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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Indium Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Inventors:
Craig K. Merritt, Remsen, NY (US);
Anthony D. Lanza, Jr., Rome, NY (US);
James B. Hevel, Orland Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
INDIUM CORPORATION, Utica, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 35/02 (2006.01); B23K 35/22 (2006.01); B23K 35/26 (2006.01); B23K 101/32 (2006.01); B23K 101/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 35/0227 (2013.01); B23K 35/22 (2013.01); B23K 35/262 (2013.01); B23K 2101/06 (2018.08); B23K 2101/32 (2018.08);
Abstract
Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a solder preform, comprising: a solder alloy body, the solder alloy body comprising at least one opening; and a flux core embedded in the solder alloy body, the flux core comprising a thermochromic indicator, wherein during reflow soldering, the flux core comprising the thermochromic indicator is configured to flow out of the at least one opening of the solder alloy.