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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6913187 | Method and arrangement for providing Vias in printed circuit boards A method of providing thermal vias in a printed circuit board that includes one or more layers of board material is disclosed. The vias provide for conducting heat from components mounted on the board. One or more holes (4) are provided in a printed circuit b... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6405918 | Mechanical retention system for braze and solder joints Brazing or soldering of pieces of low wettable materials (1, 3), such as single crystal silicon, is accomplished by sandwiching the brazing material (5) between the pieces and sealing the edges of the brazing material with a tape (11) wrapped about the pe... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6299056 | Light-emitting diode and manufacturing method thereof and method for mounting light-emitting diode on electric wiring board There is provided an LED that can prevent the dissolution and separation of electrodes due to etching in the manufacturing stage and has a high light emission efficiency even when horizontally mounted as well as a method for manufacturing the LED. In a li... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6260754 | Method of making a vacuum-tight continuous cable feedthrough device A vacuum-tight cable feedthrough device includes a metallic first flange that is penetrated by a slot. Passing through the slot is a flat stripline cable that includes a plurality of conductive signal channels encompassed by a dielectric material on whose... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6179631 | Electrical contact for a printed circuit board An electrical contact that is mounted on a printed circuit board to provide an electrical connection to the printed circuit board. The contact has the structural integrity of a through-hole component with the capability of being soldered to the circuit bo... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6164521 | Method of fabricating generator main lead bushings A method of fabricating an electric generator main lead bushing is provided for attaching a flange to a hollow conductor. In one application typically used for an air side flange, a gap is formed in the flange that is sized to receive an end of the conduc... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6129263 | Mounting method of bonding insert material and jig used in the method A bonding insert material mounting method includes the following steps. A bonding insert material having projections of a suitable shape formed on an outer periphery thereof at predetermined intervals is held by half-splittable holder into which joining m... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6019274 | Semiconductor device and mounting method therefor A reflow mounting method and a semiconductor device for efficient manufacture of TCPs superior in reliability by preventing the deformation of leads and ensuring a dependable contact between the bonding pads on a circuit board and the leads, wherein metal... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5971255 | Process and apparatus for production of metallic honeycomb body for supporting catalyst In the production of a metallic honeycomb body for use as a metallic carrier, for supporting a catalyst, in the purification of an exhaust gas from automobiles or the like, a desired joint site for each layer constituting the metallic honeycomb body is pr... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5887779 | Solder sleeve having improved heat transfer characteristics and method therefor A high performance soldering sleeve having improved heat transfer characteristics. The soldering sleeve has a continuous winding of solder coils positioned within a heat shrinkable tubular member. The solder coils, having a proper flux to solder ratio whi... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5711369 | Heat exchanger manifold having a solder strip A method for making a manifold for a tube and fin type heat exchanger is disclosed wherein the manifold includes a solder strip. The manifold includes a channel having a base member and a pair of vertical walls, a plurality of fluid conducting passageways... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5626278 | Solder delivery and array apparatus A solder delivery and array device for soldering electronic components and/or IC chips to printed circuit boards (PCB) or substrates comprises solder performs with predetermined weight, size, shape, and a flexible retaining means with spaced openings acco... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5556023 | Method of forming solder film A method is available for forming a solder film on a metallic surface such as a pad of a metallic circuit of a printed circuit board and a lead frame of electronic parts which is capable of forming a precise and fine pattern. The method comprises selectiv... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5497938 | Tape with solder forms and methods for transferring solder to chip assemblies A roll of tape with solder forms and methods for transferring the solder forms only or both the solder forms and portions of the tape to electronic components are disclosed. Electronic components may be any of integrated circuit chips, chip packages and p... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5495656 | Method of making blanks and clad parts A composite blank is formed from an aluminum base blank and an aluminum brazing alloy clad material which is affixed to the base blank. Alternately, a multielement blank is formed by at least one base preform and at least one separate clad preform. The co... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5464145 | Heat exchanger for automobile air conditioning system and method for manufacture of the same A heat exchanger for an automobile air conditioning system and a method for manufacture of the same. The heat exchanger a plurality of refrigerant flowing tubes, a plurality of corrugated fins sandwiched between the tubes and a pair of header pipes liquid... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5273203 | Ceramic-to-conducting-lead hermetic seal A hermetic seal is provided for a conductive feedthrough through a thin ceramic component by a platinum or palladium lead by sealing the gap between the lead and the ceramic with a copper-copper oxide eutectic. The lead may have a copper coating on it pri... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5251964 | Cutting bit mount having carbide inserts and method for mounting the same The forward surface of a bit mount against which the shoulder of a cutting bit can rotatably bear has carbide inserts brazed therein to reduce wear of the forward surface. In the manufacture thereof, there are insert holes in the forward surface into whic... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5242097 | Integrated preforms A solder preform containing a series of islands that are joined together in a matrix by bridging bands. Each band has a reduced cross-sectional area in its midregion. In one form of this invention, at least some of the islands contain pin receiving holes ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5143273 | Attachment of solder buttons to elongated conductor A solder button may be attached to an elongated conductor by substantially surrounding a portion of the conductor with a mass of solder. The mass of solder may be crimped or heat welded into fixed position onto the elongated conductor, which is typically ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5029748 | Solder preforms in a cast array Cast solder preforms, rings or donuts suitable for use in a reflow solder process to interconnect through-hole pins in an electrical connector to plated through holes in a printed circuit board are disclosed. A plurality of solder donuts are cast into an ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4995547 | Process for brazing a metal object to a ceramic surface defining a hole for receiving the metal object The present invention provides a method for brazing a metal object to a ceramic surface defining a recess for receiving the metal object where the space between the metal object and the ceramic surface defining the recess inhibits the establishment of the... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4915286 | Method for the soldering of external connection wires to an electronic component According to the disclosed method for the soldering of wires of components, at least one wire is stamped to make it lose its symmetry of revolution. The result thereof is one or more impressions. A solder strip is crimped by deformation around the wire to... | 04/10/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4842184 | Method and apparatus for applying solder preforms A method of applying solder to contacts of a connector, when the contacts are spaced apart according to a given arrangement. The method includes the steps of perforating a water-soluble adhesive material to form perforations in a pattern according to the ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4785988 | Attachment of lead to elongated conductor A solder button may be attached to an elongated conductor by substantially surrounding a portion of the conductor with a mass of solder. The mass of solder may be crimped or heat welded into fixed position onto the elongated conductor, which is typically ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4761880 | Method of obtaining surface mount component planarity A packaging technique for finely leaded electronic devices for attachment by surface methods to printed circuit boards is disclosed wherein the leads are imbedded in solder foil prior to the completion of lead forming operations so as to maintain planarit... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4706365 | Method and apparatus for assembling a ring pipe arrangement Method and apparatus effective for emplacing a ring (52) at a selected axial location of a pipe (45) by reducing its diameter and establishing a circumferential bulge (146) adjacent to the selected location and ring (52), said bulge (146) cooperatively re... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4678212 | Tailgate latch mechanism A pair of locking rods are pivotally interconnected to opposite sides of a handle manipulated swivel plate and have end portions that extend, respectively, outwardly through openings in end walls of a tailgate housing. Locking plates fixedly mounted to a ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4587701 | Method for producing an aluminum heat exchanger A serpentine-type aluminum heat exchanger comprising a serpentine-anfractuous flat tube of an aluminum alloy, a plurality of corrugated fin units made of an aluminum alloy having a high aluminum content of 99 wt. % or more, and brazing metal coating layer... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4453605 | Drill bit and method of metallurgical and mechanical holding of cutters in a drill bit Disclosed is a method and apparatus for mechanically and metallurgically holding a cutter in a drill bit pocket. The method includes using powder metallurgy techniques in the formation of a drill bit member having a plurality of pockets configured to inhi... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4330077 | Method of soldering radiator tanks A leakproof soldered joint between overlying surfaces of two pieces of metal which are riveted together to bring areas of said surfaces into intimate contact with one another all around the holes through which the rivets pass, said joint being achieved by... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4206542 | Solder preform loading method and apparatus A method and apparatus for loading solder preforms on to the pins of a multiple pin connector. A positioning plate has open sockets in the pattern of the pins of the connector to be loaded, the sockets being sized to receive a single solder preform in eac... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4162572 | Providing solder on electrical contacts Providing solder on electrical spring contacts being stamped in a press by arranging the press to form a mounting section on the contact, position a segment of solder adjacent the mounting section, cut the segment, and then wrap the same over the mounting... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4032057 | Brazing clip In order to secure a copper spacer element between two wires while brazing the wires to the spacer, a brazing clip is provided with retaining members to aid in maintaining the brazing clip and the copper spacer between the wires during the brazing operati... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3997237 | Solder terminal An electrical terminal includes a mounting portion for insertion in a hole in a circuit board, a rectangular seating portion joining the mounting portion including a pair of shoulders for engaging a surface of a circuit board when the mounting portion is ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3986239 | Method for soldering the blades of a rotor for hydrodynamic torque converters A method for fastening by brazing (hard-soldering) the blades of a rotor for a hydrodynamic torque converter or the like, in which the blades are fastened with respect to an inner shell by means of lugs which are extended through corresponding slots in th... | 10/19/1976 |
