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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980448 | Method of forming bonded body and bonded body A method of forming a bonded body comprised of a first base member, a second base member, and a first bonding film and a second bonding film provided between the first base member and the second base member is provided. The first bonding film and the second bonding ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7963435 | Method of forming bonded body and bonded body A method of forming a bonded body comprised of a first base member, a second base member, and a first bonding film and a second bonding film provided between the first base member and the second base member is provided. The first bonding film and the second bonding ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7841509 | Method of brazing with two different braze compositions A copper tube with copper end pieces for a water-cooled secondary winding of a welding transformer is an example of a brazed assembly having a potentially corrodible side, the water-cooled side, and a low-exposure side, the air side or dry side, of the joined pieces... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7624909 | Welded component A welded component includes at least one high temperature segment of a high alloy Cr steel with high creep strength and a low temperature segment of a low alloy steel with high toughness and/or a high yield strength which are connected materially to one another via ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7591410 | Methods for extending the life of alloy steel welded joints by elimination and reduction of the HAZ In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for welding together two metal pieces, comprising buttering a surface of a first metal piece with a first nickel-based filler metal at a thickness sufficient to isolate a heat-affected zone in the first meta... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7337535 | Hole plugging method for printed circuit boards, and hole plugging device A hole plugging method for a printed circuit board, a hole plugging device in accordance therewith and a manufacturing method in accordance therewith where a mask for selectively exposing a via hole, a through hole and a surface pattern of the printed circuit board ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7208839 | Semiconductor component assemblies having interconnects Methods relating to forming interconnects through injection of conductive materials, to fabricating semiconductor component assemblies, and to resulting assemblies. A semiconductor component substrate, such as a semiconductor die or other substrate, has dielectric m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208410 | Methods relating to forming interconnects Methods relating to forming interconnects through injection of conductive materials, to fabricating semiconductor component assemblies, and to resulting assemblies. A semiconductor component substrate, such as a semiconductor die or other substrate, has dielectric m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7150091 | Powder coating for generator stator bar end fitting and method for applying the powder coating A method of sealing a generator stator bar and a stator bar end fitting receiving the end including the steps of: brazing the fitting to the end of the stator bar with a braze material; applying a powder coating material to the end of the stator bar in the fitting; ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138720 | Semiconductor component assemblies having interconnects Methods relating to forming interconnects through injection of conductive materials, to fabricating semiconductor component assemblies, and to resulting assemblies. A semiconductor component substrate, such as a semiconductor die or other substrate, has dielectric m... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7077622 | Emergency cooling system for a thermally loaded component In an emergency cooling system (17) for a component (1) which is subject to thermal load in operation, in, e.g., a turbine, the component (1) has a wall (3) which, in operation, is acted on by heat on a first wall side (14) and is ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047612 | Method for repairing a casting This invention relates generally to a method for repairing a casting, and more specifically to a method of repairing a casting by pouring melted filler material into a damaged portion of the original casting. Damaged cast metal components, such as a cylinder head of... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6991856 | Methods of making and using freestanding reactive multilayer foils Reactive foils and their uses are provided as localized heat sources useful, for example, in ignition, joining and propulsion. An improved reactive foil is preferably a freestanding multilayered foil structure made up of alternating layers selected from materials th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966188 | Plate-like body connecting method, connected body, tail pipe for gas turbine combustor, and gas turbine combustor The present invention provides a plate-like body connecting method in which functions such that cooling capability is not reduced. There is provided a plate-like body connecting method for connecting at least two plate-like bodies each having passages that extend al... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6954985 | Method for plugging holes in a printed circuit board A hole plugging method for a printed circuit board, a hole plugging device in accordance therewith and a manufacturing method in accordance therewith where a mask for selectively exposing a via hole, a through hole and a surface pattern of the printed circuit board ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955285 | Apparatus for aligning and dispensing solder columns in an array An apparatus for aligning and dispensing a plurality of solder columns in an array. The apparatus includes a vibrator and an elongated alignment plate supported on the vibrator. The alignment plate includes a plurality of longitudinal guide grooves. A transparent co... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6919534 | Welded joints in high strength, heat resistant steels, and a welding method therefor A welding method and a welded joint for high strength, temperature resistant steels produce the same strength as the base metal in the welded joint, thereby resolving strength problems in the heat affected area by making a simple change to the welding method. Additi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6786390 | LED stack manufacturing method and its structure thereof A LED stacking manufacturing method and its structure thereof, mainly uses a stacking method to integrate the epitaxial layer and the high-thermal-conductive substrate by twice bonding process, and the converted epitaxial layer of the temporary bonded substrate repl... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6779710 | Mounting parts peel suppressing soldering method, electronic circuit baseboard, and electronic instrument A method for soldering parts mounted on a print circuit baseboard with Pb-free material. A reflow soldering process is performed to parts mounted on one side surface of the print circuit baseboard. A flow soldering process is then performed to parts mounted on the o... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6698648 | Method for producing solderable and functional surfaces on circuit carriers Process for the production of at least one solderable surface in selected solder regions and of at least one functional surface in function regions differing from the solder regions on circuit carriers provided as well as of corresponding circuit carriers... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6631838 | Method for fabricating printed circuit board A method for fabricating a printed circuit board includes the steps of: fabricating a printed circuit board having at least one collapsed portion; depositing a first solder resist in the collapsed portion; exposing the first solder resist-coated printed c... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6598782 | Metal foil connection, honeycomb body, metal foil brazing medium particle fraction for metal foils and method for manufacturing a metal foil connection A metal foil connection of first and second metal foils having a thickness of less than 0.05 mm includes a connecting point in which the metal foils are brazed to one another. The connecting point forms a wedge which is filled with brazing medium. A mass ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6534194 | Method of making reactive multilayer foil and resulting product In accordance with the invention a reactive multilayer foil is fabricated by providing an assembly (stack or multilayer) of reactive layers, inserting the assembly into a jacket, deforming the jacketed assembly to reduce its cross sectional area, flatteni... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6534195 | Connection structure for metallic members and connecting method therefor Sn--Zn alloy is plated on at least one of a first metallic member and a second metallic member, Sn--Ag alloy is used as a solder, the first metallic member and the second metallic member are connected by the solder, and a connection structure of metallic ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6471109 | Method and apparatus for soldering and soldering land of a printed circuit board A pair of soldering irons are fixed to a sliding plate at a predetermined interval. The soldering irons are integrally moved so as to reciprocate in a rectangular direction relative to a conveyor belt. One of the soldering irons is conveyed to a working p... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6379392 | Welding method A welding method for improving the durability and strength of fusion weld joints in metal structures; the method is especially beneficial for metal structures fabricated from nickel-titanium alloy (nitinol) and for medical devices.... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6336583 | Welding process and welded joints The invention relates to a method for forming a welded joint between abutting pieces of steel. The welded joint is produced by first forming a strength weld and then depositing additional weld metal on the toe of the strength weld to form a toughness weld... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6328200 | Process for selective soldering Process for the selective formation of contact metallisations on terminal areas of a substrate, wherein the surface of the substrate is covered with a template in such a way that template openings forming deposit spaces are arranged above the terminal are... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6279811 | 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 ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276597 | Tip cap hole brazing and oxidation resistant alloy therefor A tip cap hole is loaded with a first composition comprising particles of a first alloy having a solidus temperature above the brazing temperature. The first composition is covered with a second composition comprising particles of a second alloy having a ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276596 | Low temperature solder column attach by injection molded solder and structure formed A method for joining a multiplicity of multi-alloy solder columns to an electronic substrate and the structure formed by such method are disclosed. In the method, a mold plate equipped with a multiplicity of cavities is first filled by an injection molded... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6193141 | Single crystal turbine components made using a moving zone transient liquid phase bonded sandwich construction A method of bonding together at least two long, metal alloy segments, of turbine components, such as turbine blade segments (18, 19, 20 and 21) by: putting a melting point depressant between the segments at bond planes (34) between contracting segments; f... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6155475 | Method for automatic multi-layer welding In a method for automatic multi-layer welding of a joint formed by two joint surfaces according to which method the contour of the joint in a number of cross-sections is established by means of a sensor emitting signals representative of the contour of th... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6062464 | Method of brazing aluminium with flux and a furnace therefor So that the brazing of aluminium parts with the use of a flux can be made effectively without employment of a corrodible metallic muffle, furnace inner walls made of carbonaceous refractory sheets are utilized as a brazing space, and an inert atmosphere s... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045025 | Method and apparatus for soldering and soldering land of a printed circuit board A pair of soldering irons are fixed to a sliding plate at a predetermined interval. The soldering irons are integrally moved so as to reciprocate in a rectangular direction relative to a conveyor belt. One of the soldering irons is conveyed to a working p... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6000601 | Welding method A welding method for improving the durability and strength of fusion weld joints in metal structures; the method is especially beneficial for metal structures fabricated from nickel-titanium alloy (nitinol) and for medical devices.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5678753 | Welding for spheroidal graphic cast iron material The invention relates to the welding of cast-iron castings. The process for the fusion welding of spheroidal-graphite cast-iron castings comprises the following steps: a) a preheat at a temperature of between 230° and 300° C. is carried out before buttering ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5492266 | Fine pitch solder deposits on printed circuit board process and product A method, and product created thereby, by which low melting point solder suitable for reflow connection of components is formed on select contacts of a printed circuit board. The method is particularly suited to the fabrication of populated printed circui... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5348212 | Welding method for rotatable shafts An improved welding method is provided for repairing broken rotors. The welding method preferably employs a 2.25Cr-1.0Mo-0.3V-type filler metal, preferably deposited using a narrow groove welding technique. The broken pieces are aligned end to end. A narr... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5205469 | Weld overlay device and method A method of applying a welded overlay to the interior surface of curved hollow articles such as 90 degree elbows utilizing a submerged arc welding gun curved to follow the radius of the hollow article and comprised of an elongated cylindrical body (27) an... | 04/27/1993 |
