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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:
Sep. 13, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Earle, Mapleton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 219 76 ; 2191 / ;
Abstract
A method of and means for making metallic bonds to powdered metal parts by brazing techniques is disclosed in which the braze material is heated to brazing temperature by a laser beam. Techniques for insuring a reliable bond without excessive absorption of braze material by the powdered metal parts are described.