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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146793 | Pins for transferring material A pin for allowing material having adhesive properties to adhere thereon, the pin comprising: a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end opposite to the distal end; and a first tapered portion disposed on the longitudinal axis of the shaft, ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7392925 | Handheld fluid cooled electric solder tweezers A handheld fluid cooled electric solder tweezers. A pair of soldering heads extend from a pair of tweezer members, respectively, and are operatively connected to a cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus of each tweezer member includes a pair of heat dissipating tu... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7353983 | Vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate A method for vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate includes the use of a sacrificial circuit substrate with a plurality of pads and vias that are solder-wettable. The pads and vias of the sacrificial circuit substrate are placed in vertical prox... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325714 | Solder heating system This invention provides a system capable of melting solder and removing the melted solder from a substrate. The heating system includes a desoldering tool having at least two handles, a first handle and a second handle. This way, an operator may grip the first handl... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6857552 | Method and apparatus for making smart card solder contacts A method and apparatus for soldering terminal ends of an antenna embedded in a plastic smart card to contact terminals of an IC module disposed on the card are shown. The enamel coated antenna terminal ends are pre-coated with solder with a heater having horizontal ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6159545 | Method for applying a fluid material in joint regions around an airfoil Material in fluid form is applied to a region where a joint is to be formed between an airfoil and an adjacent structure by simultaneously directing streams of the material into the joint region on the suction side of the airfoil and into the joint region... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6152348 | Device for the application of joint material deposit Device for the singled-out application of joining material deposits (30), particularly solder beads, from a joining material reservoir (11) with an application device (13) and a singling-out device (12) for singling-out joining material deposits from the ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5992725 | Apparatus and method for producing electronic elements An electronic element producing apparatus comprises a bonding tool 1 which has a first supply hole 2 for passing a bonding wire 3 used to bond a bonding pad 6 of a semiconductor device 5 and an external conductor which is to be connected electrically with... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5901898 | System for removing solder The misapplication or misplacement of solder bumps on chips and/or circuit boards presents financially significant waste and cost efficiency problems in the manufacture of electronic components. The present invention describes an article and a process for... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5758815 | Solder apparatus and method A tool for soldering pin-in-hole electronic circuit components includes a tool plate with a set of via holes corresponding to the holes of a circuit board on which a circuit component is soldered. The board is aligned with the tool plate and hot gas is su... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5482199 | Electric soldering iron having solder holding means A one handed soldering tool incorporating a heated tip configured with one or more solder retaining recesses therein. Adjacent this heated tip is an end region of a solder supply conduit through which a solid wire solder passes. During operation, as the h... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5446261 | Solder application system using helix to control solder meniscus A soldering tip overcomes the gravitational effects on molten solder and supplies a large molten solder sphere for contact with a surface to which solder is to be applied. A conical or cylindrical spiral or helix of solder-wettable material, preferably in... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5423472 | Delivery device for a solder wire A delivery device for a solder wire includes a main body, an operating element and an attaching device. The main body has a front end, a mediate portion and a rear end, the front end having a defined exit and the rear end having a defined entrance and the... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5421504 | Soldering device and solder dispenser A soldering device includes a tube (1) for delivering a source of heating energy such as gas which is slidingly mounted in a chamber (52) such as a piston cylinder so that only the tube needs to be moved in order to move the heat source up and down with r... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5379941 | Electromagnetic feed device for variable forward motion of solder wire or welding wire in a soldering iron or welding gun A feed device for a soldering iron possesses a coil through which current flows, located in the soldering iron itself, and an armature that is displaceably driven in the central bore of the coil. This armature cooperates with a clamping device connected t... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5332144 | Concave soldering iron tip and method of soldering using same In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a concavity of an elliptical shape is formed in a chisel-shaped soldering tip to create a reservoir in which a quantity of molten solder is retained by surface tension. In a preferred met... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5320273 | Gas flow distribution system for molten solder dispensing process A gas flow distribution system for a solder dispensing head includes a base member adapted to be connected to the solder dispensing head and a structure connected to a source of an inert gas for distributing at least one continuous stream of the inert gas... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5266113 | Dispenser for applying solder A dispenser has a tube and a tip portion having a flat passage communicated with the tube and an elongated opening at a lower end thereof. The flat passage has a constant sectional area over the entire axial length thereof, so that the solder flows in the... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5234157 | Soldering method and apparatus An component or connector lead (12) is soldered to a bare copper metallized area (14) on a circuit board (16) using core solder (26) by manually applying heat from a heated tip (24) to a separate one of the lead and metallized area. As the heat is being a... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5143272 | Desoldering device A desoldering tool has a removable heater cartridge and a base unit having an assembly interior including a solder collection chamber and a removable vacuum source for developing a vacuum in and above the chamber and a removable porous solder retention pa... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5127572 | Soldering method and tool The method of the invention comprises the steps of locating the integrated circuit so that the projecting ends of the pins thereon are in juxtaposition with the corresponding connector pads on the printed circuit board; and applying solder to the connecto... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5031817 | Electric soldering iron An electric soldering iron includes a barrel and a head portion with a center hole being pivoted to a front end of the barrel. A piston and a piston rod are disposed in the front end of the barrel. A spring embraces the piston rod and bears against the pi... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4916289 | Plastic welder A plastic welder that can be held and operated with only one hand. The supply rod or filler rod can be advanced into and through the heating tip of the welder by a trigger that can be actuated by the user with the same hand in which the grip of the plasti... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4898317 | Welding wire straightening device and welding torch A device for straightening a welding wire which includes a box-shaped frame of a generally rectangular configuration through which a welding wire is fed, and a plurality of pairs of wire straightening rollers mounted on the frame in longitudinally spaced-... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4832246 | Automatic soldering machines An automatic spot soldering machine incorporates apparatus for automatically sequencing through operations for forming soldered joints at a predetermined position. The sequence includes preforming a quantity of solder from a length of solder wire and posi... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4793541 | Soldering gun having finger actuated feed unit apparatus A soldering gun has a finger actuated rotary solder feed unit and a solder cartridge releasably coupled to the gun. A solder guide tube extends forwardly parallel to the cylinder and guides the solder into engagement with the heated tip. The guide tube is... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4648545 | Soldering iron A soldering iron is provided of a type in which the solder is fed through the interior of the soldering iron to the tip, which is heated by a heating element in the soldering iron. In order to prevent the solder from melting before it reaches the tip, as ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4614295 | Soldering iron and soldering apparatus The soldering apparatus of the invention includes a soldering wire feeding mechanism for feeding soldering wire from a storage spool. The soldering wire feeding mechanism includes a motor which drives a feeding wheel for engaging and transporting the sold... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4606492 | Method and apparatus for soldering Soldering apparatus which comprises a frame member and a reciprocating member movably mounted on the frame member for movement with respect to an anvil member having a component to be soldered supported thereon. A soldering tip is mounted on the reciproca... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4607151 | Soldering iron with fume suction tube A soldering iron for withdrawing by suction resin-containing soldering fumes includes an electric heating element (2) enclosed in a metallic casing and extending from one end of a handle (1), a metallic fume suction nozzle (6) has one end (7) lying in pro... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4598855 | One-handed soldering gun A one-handed soldering apparatus comprises a solder dispensing unit and a solder melting unit mounted in a cooperating manner to provide for one-handed dispensing and melting of solder from a single combination device. A unique solder discharging device p... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4507545 | Soldering iron with solder dispensing device A device for feeding solder wire from a spool to the heated tip of a pencil-type solder iron. The device includes a rigid support strip secured by a pair of spaced bands to the front and rear ends of the elongated handle of the soldering iron. The strip e... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4411379 | Solder feeding gun and attachment A device of the gun type adapted to carry a soldering torch and to feed a strip of solder adjacent the nozzle of the torch. This solder feeding gun is characterized by being adapted to carry such torch and to feed the strip of solder with only one hand, b... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4330075 | Soldering tool with feeder mechanism A soldering tool having a handle, a heating element, and a feeder mechanism for feeding wire or strip soldering metal through a passage in the handle arranged as a unit in an attachment piece let into the handle and comprises a manually operated member wh... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4247137 | Solder feeder apparatus An attachment for a soldering tool which allows selective feed of the solder wire to the heated tip with the same hand that holds the tool. A novel double-acting slide mechanism feeds the solder forwardly by pulling a trigger, or other actuating means, an... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4216894 | Portable soldering apparatus An improved soldering device has a magazine to hold preformed solder shapes for dispensing them through a tubular duct onto a channel formed in a soldering bit. The channel leads to an opening formed in the bit to permit passage therethrough of the prefor... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4199096 | Solder device having cartridge feed of solder An improved soldering device is provided, one that is structured for the reception of and use with a new cartridge that is a self-contained supply of solder. When the cartridge is inserted within the soldering device, an operator, using only one hand, is ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4138048 | Motorized tinsel decorating tool A body is provided defining an elongated handgrip and an elongated support projecting angularly outwardly of one end portion of the handgrip. A motor is carried by the body and a pair of generally parallel peripherally engaged side-by-side rollers are jou... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4110591 | Apparatus and method for brazing tips on circular saw teeth An apparatus--for brazing tungsten carbide tips (also known as "inserts") on circular saw teeth--which includes instrumentalities to practice a method comprising, with respect to each saw tooth, the following steps: (1) clamping an initially separate tip ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 3990622 | Apparatus for soldering Soldering method and apparatus comprising a soldering device having a hand grip portion and an electrically heated soldering element extending from said hand grip portion and terminating in a soldering tip, a housing structure adapted to be supported in a... | 11/09/1976 |
