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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:
Jun. 04, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Dukane Ias, Llc, St. Charles, IL (US);

Inventors:

Leo Klinstein, Glenview, IL (US);

Paul J. Golko, Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Charles Leroy Leonard, St. Charles, IL (US);

Matthew James Dittrich, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);

Assignee:

DUKANE IAS, LLC, St. Charles, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/07 (2013.01); B23K 20/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure can provide for an ultrasonic welding method for a pair of workpieces. The method can include first pressing an ultrasonic welding stack against a first workpiece in the pair so that the first workpiece comes into contact with a second workpiece in the pair. The method can then provide for initiating a weld phase by outputting energy from the ultrasonic welding stack to the first workpiece. The method can provide for monitoring, with at least one sensor, a sensed parameter. The sensed parameter can be, for example, weld force and/or weld force rate of change. The method can provide for determining whether the sensed parameter has reached a predetermined level. Based on determining that the sensed parameter has reached the predetermined level, the method can provide for ending the weld phase.


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