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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:
Feb. 10, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward G Obeda, Brookfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Branson Ultrasonics Corporation, New Canaan, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1565801 ; 74 / ; 228 / ; 228 / ; 4251742 ;
Abstract
A horn for operation in the sonic or ultrasonic frequency range and made preferably from aluminum or titanium is provided at its lateral surface with a soft metallic coating which acts as a cushion and/or lubricant when the horn accidentally contacts a juxtaposed horn or mechanical fixture. The soft metallic coating in the described embodiment comprises an alloy of tin and lead which is applied over the nickel plated horn surface.