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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. 19, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Hugo Ammann, Chester, NJ (US);
Michael Ackman Oien, Chatham Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427 96 ; 427123 ; 427273 ; 427335 ; 427345 ; 4273 / ; 427380 ; 4273 / ; 427401 ; 2281 / ; 2281 / ; 228232 ; 228242 ; 118-6 ; 118600 ;
Abstract
A process and machine are disclosed for reflowing solder plated continuous flexible circuit webs. During reflow in a vapor environment, the flexible web is maintained in a planar orientation to produce a relatively uniform distribution of solder. Virtually all of the heat transfer fluid used in producing the vapor is recovered and retained.