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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152049 | Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component mounting method The present invention aims at providing an electronic component mounting apparatus and an electronic component mounting method that perform automated setting of a thickness of a paste film. The electronic component mounting apparatus of the present invention ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8091767 | Substrate manufacturing apparatus, substrate manufacturing method, ball-mounted substrate, and electronic component-mounted substrate A substrate manufacturing apparatus manufactures a ball-mounted substrate and has a ball mounting apparatus which includes a ball vacuum chucking apparatus including a vacuum chucking head that carries out a vacuum chucking process to chuck balls at edges of inlets ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7361412 | Nanostructured soldered or brazed joints made with reactive multilayer foils Self-propagating formation reactions in nanostructured multilayer foils provide rapid bursts of heat at room temperature and therefore can act as local heat sources to melt solder or braze layers and join materials. This reactive joining method provides very localiz... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7000823 | Fluxless brazing A method of manufacturing an article of manufacture for use in a fluxless brazing process is disclosed. The method comprises the step of applying a braze-promoting layer including one or more metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and iron, onto... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6945448 | Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a structur... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6913184 | Alloy composition and method for low temperature fluxless brazing A family of low temperature brazing alloys wherein the alloy is utilized in the form of a filler metal or shim and consists of electroplated nickel on zinc shimstock, wherein the zinc shimstock includes zinc, aluminum and silicon, with or without a small amount of l... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902825 | Brazed sintered compact A brazed sintered compact composed of first and second components, which are easily positioned relative to each other, enabling the provision of a good joining clearance. If a protrusion 3 of a first component 1 is fitted into a recess 13 of a s... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6834791 | Solder-bearing components and method of retaining a solder mass therein A method of retaining a solder mass within a solder-bearing component is provided and includes the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of fingers in the solder-bearing component at one edge thereof, with each finger being defined by a pair of slots formed in the solde... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796484 | Nickel-plated brazing product having improved corrosion performance A brazing product, e.g. a brazing sheet product, having an aluminium layer made of an aluminium alloy comprising silicon in an amount in the range of 2 to 18 weight %, and a layer comprising nickel on the outer surface of the aluminium layer such that taken together... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796485 | Solder-bearing electromagnetic shield An electromagnetic shield is provided and includes a shield body having an upper wall connected to opposing side walls and opposing end walls. At least two opposing walls of the electromagnetic shield each have a plurality of resilient fingers formed at a lower edge... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6749104 | Heat exchanger manufacturing methods and brazing filler metal compositions useful therein, characterized by low nickel leaching rates Methods for the manufacture of assemblies which included brazed components and in which nickel/chromium-based filler metals are used wherein the manufactured assemblies are characterized by low leaching rates of nickel in water and water-based fluids, are disclosed.... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6708870 | Method for forming sputter target assemblies The method forms a sputter target assembly by attaching a sputter target to an insert and applying a bond metal layer between the insert and a backing plate. Then pressing the insert and backing plate together forms a solid state bond with the bond metal layer, atta... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6669077 | High-strength solder joint A soldering method achieving a high-strength joint between a solder and an nickel/gold electroless plated surface is disclosed. The nickel/gold electroless plated layer is soldered using a solder including tin (Sn), silver (Ag), and copper (Cu). At a sold... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6644537 | Manufacturing method for bonded electroforming metallic mold Manufacturing method for bonded electroforming metallic mold, including steps of: 1. preparation of metallic material 2. preparation of electroforming metallic plate and plastic mold core and electroforming substrate; 3. preparation of power supply; 4. fo... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6609650 | Process for manufacturing of brazed multi-channeled structures A process is disclosed for brazing plate/plate and plate/fin multi-channeled structures using an amorphous brazing foil as a brazing filler metal between the parts in order to form uniform joints having optimal dimensions, shape and strength. The parts ar... | 08/26/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6440583 | Aluminum alloy for a welded construction and welded joint using the same Disclosed is an Al alloy for a welded construction having excellent welding characteristics, which Al alloy comprises 1.5 to 5 wt % of Si (hereinafter, wt % is referred to as %), 0.2 to 1.5% of Mg, 0.2 to 1.5% of Zn, 0.2 to 2% of Cu, 0.1 to 1.5% of Fe, an... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434946 | Method for making an article assembly with a brazed joint and brazed assembly and preform An article assembly comprising a plurality of members includes a multi-layered brazed joint provided in the assembly between a first member that can be affected adversely by thermal exposure at a limiting and a second member requiring exposure, such as fo... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6326088 | Diffusion-soldered joint and method for making diffusion-soldered joints A diffusion-soldered joint and a method for making diffusion-soldered joints includes a particularly actively diffusing, low-melting-point intermediate layer, applied in the molten state, introduced in the form of a solder carrier between at least two joi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6135345 | Metal material bonding method In a metal material bonding method, an insertion material, which has a lower melting point than that of metal materials to be bonded, is interposed between bonding end surfaces of the metal materials to be bonded. The metal materials to be bonded is heate... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6098871 | Process for bonding metallic members using localized rapid heating The present invention relates to a process for joining two metal members together. The process comprises the steps of providing two parent metal members to be joined and a prealloyed interlayer foil having a melting point depressant; creating a joint inte... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6010059 | Method for ultrasonic joining of electrical parts using a brazing alloy A method of mechanically joining electrically conductive parts to form an electrically conductive joint by providing first and second electrically conductive parts that are to be joined to establish electric conductivity between them wherein the first par... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5890748 | Composite male hose coupler A composite male hose coupler comprising a metallic tail piece; an externally threaded male fitting; and means for affixing the tail piece to the male fitting; and a method of manufacture thereof, are disclosed. The metallic tail piece is formed of anneal... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5702050 | Method of brazing a honeycomb A method of brazing a honeycomb for air sealing onto a braze surface of the front end of the stationary blade of an axial-flow compressor in accordance with the invention includes the steps of: placing a filler sheet between the honeycomb and the braze su... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5358169 | Method of soldering leads to electrical components A method of soldering leads to electrical elements, such as resistors, in which a ribbon of solder, having a coating of flux, is sandwiched between a plurality of electrical elements and a plurality of leads. Hydrogen flames then cut the ribbon at points ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5271549 | Multiple-lead element soldering method using sheet solder A multiple-lead element soldering method of this invention contains a step of beforehand mounting a band-shaped sheet solder on a wiring board so as to be bridged over land portions of a wiring pattern on which lead terminals of the multiple-lead element ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5222651 | Process for producing a vacuum interrupter chamber A process for producing a vacuum interrupter chamber includes placing spacers in bodily contact with a soldering foil and joining the spacers to the soldering foil or fixing them in a displacement-proof fashion on specially made dents in the foil, so that... | 06/29/1993 |
| 4844322 | Method for replacing a section of tubing A method for replacing a damaged or defective section of a length of original piping or tubing located within a structrue such as the turbine of a jet engine wherein access to the tubing is limited, and replacing such damaged section with a new section of... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4816621 | Ceramic-metal feedthrough lead assembly and method for making same A ceramic-metal lead assembly, of the type suitable for use in nerve or heart pacemakers, has a disk of high-purity ceramic with at least one lead extending therethrough, the disk being soldered vacuum-tight to a flange ring via a solder gap. The flange r... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4785989 | Clad system for brazing to alumina Alumina is bonded to a metal by means of an active brazing filler alloy. When the metal to which the alumina is bonded is a high blushing metal, that is, a metal on which the active brazing filler alloy readily flows on the surface, a thin layer of a low ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4710235 | Process for preparation of liquid phase bonded amorphous materials A process for bonding together two or more pieces of material, at least one of which is an amorphous material, wherein an intermediate interlayer is placed between the two pieces and the assembly is hot pressed at a temperature above the melting point of ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4676069 | Vapor phase processing apparatus A vapor phase processing apparatus of the type wherein an article is heated to a preselected temperature for vapor phase processing, comprises a vessel containing a liquid having a boiling point at least equal to the preselected temperature, into and out ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4664309 | Chip mounting device A chip mounting device which is hereinafter also referred to as an "interconnection preform placement device", includes a retaining member having a predefined pattern of holes in which are positioned preforms of joint-forming material such as solder. Each... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4650107 | Method for the bubble-free joining of a large-area semiconductor component by means of soldering to a component part serving as substrate A large-area semiconductor component (1) is joined without bubbles by means of soldering to a substrate (2) by placing a perforated metallic intermediate layer (5) between the solder (3) before the soldering and the substrate (2) and the assembly is broug... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4529836 | Stress absorption matrix An apparatus for interfacing materials and absorbing disparate thermal expansions thereof utilizes a woven wire mesh to support a predetermined thickness of a first soft solder which absorbs expansions, and utilizes a second soft solder having a lower mel... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4499778 | Flexure mount assembly for a dynamically tuned gyroscope and method of manufacturing same A flexure mount particularly adapted for use in a dynamically tuned gyroscope provides a universal coupling between a rotor element and a drive shaft. The mount features a substantially planar "spider" member oriented transversely to the spin axis of the ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4491265 | Method of aligning honeycomb cells A continuous strip of brazing foil is partially folded about transverse parallel fold lines in a repetitive pattern. When this strip is positioned between the nodes of honeycomb cells the fold lines will index the cells into proper alignment for assembly.... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4436240 | Method for plating dielectric elements in an isolator and for assembling the isolator A method is described for plating the inner and outer circumferences of a cylindrical dielectric element used in an isolator, and for then assembling the dielectric element with other components to complete the isolator. The dielectric element is first se... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4413406 | Processing amorphous metal into packets by bonding with low melting point material A method for forming cores for an electrical transformer is disclosed. Also disclosed are the cores made from such a method. In one embodiment an amorphous metal core has relatively thick superimposed laminations comprised of relatively thin amorphous met... | 11/08/1983 |
