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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Gert Mittmann, Mockmuhl, DE;
Bernhard Eigen, Murr, DE;
Michael Mohl, Freudental, DE;
Ralf Zerweck, Bonnigheim, DE;
Dirk Schonau, Nordheim, DE;
Assignee:
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/00 (2006.01); B23K 3/03 (2006.01); B23K 3/02 (2006.01); B23K 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/033 (2013.01); B23K 3/026 (2013.01); B23K 3/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A soldering tool may include a tool body comprising circuitry configured to interface with a controller, and a tip portion including a tip that is heated to melt solder and a handpiece that is graspable by an operator. The tip portion includes a heater and a sensor disposed in the tip. The tip portion includes a tip memory device disposed at the handpiece. The tip memory device is configured to store parametric data. The tip memory device is configured to exchange data with the controller.