Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
219056000 | Wire, rod, or bar bonding | 16 |
20100206849 | Wire bonding apparatus, record medium storing bonding control program, and bonding method - A wire bonding apparatus including a bonding control section provided with an electrical non-bonding detector, an optical non-bonding detector, and an optical shape detector, which are for detecting non-bonding between a first bonding point and a bonding wire; and when non-bonding is detected by the electrical non-bonding detector and non-bonding is also detected by the optical non-bonding detector, then the tip end of the bonding wire is reformed by, based on the shape of the tip end of the bonding wire detected by the optical shape detector, a ball formation device into a ball of a prescribed shape, and rebonding is performed at the first bonding point. | 08-19-2010 |
20120031877 | GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OXIDATION IN WIRE BONDING OPERATIONS - A wire bonding machine is provided. The wire bonding machine includes a bonding tool and an electrode for forming a free air ball on an end of a wire extending through the bonding tool where the free air ball is formed at a free air ball formation area of the wire bonding machine. The wire bonding machine also includes a bond site area for holding a semiconductor device during a wire bonding operation. The wire bonding machine also includes a gas delivery mechanism configured to provide a cover gas to: (1) the bond site area whereby the cover gas is ejected through at least one aperture of the gas delivery mechanism to the bond site area, and (2) the free air ball formation area. | 02-09-2012 |
219560100 | Of wire leads | 3 |
20080264907 | ELECTRONIC FLAME-OFF ELECTRODE WITH BALL-SHAPED TIP - An electrode for a wire bonding apparatus is provided. The electrode includes a body portion and a tip portion adjacent the body portion. The tip portion has a substantially spherical configuration. | 10-30-2008 |
20150076116 | METAL CONNECTING METHOD AND METAL CONNECTING DEVICE - The ground terminal is wound around an outer periphery of the coaxial cable. A portion of the ground terminal wound around the coaxial cable is clipped between the pair of electrodes. While the pair of electrodes is pressed in a direction close to each other, a current is applied to the pair of electrodes. The current of a predetermined current value is applied for a predetermined time so that the insulating outer coat | 03-19-2015 |
219560220 | Methods | 1 |
20150290736 | WELDING WIRE FEEDING DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed are wire feeding devices having a wire feeding pipe and a feed unit that pushes a wire through the wire feeding pipe. Either the wire feeding pipe comprises a two- way shape-memory alloy or the wire feeding pipe has an attached, over-lapping, or inserted extension segment extending beyond a distal end of the wire feeding pipe, the extension section comprising a two-way shape-memory alloy. The two-way shape-memory alloy has a trained shape in a martensite phase having a passageway for a wire and a trained shape in an austenite phase having a passageway for a wire that is narrower than the martensite phase passageway. When heated to the austenite phase of the two-way shape-memory alloy, the narrower passageway applies pressure to straighten a bend in the wire. | 10-15-2015 |
219057000 | Butt bonding (e.g., welding) | 4 |
20090250437 | APPARATUS FOR BUTT-WELDING TUBE JOINTS - Welding devices and methods of using the same are provided. The welding device includes a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a first semi-collar associated with a second semi-collar to form a collar. The collar is adapted to be disposed about a tube to be welded, and associated with an automatic voltage control assembly. The automatic voltage control assembly is mechanically associated with an electrode, and the automatic voltage control maintains the desired angular disposition of the electrode relative to the tube to be welded. | 10-08-2009 |
20140042126 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BUTT POSITION OF WELD JOINT, DEVICE FOR DETECTING BUTT POSITION OF WELD JOINT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WELD JOINT - It is a task of the present application to provide a butt position detecting method for a weld joint and a butt position detecting device for a weld joint that can detect a position of a butt portion between both members with high accuracy while reducing costs, and a manufacturing a weld joint that carries out the butt position detecting method. Thus, according to one aspect of the invention, in a butt position detecting method for a weld joint, when an arrangement direction of a first member and a second member is defined as a first direction, and a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction is defined as a second direction, the first member has a corner portion and a chamfer portion, and a two-dimensional displacement sensor is arranged at a position offset from the butt portion toward the first member side in the first direction, and such that an angle θs at which the second direction and an optical axis direction of irradiation light of the two-dimensional displacement sensor intersect with each other and an angle θa at which the second direction and a formation direction of the chamfer portion of the first member intersect with each other satisfy a condition expression: 0°<θs<θa. | 02-13-2014 |
20150053649 | WIRE FUSING APPARATUS - A wire fusing apparatus including a first body having a first surface, a second body having a second surface, and a heating unit is provided. The second body is pivoted to the first body to rotate relatively to the first body enabling the first and second bodies to be in an expanded or a closed state. When the first and second bodies are in the closed state, the first and second surfaces define a closed containing groove for containing two independent wires butt jointed with each other. The first surface, the second surface and the containing groove each has a heat-conducting region, and the heat-conducting regions contact each other when the first and second bodies are in the closed state. The heating unit disposed on the first or second body contacts one of the heat-conducting regions for heat-fusing a butt-jointing point of the wires to form a fused wire. | 02-26-2015 |
20150114935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY WELDING REBAR SECTIONS USING GAS METAL ARC WELDING - A method of welding reinforcement steel bars (rebar) and assembly of fusion-welded rebar into panel assemblies that are self-stabilizing to withstand the rigors of transport to and positioning within construction sites. The rebar welding method generates fusion welds in such a manner that the weld imparts stability and strength to the welded rebar assemblies. The rebar welds permit the assembling of larger and more varied rebar panel configurations without the need for tie wire or other coupling devices. Further, the welded panels allow positioning of large rebar configurations, insuring that the spacing of the individual bars exceeds all required tolerances. The self-stabilizing fusion rebar welding process allows a more efficient, flexible and rapid method of rebar panel construction by using assembly systems on mobilized trailers or at stationary locations. | 04-30-2015 |
219058000 | Methods | 7 |
20090014419 | MODULAR STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM - A method of welding reinforcement steel bars (rebar) and assembly of fusion-welded rebar into panel assemblies that are self-stabilizing to withstand the rigors of transport to and positioning within construction sites. The rebar welding method generates fusion welds in such a manner that the weld imparts stability and strength to the welded rebar assemblies. The rebar welds permit the assembling of larger and more varied rebar panel configurations without the need for tie wire or other coupling devices. Further, the welded panels allow positioning of large rebar configurations, insuring that the spacing of the individual bars exceeds all required tolerances. The self-stabilizing fusion rebar welding process allows a more efficient, flexible and rapid method of rebar panel construction by using assembly systems on mobilized trailers or at stationary locations. | 01-15-2009 |
20110174782 | MODULAR STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM - A method of welding reinforcement steel bars (rebar) and assembly of fusion-welded rebar into panel assemblies that are self-stabilizing to withstand the rigors of transport to and positioning within construction sites. The rebar welding method generates fusion welds in such a manner that the weld imparts stability and strength to the welded rebar assemblies. The rebar welds permit the assembling of larger and more varied rebar panel configurations without the need for tie wire or other coupling devices. Further, the welded panels allow positioning of large rebar configurations, insuring that the spacing of the individual bars exceeds all required tolerances. The self-stabilizing fusion rebar welding process allows a more efficient, flexible and rapid method of rebar panel construction by using assembly systems on mobilized trailers or at stationary locations. | 07-21-2011 |
20110210097 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A METAL MESH - A machine for forming at least a metal mesh comprising longitudinal wires and transverse wires, comprising at least a welding unit provided with a plurality of welders by means of which the longitudinal wires are welded to corresponding transverse wires, each of the welders comprising at least two electrodes, respectively upper and lower, selectively movable between a first feed position, in which at least a first electrode is distant from the transverse and longitudinal wires, and a second welding position, in which both the electrodes contact and weld the wires by means of a passage of current. The welding unit is electrically fed by a three-phase type system. | 09-01-2011 |
20110253677 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREHEATING IN WELDING OPERATIONS - Apparatus for pre-heating tubular articles prior to welding and a method of using the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a support for carrying tubular articles such that they can be rotated together about long axis of the articles. A heater has a heating head that can be placed adjacent a region to be welded. The articles can be rotated so the region to be welded passes the heating head and is thereby heated to enable it to be welded subsequently. The heater is typically an induction heater. The method of welding tubular articles comprises mounting the articles in the support of a pre-heating apparatus of a welding installation embodying the invention and rotating the articles such that a weld region passes adjacent to the heating head. Then a part of the weld region is welded after it has rotated past and has been heated by the heating head. | 10-20-2011 |
20130153542 | METHOD OF JOINING DISSIMILAR MATERIALS - A method of forming a wire includes providing a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first and second wire segments are inserted into opposite ends of a coupling segment. The coupling segment is laser welded such that the laser creates an indent in the coupling segment that penetrates into at least one of the first and second wire segments. | 06-20-2013 |
20150102014 | Welding Pressure Control Apparatus and Method - An apparatus for manufacturing wire wrapped screens utilizing a wire and support ribs is provided. The apparatus employs welding pressure control, utilizing a welding device mounted on a support assembly, wherein the support assembly is moveable in relation to a mounting structure and the wire and support rib weld pieces. Welding pressure is determined by a force measurement device, and a control and feedback system adjusts pressure. Mechanical actuator cylinders mounted on the support assembly and the mounting structure provide load balance. A method for making wire wrapped screens is also provided. | 04-16-2015 |
20160250712 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING AND TREATING THIN-FILMS COMPOSED OF NANOMATERIALS | 09-01-2016 |