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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:
May. 27, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paige W Thompson, Morrison, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53403 ; 53477 ; 219 71 ; 2191 / ; 228116 ; 2281 / ; 228 60 ; 72367 ; 72416 ;
Abstract
A method of closing an end portion of a metallic capillary tube. In this method, the tube is crimped to form at least a temporary seal adjacent the end portion thereof, and the tube is then fused at the end portion thereof at least adjacent the at least temporary seal so as to perfect the closure of the end portion.