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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Scott A. Whalen, West Richland, WA (US);
Kenneth A. Ross, West Richland, WA (US);
M. D. Reza-E-Rabby, Richland, WA (US);
Yuri Hovanski, Mapleton, UT (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); F16B 5/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/08 (2006.01); F16B 17/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/0012 (2013.01); B23K 20/12 (2013.01); B23K 20/1265 (2013.01); F16B 5/08 (2013.01); F16B 17/008 (2013.01); B23K 2103/20 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method for connecting two dissimilar materials having different melting points is described wherein a the materials are heated together to obtain plasticization of the lower melting point material within a prefigured geometry within a first material in such a way so as to form intermetallic features within a solid state joint.
Whalen, Scott. (2025). Process for welding dissimilar materials with nested dovetails (U.S. Patent No. 12460664). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12460664
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