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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2020
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Emily Ann Ryan, Allen Park, MI (US);

Elizabeth Therese Hetrick, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Arnon Wexler, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/26 (2014.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); H01R 4/02 (2006.01); B23K 103/12 (2006.01); B23K 101/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/26 (2013.01); B23K 26/032 (2013.01); H01R 4/021 (2013.01); H01R 4/029 (2013.01); B23K 2101/36 (2018.08); B23K 2103/12 (2018.08);
Abstract

A method of joining electrical connections together includes evaluating at least one weld joint between at least two substrates, determining a mismatch between the at least two substrates, and welding the at least two substrates together with a multi-step welding process. The multi-step welding process includes compensating for the mismatch between the at least two substrates by welding on both sides but not overlapping a joint line between the at least two substrate with a first welding step and increasing melt volume and penetration depth of a weld between the at least two substrates with a second welding step.


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