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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162199 | Mold shave apparatus and injection molded soldering process An apparatus for the removal of excess solder or contaminant, which are encountered on the surfaces of injection mold prior to the transfer of a solder on a silicon wafer. More particularly, there is provided an apparatus for the removal of excess solder, which may ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7950565 | High speed ball shear machine A high speed ball shear machine is adapted for removing a metal bump fixed on a substrate. The high speed ball shear machine includes a fixing base, a shear tool, and a metal bump catcher. The substrate is fixed on the top surface of the fixing base. The shear tool ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7163136 | Apparatus and method for friction stir welding utilizing a grooved pin A tool for forming a friction stir weld joint in a workpiece is provided. According to one embodiment, the tool includes a rotatable pin having first and second ends and defining a stirring portion therebetween structured to frictionally engage the workpiece so as t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6994242 | Friction stir weld tool and method A rotatable tool for friction stir welding a workpiece and an associated apparatus and method are provided. The tool includes a first pin portion that extends from a shoulder and defines a contour surface opposite the shoulder. A second pin portion extends from the ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6891128 | Rotational flash guard and method of use The invention relates to a rotational flash guard and method of use of a rotational flash guard. In general, the flash guard is attached to a support frame by an arm, a linkage mechanism pivotally interconnects the arm and the support frame, and an extensible power ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6216938 | Machine and process for reworking circuit boards A method and apparatus is described for reworking a printed circuit board having plugged vias and plated through holes. The printed circuit board, supported by a movable local support, is heated from only the bottom side by a heating device near the area ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6145729 | Non-connected drainage channels for selective wave solder pallets A wave solder pallet having a first side that is adapted to receive a printed circuit board and a plurality of through holes or apertures that will allow solder to be transmitted through to selected regions on the printed circuit board. The surface of the... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142357 | Molded selective solder pallet A molded selective solder pallet and a method for fabricating a molded selective solder pallet for use in a wave soldering process to selectively affix solder to an area of a circuit board having an electronic component thereon. The selective solder palle... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6129256 | Reflow furnace for an electronic assembly The invention provides a reflow furnace for an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly comprises a printed circuit board and a device on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has solder at a first area near the device and a metallic su... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5007574 | Desoldering device A desoldering tool has a removable cartridge and a base unit having an assembly interior including a solder collection chamber and a removable vacuum source for developing a vacuum in the bottom of the chamber under a removable porous solder retention pad... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4944444 | Welding or burning shield The invention provides a portable welding or cutting shield to assist in preventing welding or burning by-products from contaminating or damaging the inside surfaces of a pipe. The portable welding shield comprises a shield assembly for capturing the by-p... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4909430 | Reflow soldering method and the apparatus thereof A reflow soldering method and the apparatus thereof is disclosed, wherein an air flowing fan is provided at the bottom of the apparatus, that is, below a work transporting conveyor so as to produce a minus pressure to draw or pull air into the apparatus i... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4050394 | Can fabrication system An article of manufacture for shielding the interior of each of a succession of container bodies from impurities present during fabrication is disclosed. The article has a base plate having a distal end and a first impurity deflection member extending dow... | 09/27/1977 |
