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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:
Mar. 22, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
George L Schnable, Lansdale, PA (US);
Peter J Zanzucchi, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2191 / ; 219 / ; 219 / ;
Abstract
An additive that absorbs light at a given wavelength is added to a solder flux composition for use in laser soldering wherein the laser emits light of said given wavelength. The additive reduces the power required to melt the solder-flux combination and thereby improves soldering efficiency.