| Class Number |
Class Name |
No. of Patents |
| 228/58 |
Apparatus for bonding batteries (i.e., plural cells) |
19 |
| 228/18 |
Combined |
45 |
| 228/2.5 |
Explosive welding means |
63 |
| 228/59 |
Heat shield |
23 |
| 228/25 |
Including applicator movable during fusion |
29 |
| 228/26 |
Including "flying" applicator engaging moving work |
6 |
| 228/32 |
Means to move applicator |
39 |
| 228/29 |
Orbital or plane curvilinear motion |
58 |
| 228/30 |
Of roller applicator |
2 |
| 228/31 |
With associated bath of liquid flux or filler |
3 |
| 228/28 |
Reciprocatory or oscillatory motion |
6 |
| 228/27 |
With lateral oscillation along path of seam |
14 |
| 228/33 |
Including means to apply flux or filler to work or applicator |
157 |
| 228/35 |
By brush, wick, or pad |
22 |
| 228/36 |
By partial or total immersion of work or applicator into liquid |
51 |
| 228/40 |
Comprising work immersion |
49 |
| 228/37 |
Flowing flux or filler (e.g., wave former, etc.) |
255 |
| 228/39 |
With means to mask or stop work |
68 |
| 228/38 |
With means to roll or orbit work portion |
10 |
| 228/42 |
Gaseous flux |
166 |
| 228/43 |
Moving work |
92 |
| 228/41 |
Solid flux or solid filler |
201 |
| 228/34 |
With means to skim dross |
23 |
| 228/44.3 |
Including means to force or clamp work portions together during bonding |
272 |
| 228/44.5 |
Comprising tube aligning means |
87 |
| 228/44.7 |
Work portion comprises electrical component |
255 |
| 228/45 |
Including means to move or guide applicator |
145 |
| 228/2.1 |
Including means to provide heat by friction between relatively moving surfaces (i.e., friction welder) |
275 |
| 228/2.3 |
Means to rotate one surface relative to the other about a fixed axis |
78 |
| 228/24 |
Including repetitive impact fusion-bonding means |
10 |
| 228/1.1 |
Means to apply vibratory solid-state bonding energy (e.g., ultrasonic, etc.) to work |
501 |
| 228/3.1 |
Means to bond by applying only pressure (e.g., for cold welding, etc.) |
39 |
| 228/903 |
Metal to nonmetal |
72 |
| 228/51 |
Metallic heat applicator (e.g., soldering iron, etc.) |
152 |
| 228/55 |
Adjustable or detachable head or tip |
68 |
| 228/54 |
Tip or head alloy or polymetallic structure |
56 |
| 228/52 |
With means to handle flux or filler |
42 |
| 228/53 |
With means to heat applicator |
40 |
| 228/57 |
Miscellaneous |
70 |
| 228/901 |
Process of bonding batteries |
21 |
| 228/264 |
Process of disassembling bonded surfaces, per se (e.g., desoldering) |
172 |
| 228/101 |
Process |
51 |
| 228/177 |
Alternative bonding |
36 |
| 228/256 |
Applying or distributing fused filler |
100 |
| 228/258 |
By capillary action |
43 |
| 228/257 |
By gravity |
23 |
| 228/259 |
By immersing in stagnant pool |
43 |
| 228/260 |
Using pumped stream or jet |
120 |
| 228/261 |
Using spray |
41 |
| 228/262 |
With agitating or vibrating (e.g., using ultrasonic energy) |
68 |
| 228/196 |
Autogenous fusion |
40 |
| 228/197 |
With diffusion of atoms or nuclear particles |
12 |
| 228/121 |
Bonding nonmetals with metallic filler |
249 |
| 228/192 |
Chain link |
14 |
| 228/198 |
Chemical reaction produces filler material in situ |
95 |
| 228/176 |
Combined |
124 |
| 228/262.1 |
Critical work component, temperature, or pressure |
56 |
| 228/262.5 |
Aluminum or magnesium member |
76 |
| 228/262.51 |
Brazing or soldering |
142 |
| 228/262.9 |
Brazing or soldering |
80 |
| 228/262.6 |
Copper or noble metal member |
48 |
| 228/262.61 |
Brazing or soldering |
92 |
| 228/262.4 |
Ferrous metal member |
20 |
| 228/262.45 |
Brazing or soldering |
14 |
| 228/262.41 |
Steel member |
89 |
| 228/262.44 |
And nonferrous metal member |
42 |
| 228/262.42 |
Brazing or soldering |
78 |
| 228/262.43 |
And nonferrous metal member |
26 |
| 228/262.3 |
Nickel or cobalt member |
74 |
| 228/262.31 |
Brazing or soldering |
79 |
| 228/262.2 |
Nonmetal work component without metallic filler |
46 |
| 228/262.21 |
Solid state bonding |
32 |
| 228/262.7 |
Refractory metal member |
39 |
| 228/262.8 |
Brazing or soldering |
31 |
| 228/262.71 |
Titanium or zirconium member |
68 |
| 228/262.72 |
Brazing or soldering |
58 |
| 228/193 |
Diffusion type |
348 |
| 228/194 |
Using intermediate diffusion facilitating material |
213 |
| 228/195 |
With incipient melting of bonding surface |
77 |
| 228/126 |
Encasing a rodlike core within a substantially coextensive tube by complete bonding therebetween |
39 |
| 228/129 |
By bending planar part to form tube around rodlike core |
7 |
| 228/130 |
Progressively |
16 |
| 228/131 |
By fitting rodlike core within tube |
64 |
| 228/132 |
Joining through filler |
44 |
| 228/134 |
Applying molten filler from top reservoir |
9 |
| 228/133 |
Preplacing solid tubular filler |
11 |
| 228/127 |
Thermally induced pressure weld |
39 |
| 228/128 |
With mechanical interlock |
13 |
| 228/244 |
Feeding unfused filler into fusing contact with work part |
30 |
| 228/120 |
Mechanically joining metal/nonmetal and bonding to the metal |
77 |
| 228/122.1 |
Metal to nonmetal with separate metallic filler |
298 |
| 228/124.5 |
Active or reactive filler component |
84 |
| 228/124.6 |
Forming hermetic seal (e.g., welding lid to container) |
122 |
| 228/124.7 |
Forming joint of rotary shaft |
10 |
| 228/123.1 |
Semiconductor-type nonmetallic material |
275 |
| 228/124.1 |
With treating |
242 |
| 228/175 |
Plural diverse bonding |
314 |
| 228/225 |
Plural filler applying |
47 |
| 228/226 |
Diverse fillers |
60 |
| 228/227 |
Plural heat applying |
43 |
| 228/228 |
And applying pressure |
26 |
| 228/230 |
Diverse heating |
24 |
| 228/231 |
Including post-heating |
114 |
| 228/232 |
Including preheating |
127 |
| 228/229 |
Separate and distinct heating of work and filler |
10 |
| 228/178 |
Plural joints |
97 |
| 228/181 |
Honeycomb structure |
131 |
| 228/188 |
Including nonmetallic base |
35 |
| 228/185 |
Noncoextensive lamina to common base in regular pattern |
38 |
| 228/190 |
Of concurrently bonded stacked laminae |
215 |
| 228/179.1 |
Of electrical device (e.g., semiconductor) |
315 |
| 228/180.1 |
Simultaneous bonding of multiple joints (e.g., dip soldering of printed circuit boards) |
542 |
| 228/180.21 |
Component terminal to substrate surface (i.e., nonpenetrating terminal) |
685 |
| 228/180.22 |
Lead-less (or "bumped") device |
1012 |
| 228/180.5 |
Wire bonding |
614 |
| 228/182 |
Of mechanical article |
196 |
| 228/183 |
Heat exchanger structure |
364 |
| 228/184 |
Pressure vessels, tanks, and container-type structures |
161 |
| 228/186 |
Preliminary sealing of joints |
49 |
| 228/187 |
Separate successive bonds at different temperatures |
33 |
| 228/189 |
Using bridge or spacer |
106 |
| 228/245 |
Preplacing solid filler |
209 |
| 228/248.1 |
Applied in powdered or particulate form |
370 |
| 228/248.5 |
Nonhomogeneous metal filler particles |
57 |
| 228/249 |
Joint interposed |
44 |
| 228/253 |
Attaching filler to work part |
62 |
| 228/254 |
Adherent solid layer or coating (e.g., pretinned) |
373 |
| 228/255 |
Mechanically secured |
43 |
| 228/250 |
Butt |
20 |
| 228/252 |
Coextensive sheet |
21 |
| 228/251 |
Lap |
12 |
| 228/246 |
Particular size or shape |
299 |
| 228/247 |
Indefinite length |
21 |
| 228/119 |
Repairing, restoring, or renewing product for reuse |
422 |
| 228/234.1 |
Specific mode of heating or applying pressure |
200 |
| 228/234.3 |
Exothermic reaction heating |
56 |
| 228/235.1 |
Mode of applying pressure |
153 |
| 228/235.2 |
Roll bonding |
69 |
| 228/235.3 |
At specific temperature level |
39 |
| 228/234.2 |
Vapor phase heating |
144 |
| 228/233.1 |
Specific rate of varying pressure or schedule of distinct pressures |
20 |
| 228/233.2 |
Specific rate of varying temperature or schedule of distinct temperatures |
83 |
| 228/106 |
Using a compliant cushioning medium |
67 |
| 228/118 |
Using bond inhibiting separating material |
113 |
| 228/112.1 |
Using dynamic frictional energy (i.e., friction welding) |
437 |
| 228/114.5 |
By rotating one work surface relative to another about an axis |
156 |
| 228/113 |
Inertia type |
78 |
| 228/114 |
With treating other than heating |
71 |
| 228/107 |
Using explosive energy |
153 |
| 228/109 |
Critical spacing between preforms |
20 |
| 228/108 |
Specific rate of explosive burn or approach of preforms |
22 |
| 228/110.1 |
Using high frequency vibratory energy (e.g., ultrasonic) |
415 |
| 228/111.5 |
Soldering or liquid phase bonding |
52 |
| 228/111 |
With treating other than heating |
58 |
| 228/115 |
Using only pressure (e.g., cold welding) |
114 |
| 228/117 |
Cold rolling |
31 |
| 228/116 |
With pretreating of work |
65 |
| 228/212 |
With clamping or holding |
394 |
| 228/213 |
And unclamping |
51 |
| 228/102 |
With condition responsive, program, or timing control |
421 |
| 228/191 |
With disassembling of bonded joint (e.g., desoldering) |
99 |
| 228/103 |
With measuring, testing, indicating, inspecting, or illuminating |
319 |
| 228/104 |
Nondestructive testing |
141 |
| 228/105 |
Using optical viewing means (e.g., microscope) |
146 |
| 228/203 |
With pretreating other than heating or cooling of work part of filler prior to bonding and any application of filler |
97 |
| 228/204 |
Applying porous or capillary feed material |
8 |
| 228/208 |
Applying preliminary bond facilitating metal coating |
177 |
| 228/209 |
Chemical deposition |
71 |
| 228/210 |
Mechanically secured |
3 |
| 228/211 |
Chemical |
22 |
| 228/205 |
Cleaning |
120 |
| 228/206 |
Chemical |
88 |
| 228/207 |
Applying flux |
117 |
| 228/214 |
With protecting of work or filler or applying flux |
167 |
| 228/223 |
Applying flux |
226 |
| 228/224 |
Flux affixed to or incorporated with filler |
82 |
| 228/215 |
By confining filler |
159 |
| 228/216 |
Using backup means |
51 |
| 228/222 |
Using cooling means (e.g., heat sink or barrier) |
121 |
| 228/218 |
Using gas, vapor, vacuum, or reactive flame |
37 |
| 228/219 |
Gas or vapor |
266 |
| 228/220 |
Reducing gas |
101 |
| 228/221 |
Vacuum |
108 |
| 228/217 |
Using getter |
31 |
| 228/125 |
With removing or reshaping of filler material or flash after bonding |
113 |
| 228/141.1 |
With shaping |
45 |
| 228/144 |
And edge joining of one piece blank or strip |
51 |
| 228/152 |
Irregular thick blank or strip |
21 |
| 228/146 |
Progressively bending and joining |
35 |
| 228/147 |
Forming indefinite length member |
65 |
| 228/148 |
Sheathing, cable or wire |
60 |
| 228/145 |
To form helically seamed tube |
29 |
| 228/149 |
Uniform thickness thin blank or strip |
11 |
| 228/150 |
Elongated seam |
21 |
| 228/151 |
Butt joining |
51 |
| 228/142 |
Corner mitering |
11 |
| 228/153 |
Lap joining of parts of nonplanar surfaces |
10 |
| 228/154 |
For telescoping sleeve |
36 |
| 228/143 |
Of multilayer tube from single web |
12 |
| 228/164 |
Prior to bonding |
76 |
| 228/170 |
By cutting |
162 |
| 228/172 |
Abrading |
14 |
| 228/171 |
Producing opposed complementary matching bonding surface |
73 |
| 228/173.1 |
By deforming |
79 |
| 228/173.3 |
Preforming work faying surface |
37 |
| 228/173.2 |
Pressing first work part against second work part |
78 |
| 228/173.5 |
Rod, bar, or wirelike object |
85 |
| 228/173.6 |
Sheet material |
167 |
| 228/173.7 |
Continuously feeding sheet material |
45 |
| 228/173.4 |
Tube or frame member |
127 |
| 228/165 |
Forming channel, groove, or aperture for reception of filler material |
150 |
| 228/168 |
Annular seam |
39 |
| 228/169 |
Having u-shaped or curved cross section |
20 |
| 228/166 |
Elongated seam |
24 |
| 228/167 |
Planar intersecting channel walls |
4 |
| 228/174 |
Forming channel, groove, or aperture |
129 |
| 228/155 |
Subsequent to bonding |
130 |
| 228/156 |
Drawing elongated member through die |
40 |
| 228/159 |
Removing of material |
52 |
| 228/160 |
By cutting |
108 |
| 228/162 |
Abrading |
24 |
| 228/161 |
Producing internal cavity, aperture, or opening |
41 |
| 228/163 |
By melting |
7 |
| 228/158 |
Rolling |
91 |
| 228/157 |
Spreading or expanding work between bond joints (e.g., honeycomb or heat exchanger making, etc.) |
170 |
| 228/265 |
With concurrent bonding |
134 |
| 228/199 |
With subsequent treating other than heating of bonded parts and/or filler material |
63 |
| 228/201 |
Cleaning |
30 |
| 228/202 |
Chemical |
12 |
| 228/200 |
Cooling under particular conditions |
71 |
| 228/135 |
With supplementary mechanical joining |
88 |
| 228/138 |
Attaching of bridge or tie member |
40 |
| 228/136 |
Deforming of work part |
78 |
| 228/137 |
Lock seaming |
7 |
| 228/139 |
Using separate fastener |
29 |
| 228/140 |
Threaded fastener |
33 |
| 228/50 |
Seam backup means |
76 |
| 228/56.3 |
Solder form |
297 |
| 228/56.1 |
Specialized pot |
44 |
| 228/56.2 |
Having means to treat flux or filler |
37 |
| 228/60 |
Tube end closing |
28 |
| 228/902 |
Using flame |
17 |
| 228/904 |
Wire bonding |
78 |
| 228/8 |
With control means responsive to sensed condition |
198 |
| 228/12 |
Responsive to position of work carrier |
22 |
| 228/9 |
Work-responsive (e.g., temperature, orientation of work, etc.) |
258 |
| 228/10 |
Presence of work |
36 |
| 228/11 |
To control feed of filler |
27 |
| 228/7 |
With machine part responsive to template or pattern or to indicia carried by auxiliary record (e.g., tape, card, etc.) |
60 |
| 228/46 |
With means to cool work or product |
101 |
| 228/13 |
With means to cut or separate work, filler, flux, or product |
100 |
| 228/14 |
Plus means to apply cut filler or cut flux to work |
20 |
| 228/15.1 |
With means to deform work, filler, or flux portion before fusion |
49 |
| 228/16 |
By a funnel-shaped conduit (e.g., welding bell, etc.) |
3 |
| 228/17 |
By roller means |
38 |
| 228/17.5 |
Comprising means forming one-piece blank into a tubular shape |
100 |
| 228/17.7 |
Helical tubular shape |
20 |
| 228/47.1 |
With means to handle work or product |
119 |
| 228/49.1 |
Including means to orient work or position work portion relative to another work portion |
237 |
| 228/49.2 |
Means to rotate work and to position work about a different axis |
22 |
| 228/49.3 |
Pipe joint aligner |
126 |
| 228/49.4 |
Sheet aligner |
49 |
| 228/48 |
Including means to rotate cylindrical work |
63 |
| 228/49.6 |
Work portion comprises can body |
45 |
| 228/49.5 |
Work portion comprises electrical component |
193 |
| 228/4.1 |
With means to juxtapose and bond plural workpieces |
134 |
| 228/5.5 |
Including compliant cushioning medium |
57 |
| 228/6.1 |
Plural discrete workpieces |
79 |
| 228/6.2 |
With electrical connection made at joint |
296 |
| 228/5.7 |
Strip leading end to trailing end bonder |
103 |
| 228/4.5 |
Wire lead bonder |
647 |
| 228/5.1 |
With means to treat workpieces (e.g., cutting, deforming, etc.) |
82 |
| 228/19 |
With means to remove, compact, or shape applied flux or filler |
143 |
| 228/20.1 |
By fluid blast or suction |
107 |
| 228/20.5 |
Hand tool |
93 |
| 228/22 |
Including wiper |
18 |
| 228/23 |
Comprising endless wiper |
4 |
| 228/21 |
With shield or guide for removed material |
10 |
| 228/56.5 |
With signal, indicator, gauge, or stop |
80 |
