which the chip is mounted is provided with a bonding tool position sensor coupled to receive the Z-motion velocity waveform signal t... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4596353 | Lead tinning system Apparatus for treating electronic components comprises a frame, a lower track mounted on the frame for supporting the components, and an upper track mounted on the frame in a normal operating position above and in spaced-apart parallel relationship to the... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4593848 | Button contact joining machine A portable apparatus for friction joining metal pieces to an electrical conductor while the conductor is carrying electrical current. The apparatus comprises a spindle adapted to receive and to hold a metal piece in a forward end thereof for rotation agai... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4568013 | Apparatus for supporting and moving tools for fixing a cluster of tubes to a tubular plate of a steam generator An apparatus for supporting and moving tools for fixing a cluster of tubes to the tubular plate (2) of a steam generator, comprising a first running track (25), a carriage (26) movable on this track, a horizontally alignable support (39) resting on the ca... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4555054 | Process and apparatus for fabricating optical fiber cables A process and apparatus for fabricating an optical fiber communication cable are described herein. The optical fiber cable has a cable core including a metal containment tube and at least one optical fiber within the tube. The containment tube preferably ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4314521 | Method and apparatus in the treatment of underwater surfaces of fixed or floating constructions The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for treating, primarily cleaning, underwater surfaces of fixed or floating constructions for example, ships' hulls. In the method according to the invention, the treatment or cleaning device, which is rotat... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4300272 | High vacuum continuous cycle fabrication facility Disclosed is a semi-automatic processing system for the production of components requiring the deposition of metallization and assembly in an oil free ultra-high vacuum environment. The system is comprised of a plurality of interconnected tubular high vac... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4269870 | Solder flux and method Electrical and electronic components loosely mounted in a circuit board with their leads extending through holes in the board are temporarily stabilized in position in the board by treating the board and component leads at least in part with a selected ma... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4213558 | Continuous casting and cladding process and apparatus for producing metal clad A method and apparatus for continuously producing clad metal plate employing a continuous casting apparatus. Sheet metal cladding is fed onto one or both faces of the hot solidified continuously cast strip being withdrawn from the casting means and the as... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4191319 | Galvanized tube welded seam repair metallizing process This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing zinc coated steel tubing from zinc coated steel strip. The zinc lost by volatilization during welding of the seam is replaced in a two-stage metallizing process. In the first stage an alu... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4190186 | Preparation of tube for welding Apparatus for preparing two tubes to be welded together at their ends and for placing the ends in opposed, abutting relationship for welding. The apparatus includes means for annealing a portion or length of each tube, and means for stretching the portion... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4162757 | Manufacturing apparatus An apparatus is provided for continuously and automatically forming a fastening material in the form of a sheet or strip containing a multitude of filament-like fastening formations protruding from at least one surface thereof and capable of hooking engag... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4127692 | Jig for mass soldering system A printed circuit board has a coating comprising a selected deformable material which is solder-compatible, and has a melting point below that of solder. Electrical and electronic components are then loaded in position on the board with their leads extend... | 11/28/1978 |
