Class 228: METAL FUSION BONDING ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Class
228
METAL FUSION BONDING


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> METAL FUSION BONDING
101[Patents]PROCESS
102[Patents] . With condition responsive, program, or timing control
103[Patents] . With measuring, testing, indicating, inspecting, or illuminating
104[Patents] . . Nondestructive testing
105[Patents] . . Using optical viewing means (e.g., microscope)
106[Patents] . Using a compliant cushioning medium
107[Patents] . Using explosive energy
108[Patents] . . Specific rate of explosive burn or approach of preforms
109[Patents] . . Critical spacing between preforms
110.1[Patents] . Using high frequency vibratory energy (e.g., ultrasonic)
111[Patents] . . With treating other than heating
111.5[Patents] . . Soldering or liquid phase bonding
112.1[Patents] . Using dynamic frictional energy (i.e., friction welding)
113[Patents] . . Inertia type
114[Patents] . . With treating other than heating
114.5[Patents] . . By rotating one work surface relative to another about an axis
115[Patents] . Using only pressure (e.g., cold welding)
116[Patents] . . With pretreating of work
117[Patents] . . Cold rolling
118[Patents] . Using bond inhibiting separating material
119[Patents] . Repairing, restoring, or renewing product for reuse
120[Patents] . Mechanically joining metal/nonmetal and bonding to the metal
121[Patents] . Bonding nonmetals with metallic filler
122.1[Patents] . Metal to nonmetal with separate metallic filler
123.1[Patents] . . Semiconductor-type nonmetallic material
124.1[Patents] . . With treating
124.5[Patents] . . Active or reactive filler component
124.6[Patents] . . Forming hermetic seal (e.g., welding lid to container)
124.7[Patents] . . Forming joint of rotary shaft
125[Patents] . With removing or reshaping of filler material or flash after bonding
126[Patents] . Encasing a rodlike core within a substantially coextensive tube by complete bonding therebetween
127[Patents] . . Thermally induced pressure weld
128[Patents] . . With mechanical interlock
129[Patents] . . By bending planar part to form tube around rodlike core
130[Patents] . . . Progressively
131[Patents] . . By fitting rodlike core within tube
132[Patents] . . . Joining through filler
133[Patents] . . . . Preplacing solid tubular filler
134[Patents] . . . . Applying molten filler from top reservoir
135[Patents] . With supplementary mechanical joining
136[Patents] . . Deforming of work part
137[Patents] . . . Lock seaming
138[Patents] . . Attaching of bridge or tie member
139[Patents] . . Using separate fastener
140[Patents] . . . Threaded fastener
141.1[Patents] . With shaping
142[Patents] . . Corner mitering
143[Patents] . . Of multilayer tube from single web
144[Patents] . . And edge joining of one piece blank or strip
145[Patents] . . . To form helically seamed tube
146[Patents] . . . Progressively bending and joining
147[Patents] . . . . Forming indefinite length member
148[Patents] . . . . . Sheathing, cable or wire
149[Patents] . . . Uniform thickness thin blank or strip
150[Patents] . . . . Elongated seam
151[Patents] . . . . . Butt joining
152[Patents] . . . Irregular thick blank or strip
153[Patents] . . Lap joining of parts of nonplanar surfaces
154[Patents] . . . For telescoping sleeve
155[Patents] . . Subsequent to bonding
156[Patents] . . . Drawing elongated member through die
157[Patents] . . . Spreading or expanding work between bond joints (e.g., honeycomb or heat exchanger making, etc.)
158[Patents] . . . Rolling
159[Patents] . . . Removing of material
160[Patents] . . . . By cutting
161[Patents] . . . . . Producing internal cavity, aperture, or opening
162[Patents] . . . . . Abrading
163[Patents] . . . . By melting
164[Patents] . . Prior to bonding
165[Patents] . . . Forming channel, groove, or aperture for reception of filler material
166[Patents] . . . . Elongated seam
167[Patents] . . . . Planar intersecting channel walls
168[Patents] . . . . Annular seam
169[Patents] . . . . . Having U-shaped or curved cross section
170[Patents] . . . By cutting
171[Patents] . . . . Producing opposed complementary matching bonding surface
172[Patents] . . . . Abrading
173.1[Patents] . . . By deforming
173.2[Patents] . . . . Pressing first work part against second work part
173.3[Patents] . . . . Preforming work faying surface
173.4[Patents] . . . . Tube or frame member
173.5[Patents] . . . . Rod, bar, or wirelike object
173.6[Patents] . . . . Sheet material
173.7[Patents] . . . . . Continuously feeding sheet material
174[Patents] . . . Forming channel, groove, or aperture
265[Patents] . . With concurrent bonding
175[Patents] . Plural diverse bonding
176[Patents] . Combined
177[Patents] . Alternative bonding
178[Patents] . Plural joints
179.1[Patents] . . Of electrical device (e.g., semiconductor)
180.1[Patents] . . . Simultaneous bonding of multiple joints (e.g., dip soldering of printed circuit boards)
180.21[Patents] . . . . Component terminal to substrate surface (i.e., nonpenetrating terminal)
180.22[Patents] . . . . . Lead-less (or "bumped") device
180.5[Patents] . . . Wire bonding
181[Patents] . . Honeycomb structure
182[Patents] . . Of mechanical article
183[Patents] . . . Heat exchanger structure
184[Patents] . . . Pressure vessels, tanks, and container-type structures
185[Patents] . . Noncoextensive lamina to common base in regular pattern
186[Patents] . . Preliminary sealing of joints
187[Patents] . . Separate successive bonds at different temperatures
188[Patents] . . Including nonmetallic base
189[Patents] . . Using bridge or spacer
190[Patents] . . Of concurrently bonded stacked laminae
191[Patents] . With disassembling of bonded joint (e.g., desoldering)
192[Patents] . Chain link
193[Patents] . Diffusion type
194[Patents] . . Using intermediate diffusion facilitating material
195[Patents] . . With incipient melting of bonding surface
196[Patents] . Autogenous fusion
197[Patents] . . With diffusion of atoms or nuclear particles
198[Patents] . Chemical reaction produces filler material in situ
199[Patents] . With subsequent treating other than heating of bonded parts and/or filler material
200[Patents] . . Cooling under particular conditions
201[Patents] . . Cleaning
202[Patents] . . . Chemical
203[Patents] . With pretreating other than heating or cooling of work part of filler prior to bonding and any application of filler
204[Patents] . . Applying porous or capillary feed material
205[Patents] . . Cleaning
206[Patents] . . . Chemical
207[Patents] . . . . Applying flux
208[Patents] . . Applying preliminary bond facilitating metal coating
209[Patents] . . . Chemical deposition
210[Patents] . . . Mechanically secured
211[Patents] . . Chemical
212[Patents] . With clamping or holding
213[Patents] . . And unclamping
214[Patents] . With protecting of work or filler or applying flux
215[Patents] . . By confining filler
216[Patents] . . . Using backup means
217[Patents] . . Using getter
218[Patents] . . Using gas, vapor, vacuum, or reactive flame
219[Patents] . . . Gas or vapor
220[Patents] . . . . Reducing gas
221[Patents] . . . Vacuum
222[Patents] . . Using cooling means (e.g., heat sink or barrier)
223[Patents] . . Applying flux
224[Patents] . . . Flux affixed to or incorporated with filler
225[Patents] . Plural filler applying
226[Patents] . . Diverse fillers
227[Patents] . Plural heat applying
228[Patents] . . And applying pressure
229[Patents] . . Separate and distinct heating of work and filler
230[Patents] . . Diverse heating
231[Patents] . . Including post-heating
232[Patents] . . Including preheating
233.1[Patents] . Specific rate of varying pressure or schedule of distinct pressures
233.2[Patents] . Specific rate of varying temperature or schedule of distinct temperatures
234.1[Patents] . Specific mode of heating or applying pressure
234.2[Patents] . . Vapor phase heating
234.3[Patents] . . Exothermic reaction heating
235.1[Patents] . . Mode of applying pressure
235.2[Patents] . . . Roll bonding
235.3[Patents] . . . . At specific temperature level
244[Patents] . Feeding unfused filler into fusing contact with work part
245[Patents] . Preplacing solid filler
246[Patents] . . Particular size or shape
247[Patents] . . . Indefinite length
248.1[Patents] . . Applied in powdered or particulate form
248.5[Patents] . . . Nonhomogeneous metal filler particles
249[Patents] . . Joint interposed
250[Patents] . . . Butt
251[Patents] . . . Lap
252[Patents] . . . Coextensive sheet
253[Patents] . . . Attaching filler to work part
254[Patents] . . . . Adherent solid layer or coating (e.g., pretinned)
255[Patents] . . . . Mechanically secured
256[Patents] . Applying or distributing fused filler
257[Patents] . . By gravity
258[Patents] . . By capillary action
259[Patents] . . By immersing in stagnant pool
260[Patents] . . Using pumped stream or jet
261[Patents] . . Using spray
262[Patents] . . With agitating or vibrating (e.g., using ultrasonic energy)
262.1[Patents] . Critical work component, temperature, or pressure
262.2[Patents] . . Nonmetal work component without metallic filler
262.21[Patents] . . . Solid state bonding
262.3[Patents] . . Nickel or cobalt member
262.31[Patents] . . . Brazing or soldering
262.4[Patents] . . Ferrous metal member
262.41[Patents] . . . Steel member
262.42[Patents] . . . . Brazing or soldering
262.43[Patents] . . . . . And nonferrous metal member
262.44[Patents] . . . . And nonferrous metal member
262.45[Patents] . . . Brazing or soldering
262.5[Patents] . . Aluminum or magnesium member
262.51[Patents] . . . Brazing or soldering
262.6[Patents] . . Copper or noble metal member
262.61[Patents] . . . Brazing or soldering
262.7[Patents] . . Refractory metal member
262.71[Patents] . . . Titanium or zirconium member
262.72[Patents] . . . . Brazing or soldering
262.8[Patents] . . . Brazing or soldering
262.9[Patents] . . Brazing or soldering
264[Patents]PROCESS OF DISASSEMBLING BONDED SURFACES, PER SE (E.G., DESOLDERING)
1.1[Patents]MEANS TO APPLY VIBRATORY SOLID-STATE BONDING ENERGY (E.G., ULTRASONIC, ETC.) TO WORK
2.1[Patents]INCLUDING MEANS TO PROVIDE HEAT BY FRICTION BETWEEN RELATIVELY MOVING SURFACES (I.E., FRICTION WELDER)
2.3[Patents] . Means to rotate one surface relative to the other about a fixed axis
2.5[Patents]EXPLOSIVE WELDING MEANS
3.1[Patents]MEANS TO BOND BY APPLYING ONLY PRESSURE (E.G., FOR COLD WELDING, ETC.)
4.1[Patents]WITH MEANS TO JUXTAPOSE AND BOND PLURAL WORKPIECES
4.5[Patents] . Wire lead bonder
5.1[Patents] . With means to treat workpieces (e.g., cutting, deforming, etc.)
5.5[Patents] . Including compliant cushioning medium
5.7[Patents] . Strip leading end to trailing end bonder
6.1[Patents] . Plural discrete workpieces
6.2[Patents] . . With electrical connection made at joint
7[Patents]WITH MACHINE PART RESPONSIVE TO TEMPLATE OR PATTERN OR TO INDICIA CARRIED BY AUXILIARY RECORD (E.G., TAPE, CARD, ETC.)
8[Patents]WITH CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SENSED CONDITION
9[Patents] . Work-responsive (e.g., temperature, orientation of work, etc.)
10[Patents] . . Presence of work
11[Patents] . . . To control feed of filler
12[Patents] . Responsive to position of work carrier
13[Patents]WITH MEANS TO CUT OR SEPARATE WORK, FILLER, FLUX, OR PRODUCT
14[Patents] . Plus means to apply cut filler or cut flux to work
15.1[Patents]WITH MEANS TO DEFORM WORK, FILLER, OR FLUX PORTION BEFORE FUSION
16[Patents] . By a funnel-shaped conduit (e.g., welding bell, etc.)
17[Patents] . By roller means
17.5[Patents] . Comprising means forming one-piece blank into a tubular shape
17.7[Patents] . . Helical tubular shape
18[Patents]COMBINED
19[Patents]WITH MEANS TO REMOVE, COMPACT, OR SHAPE APPLIED FLUX OR FILLER
20.1[Patents] . By fluid blast or suction
20.5[Patents] . . Hand tool
21[Patents] . With shield or guide for removed material
22[Patents] . Including wiper
23[Patents] . . Comprising endless wiper
24[Patents]INCLUDING REPETITIVE IMPACT FUSION-BONDING MEANS
25[Patents]INCLUDING APPLICATOR MOVABLE DURING FUSION
26[Patents] . Including "flying" applicator engaging moving work
27[Patents] . With lateral oscillation along path of seam
28[Patents] . Reciprocatory or oscillatory motion
29[Patents] . Orbital or plane curvilinear motion
30[Patents] . . Of roller applicator
31[Patents] . . . With associated bath of liquid flux or filler
32[Patents] . Means to move applicator
33[Patents]INCLUDING MEANS TO APPLY FLUX OR FILLER TO WORK OR APPLICATOR
34[Patents] . With means to skim dross
35[Patents] . By brush, wick, or pad
36[Patents] . By partial or total immersion of work or applicator into liquid
37[Patents] . . Flowing flux or filler (e.g., wave former, etc.)
38[Patents] . . With means to roll or orbit work portion
39[Patents] . . With means to mask or stop work
40[Patents] . . Comprising work immersion
41[Patents] . Solid flux or solid filler
42[Patents] . Gaseous flux
43[Patents] . Moving work
44.3[Patents]INCLUDING MEANS TO FORCE OR CLAMP WORK PORTIONS TOGETHER DURING BONDING
44.5[Patents] . Comprising tube aligning means
44.7[Patents] . Work portion comprises electrical component
45[Patents]INCLUDING MEANS TO MOVE OR GUIDE APPLICATOR
46[Patents]WITH MEANS TO COOL WORK OR PRODUCT
47.1[Patents]WITH MEANS TO HANDLE WORK OR PRODUCT
48[Patents] . Including means to rotate cylindrical work
49.1[Patents] . Including means to orient work or position work portion relative to another work portion
49.2[Patents] . . Means to rotate work and to position work about a different axis
49.3[Patents] . . Pipe joint aligner
49.4[Patents] . . Sheet aligner
49.5[Patents] . Work portion comprises electrical component
49.6[Patents] . Work portion comprises can body
50[Patents]SEAM BACKUP MEANS
51[Patents]METALLIC HEAT APPLICATOR (E.G., SOLDERING IRON, ETC.)
52[Patents] . With means to handle flux or filler
53[Patents] . . With means to heat applicator
54[Patents] . Tip or head alloy or polymetallic structure
55[Patents] . Adjustable or detachable head or tip
56.1[Patents]SPECIALIZED POT
56.2[Patents] . Having means to treat flux or filler
56.3[Patents]SOLDER FORM
56.5[Patents]WITH SIGNAL, INDICATOR, GAUGE, OR STOP
57[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS
58[Patents]APPARATUS FOR BONDING BATTERIES (I.E., PLURAL CELLS)
59[Patents]HEAT SHIELD
60[Patents]TUBE END CLOSING
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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901[Patents]PROCESS OF BONDING BATTERIES
902[Patents]USING FLAME
903[Patents]METAL TO NONMETAL
904[Patents]WIRE BONDING


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