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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780066 | Power capacitor A method for manufacturing a power capacitor including at least one capacitor element and equipment for carrying out the method. The capacitor element includes a roll of alternate dielectric films and electrode films. The roll has first and second end surfaces facin... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7494043 | Method for constructing a welded construction utilizing an Al-Mg-Mn weld filler alloy A method for constructing a welded construction, including the steps of: (a) providing separate component parts of the construction and (b) welding the separate parts together with an Al—Mg—Mn weld filler alloy having a good corrosion resistance and improved str... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7407714 | Process by producing an aluminium alloy brazing sheet, aluminium alloy brazing sheet Disclosed is a process for producing an Al—Mn alloy sheet with improved liquid film migration resistance when used as core alloy in brazing sheet, including the steps of: casting an ingot having a composition comprising (in weight percent): 0.5 | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401724 | Brazing flux for dry application A flux based on alkali fluoroaluminate is described which is highly suitable for dry application (“dry fluxing”). This is a flux which is free of fine-grained fraction, which is defined by a range of grain-size distribution. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7150924 | Metal based resistance heating element and method for preparation therefor Discloses is a metal-based resistance heat-generation element. The element comprises a core made of a platinum group metal or refractory metal, and a coating film formed on the core. The coating film has at least two layers including a core-side inner layer of a Re... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7073703 | Aluminum/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same An aluminum plate 12 having a purity of 99.5% or more, preferably 99.9% or more, is caused to contact at least one side of a ceramic substrate 10 of aluminum nitride or alumina to be heated at a temperature of 620 to 650° C. in an inert gas to bond th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7064304 | Method and installation for manufacturing a metallic component and component obtained by said method A heat exchanger is manufactured by assembling a bundle of pipes to a pair of header tanks by inserting the ends of the pipes into corresponding holes in the header tanks. The ends of the pipes include a brazing material. The assembled heater core is placed into an ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041385 | Composite sheet material for brazing The invention relates to a coiled composite sheet material far brazing, the composite sheet material having a structure comprising a substrate, the substrate including an aluminium substrate and/or an aluminium alloy substrate, on at least one side coupled to a carr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025248 | Method for manufacturing a titanium sheet and a shaped component consisting of the titanium sheet The invention relates to a roll-bonded titanium sheet (6), a shaped component manufactured therefrom (10) and a method for manufacturing the titanium sheet (6) and the shaped component (10). In order to achieve a high-temperature-resistan... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6994919 | Brazing product and method of manufacturing a brazing product The invention relates to a brazing sheet product including a core sheet, on at least one side of the core sheet a clad layer of an aluminum alloy including silicon in an amount in the range of 4 to 14% by weight, and further including on at least one outersurface of... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6840431 | Methods of bonding two aluminum-comprising masses to one another The invention encompasses a method of bonding a first mass to a second mass. A first mass of first material and a second mass of second material are provided and joined in physical contact with one another. The first and second masses are then diffusion bonded to on... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6779713 | Joining of composite beryllium-aluminum parts A method for joining metal parts in which an aluminum rich surface is produced on a first metal part by selective removal of the beryllium component of a beryllium-aluminum alloy, as by said etching. The aluminum rich surface may then be joined to another aluminum r... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6753094 | Composite sheet material for brazing The invention relates to a composite sheet material for brazing, the composite sheet material having a structure comprising an aluminium or aluminium alloy substrate on at least one side coupled to a layer comprising a polyolefin/acrylic acid copolymer as a carrier ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6743396 | Method for producing AlMn strips or sheets The present invention relates to a method for producing AlMn strips or sheets for producing components by soldering, wherein a precursor material is produced from a melt which contains (in weight-percent) Si: 0.3-1.2%, Fe: ≦0.5%, Cu: ≦0.1%, Mn: 1.0-1.8%, Mg: ≦... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6706992 | Welding apparatus and method for welding overlapping coated sheets A welding apparatus spot welds two or more overlapping sheets having a coating, such as zinc coated steel or aluminum alloy with an oxide coating. A hole is formed in the upper sheet at the desired point of spot welding. A clamping cup of a plasma arc passes surroun... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6679417 | Tailored solutionizing of aluminum sheets An efficient and effective process for manufacturing of hardened aluminum components is achieved by coordinating the material preparation steps with the forming steps. The resulting product is a hardened aluminum component with desirable strength characte... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6648214 | Method for partially or completely coating the surfaces of components produced from aluminum or its alloys with solders, fluxing agents or binders for brazing In a method for partial or complete coating of surfaces of components of aluminum and its alloys with a uniform layer of homogeneously distributed solder, fluxing agent and binder for brazing of the components to one another, the solder, fluxing agent and... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6629353 | Dome made of aluminum alloy; particularly intended to form the bottom of a tank; and method of manufacturing it The invention concerns a dome (34) consisting of a round-shaped vessel (30) provided with an opening (28) at the top and by a cap (33) welded on said basin to close said opening (28). The basin is obtained by hot forming under pressure of a truncated blan... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6626351 | Method and apparatus for the manufacturing of structural members By utilizing a roll bonding process and appropriately forming steps, a load bearing structure is created which is capable of handling and appropriately transferring loads. One preferred method includes the combination of roll bonding and hydroforming to e... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620265 | Method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy fin material for brazing A method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy fin material brazing comprises forming an ingot sheet by casting a molten liquid of an aluminum alloy by a continuous casting rolling method, and cold-rolling the ingot sheet to prepare a fin material. The alum... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6605370 | Method of manufacturing an aluminium joined product Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an aluminium or aluminium alloy joined product, such as a shaped and hollow member, comprising the sequential steps of: (a) providing two parts made of aluminium or aluminium alloy, each part having a peripheral flan... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6585152 | Method of making a multi-electrode double layer capacitor having single electrolyte seal and aluminum-impregnated carbon cloth electrodes A method of making a double layer capacitor consists of the steps of: impregnating each of a plurality of carbon preforms with a metal; forming a plurality of current collector foils, each of the plurality of current collector foils having a tab portion a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6555251 | Multi-layer, heat treatable brazing sheet with aluminum interlayer A four layer composite including a first interliner positioned between a 4xxx series braze clad and a core alloy and a second interliner positioned on the opposite side of the core alloy from the first interliner. At least one of the first and second inte... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543678 | Method of brazing beryllium-aluminum alloy members to form a beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly and coating the beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly A method for brazing beryllium-aluminum alloy members to form a beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly and coating the beryllium-aluminum alloy assembly in which an aluminum-silicon based braze alloy is placed between the beryllium-aluminum members at the loca... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6528177 | Cladding material and manufacturing method therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a cladding material, which has high joining strength and excellent productivity, and a manufacturing method therefor; in order to attain this object, the present invention provides a cladding material compr... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6450396 | Method for making weldless magnesium/aluminum bonded components A method of joining at least a portion of a first substrate with at least a portion of a second substrate. The first substrate includes at least 90 weight percent aluminum and a first set of additives wherein magnesium is the dominant constituent in the a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6416884 | Aluminium-magnesium weld filler alloy The disclosure relates to an aluminium-base weld filler alloy having the following composition in weight percent: Mg 5.0-6.5, Mn 0.4-1.2, Zn 0.4- | 07/09/2002 |
| 6264095 | High temperature isostatic pressure bonding of beryllium pressure vessels with an interior void A process of bonding metal parts to one another to form seamless, hollow metal articles, particularly made from beryllium. Tooling is assembled to the parts, prior to hot pressing, to cause pressure to be applied to selective portions of the parts. The pa... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6085966 | Sputtering target assembly production method A method for producing a sputtering target assembly consisting of a target member used for sputtering and a backing plate bonded to the target member, which assembly has a high adherence strength and a high bonding strength as well as a sufficient tensile... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6045028 | Integral corrosion protection of friction-welded joints A zone of corrosion-resistant material covering a friction stir welded joint surface is provided by applying a layer of corrosion-resistant material over one or both surfaces of the workpieces being joined so that the layer covers at least the weld zone w... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6003755 | Method for repair welding aluminum-lithium alloys Aluminum-lithium alloy sheets which are welded together are examined to identify regions requiring repair. A grid is applied to the sheet about the region requiring repair, and the region to be repaired is ground out and rewelded. Residual stresses are re... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5857611 | Sputter target/backing plate assembly and method of making same A method of forming a sputter target/backing plate assembly comprises the steps of: providing a target fabricated from a first material having a coefficient of thermal expansion; providing a backing plate fabricated from a second material having a coeffic... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5836506 | Sputter target/backing plate assembly and method of making same This invention is directed to an improved method for making a bonded sputter target/backing plate assembly as well as assemblies produced therefrom. The assembly includes a sputter target having a bonding surface which is bonded to the bonding surface of ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5322740 | Solid state joint between aluminum alloys and/or magnesium alloys, and a method of making same A solid state joint and a method of making a solid state joint between aluminum or magnesium alloys is provided. The joint consists of a diffusion bond with unmelted pieces of a fragmented foil dispersed along the diffusion bond. The joint is made by plac... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5289968 | Aluminum brazing method and furnace therefor An aluminum brazing method includes the steps of preheating aluminum members in the form of workpieces coated with flux and brazing material in antioxidizing atmosphere gas up to a temperature around the flux activating temperature, and then heating the a... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5286314 | Rapidly solidified aluminum-germanium base brazing alloys A low melting (liquidus temperature | 02/15/1994 |
| 5277358 | Finned assembly for heat exchangers Potential difficulties with corrosion in heat exchangers utilizing aluminum fins are avoided by using fin and tube constructions made by a method which includes the steps of providing a flattened tube (50) of ferrous material (80) and having an exterior c... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5230459 | Method of bonding a sputter target-backing plate assembly assemblies produced thereby Methods of preparing a sputter target/backing plate assembly and assemblies so prepared are disclosed. The methods comprise forming a plurality of grooves in one of the metal surfaces to be joined in the bonding process. The grooves are each provided in a... | 07/27/1993 |
