Metal fusion bonding inventions 03/07

20070068991 - Ultrasonic welding system: The present invention is an ultrasonic welding system having an ultrasonic welder integrated with a servo press for galling and ultrasonic welding of a first workpiece to a second workpiece. The first and second workpieces are substantially disposed between a confronting tip and stationary anvil of the ultrasonic welder. Prior... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070068992 - Gold/nickel/copper brazing alloys for brazing wc-co to titanium alloys: A brazing material including about 40 to about 60 percent by weight gold, about 5 to about 16 percent by weight nickel and about 35 to about 55 percent by weight copper.... Agent: General Electric Company

20070068996 - Continuous mode solder jet apparatus: A solder jet apparatus is disclosed. The solder jet apparatus is a continuous mode solder jet that includes a blanking system and raster scan system. The use of the raster scan and blanking systems allows for a continuous stream of solder to be placed anywhere on the surface in any... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070068993 - Frictional spot joining method and frictional spot joining apparatus: In a frictional spot joining where plural metal members lapping over are jointed with a joining device comprising a rotating tool, a receiving tool disposed on a rotational axis of the rotating tool and a drive device to rotate and move the rotating tool in a pushing direction, a holding... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070068995 - Manufacturing of micro-objects such as miniature diamond tool tips: Techniques for affixing a micro-object to a mounting structure at a desired relative orientation. A shaped portion of a work piece is caused to become embedded in two or more reference structures at stages during fabrication. The micro-object may have dimensions less than 200 microns, and possibly on the order... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070068994 - Soldering apparatus: An R-ALIP type electromagnetic pump having an inner core, a linear pipe, and a combination of an outer core and coils provided around the linear pipe is disposed outside a solder vessel containing a molten solder. The solder vessel has a bottom wall made of an iron having at least... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070068997 - Cold weld: A cold weld is formed in a multilayer material. A first pin is coupled to a first block. A second pin is coupled to a second block. The multilayer material is disposed between the first pin and the second pin. The first pin opposes the second pin. The multilayer material... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070068998 - Liquid-cooled armature bar clip-to-strand connection and method: A liquid-cooled armature bar end fitting-to-strand brazed connection. The end fitting is comprised of a main body and a cover, and defines a cavity, a bottom wall of which is defined in part by the cover. An armature winding bar strand package including solid strands and hollow strands arranged in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070068999 - Method for inspecting manually inserted components: A method for inspecting manually inserted components is proposed, which is used to inspect whether the manually inserted components are correctly assembled on the circuit board. The method for inspecting manually inserted component implements the steps of first inserting the manually inserted components into corresponding positions on the surface of... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070069000 - Method of flip chip mounting pressure sensor dies to substrates and pressure sensors formed thereby: A method of forming a sensor for sensing a physical property of a media. A substrate is provided having circuitry thereon including at least one electrical contact and a die is provided having disposed thereon corresponding electrical contacts and a sensing element for sensing a physical property of a media... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick, Attorney, Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20070057015 - Tapered friction stir welding and processing tool: A friction stir welding tool is provided for joining together workpieces utilizing friction stir welding processes having convex- or concave-shaped tapered shoulders. The inventive tool includes a support body rotatable about a first axis and having a distal end defining a shoulder. A rotatable pin extends from the distal end... Agent: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070057022 - Component mounting method and component-mounted body: A component mounting method configured to mount on a wiring board a surface-mount electronic component that has an electrode terminal on a bonding surface, the method including the steps of preparing the electronic component having a solder layer that covers the electrode terminal, and a resin layer that is provided... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070057020 - Flux collection system: A flux collection system is proposed in which in a buffering area between an inlet and a heating chamber of a reflow furnace, blowing in-furnace ambient gas to a printed circuit board from a position under a carrier device and sucking ambient gas at a lower section of the carrier... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070057019 - Heatable roll and process for making a heatable roll: A heatable roll having a smooth, hard surface for the production and/or treatment of a fibrous web, in particular a paper, board or tissue web, comprises a base tube made of weldable steel, to which at least one welded layer which has a higher hardness than the base tube is... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070057017 - Lamination apparatus and lamination method using the same: The present invention is directed to a lamination apparatus and a lamination method using the same. The lamination apparatus includes a process chamber and a pump connected with one side of the process chamber for making the interior of the process chamber a vacuum. Inside the process chamber, a first... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20070057016 - Machine for continuously manufacturing a welded metal trellis: Machine for manufacturing a continuous strip of metal lattice by means of a single flexible metal wire continuously supplying said machine, said lattice being produced by repeating a same motif of metal wire in a plane, each motif being superposed on the preceding motif with an offset of constant pitch... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070057024 - Method and apparatus for removing known good die: A method and structure is disclosed for detaching a chip from a substrate that delays the delivery of shear force to the chip until the connectors attaching the chip to the substrate are soft enough that the delivery of shear force will not damage the chip's connectors. More particularly, the... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20070057023 - Method for welding processed article and welded processed product: Provided is a welded processed product which is reduced in the hear deformation thereof and can exhibit improved the welding strength between component processed articles. A welded processed products, wherein a first convex column (13) and second convex columns (14A and 14B) to be subjected to the vibration-welding with a... Agent: Roth & Goldman, P.A.

20070057025 - Self-centering braze assembly methods: Braze and electrode wire assemblies, e.g., used with an implantable microstimulator, include a wire welded in the through-hole of an electrode, which electrode is brazed to a ceramic case that is brazed to a metal ring that is welded to a metal can. The braze joints are step or similar... Agent: Advanced Bionics Corporation

20070057021 - Semiconductor device and automotive ac generator: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a support member bonded to a first surface of the semiconductor element with a first bonding material, and a lead electrode bonded to a second surface of the semiconductor element supported on the support member with a second bonding material. Respective connecting parts... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070057018 - Soldering apparatus: There is provided a soldering apparatus that can supply nitrogen gas to each soldering iron, is low in cost, and can increase the workability. A soldering apparatus 100 includes a soldering iron unit 300 having an iron tip heated by a heater unit and a blowout nozzle for blowing out... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070057026 - Method for extracting non-metallic weld metal inclusions: A method for analyzing non-metallic inclusions in a weld metal. The method includes etching a weld bead or weld bead sample to at least partially expose a plurality of non-metal inclusions in the weld bead or weld bead sample, applying a conductive tape to and then removing the conductive tape... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070057027 - Method and device for filling zones situated in hollows or between tracks with a viscous product on a printed circuit board and apparatus using such a device: The invention relates to a method and device for filling areas located in hollows (4) which do not open out onto the surface of a substrate (1) without a mask or silk screen. According to the invention, said method consists in associating the following objects according to the order of... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20070057028 - Systems and methods for depositing conductive material into openings in microfeature workpieces: Systems and methods for depositing conductive material into openings in microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. One particular embodiment of a system for processing microfeature workpieces includes a processing chamber and a solder reservoir in the processing chamber. The solder reservoir includes a slot having a generally vertical orientation positioned to... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070051772 - Modular rotary anvil: A modular rotary anvil for an ultrasonic welding machine, comprising of a shaft, and a plurality of spaced inserts coupled to the shaft, each of the inserts extending from the shaft substantially the same distance, and being configured to engage a workpiece, wherein at least one of the inserts has... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070051776 - Dual friction welder: A friction welding system includes a first spindle and a second spindle. The first spindle and the second spindle securely locate a first part and a second part, respectively. The first spindle defines a first axis. The second spindle defines a second axis. A tailstock fixture is disposed along the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070051778 - Lead-type electronic-part-mounted printed circuit board, method of soldering lead-type electronic part and air-conditioner: A printed circuit board 1 including a group of consecutive soldering lands 3 for soldering a lead-type electronic part 2 with a plurality of leads 2a, includes a solder drawing land 4 having a cross-shaped slit 4a and being provided adjacently to a rearmost portion of the group of the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20070051774 - Method of controlling solder deposition on heat spreader used for semiconductor package: Method for controlling the deposition of solder on a heat spreader or heat sink is disclosed. The method comprises applying an attaching flux and finishing flux to a heat spreader, placing a preform thereon and subjecting the same to reflow conditions. The finishing flux is applied to solubilize the normally... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20070051779 - 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;... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20070051777 - Soldering method: This invention provides a soldering method capable of solving soldering defects due to excess molten solder in the case of soldering while applying an inner pressure into a through-hole of a lead component mounting substrate: (a) In a primary soldering step, a lead component mounting substrate is lowered, and the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20070051773 - Thermal interface materials, methods of preparation thereof and their applications: Thermal interface materials are described herein that include at least one phase change material, and at least one solvent, solvent mixture or combination thereof, wherein the at least one solvent, solvent mixture or combination thereof at least partially solvates the at least one phase change material. Methods of producing thermal... Agent: Buchalter Nemer A Professional Corporation

20070051775 - Water sports board with wave engager: A personal water sports board with a wave engager operably secured thereto for operation in a flow of water, such as a boogie board and the like, is disclosed. The wave engager has a wall shaped to allow water to flow freely thereby in one direction, but to operably engage... Agent: Ipsolon LLP

20070045381 - Cold weld: A cold weld is formed in a multilayer material. A first pin is coupled to a first block. A second pin is coupled to a second block. The multilayer material is disposed between the first pin and the second pin. The first pin opposes the second pin. The multilayer material... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070045382 - Reflow furnace: In the first buffering area provided between the inlet of the furnace and the heating chamber, the ambient gas is blown to the printed circuit board from the lower side of the carrier device, while the ambient gas is sucked in the upper side of the carrier device, thus the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070045384 - Method for manufacturing gas and liquid storage tanks: A method for making gas and liquid storage tanks such as automotive fuel tanks includes providing two or more blanks of air hardenable martensitic stainless steel in the annealed condition. The steel blanks have a thickness in the range of 0.5-5.0 mm., and are formed utilizing stamping, forging, pressing, or... Agent: Drummond & Duckworth

20070045383 - Servo controller for spot welding gun: There is provided a servo controller for a spot welding gun for controlling a pressurizing force, applied by a pair of mutually-opposing gun chips, on an object to be welded, including at least one movable gun chip, which is held between the pair of gun chips, by causing a drive... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070045385 - Jointed assembly, assembling method thereof, assembling jig, and powder treating device: A jointed assembly includes a first joining member having a face to be welded at at least an end face thereof and a second joining member having a joint receiving part to which the end face of the first joining member is joined. One of the first and second joining... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070045386 - Manufacturing method of airtight container, manufacturing method of image display device, and bonding method: A bonding method using a bonding agent is provided, which has the steps of forming an underlayer on a first member, providing a bonding agent on the underlayer, forming a contact member, different from the bonding agent, on a second member, bringing the bonding agent into contact with the contact... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070045387 - Method for hybridisation of two components by using different sized solder protrusions and a device that uses two components hybridised according to this method: Some of the protrusions 4 of fusible material fitted on the first and/or second pads 3 and 5 respectively consist of at least three larger-sized protrusions 6, especially taller protrusions, so that before the temperature is increased to the hybridisation temperature, the component only rests on the larger protrusions.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070045388 - Microfeature workpieces having alloyed conductive structures, and associated methods: Microfeature workpieces having alloyed conductive structures, and associated methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes applying a volume of material to a target location of a microfeature workpiece, with the volume of material including at least a first metallic constituent. The method can further include elevating... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea