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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. 29, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan D Knepper, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, PA (US);
Kenneth P Moll, Philipsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228104 ; 228 12 ; 2692 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for use with a solderability testing machine to releasably engage a sample for immersion into a solder bath. The apparatus contains a pair of spring-loaded plates which serve to hold the sample so that only the desired portion of the sample may be dipped in the solder. The apparatus also carries a threaded, depth-controlling member which may be threadedly adjusted to precisely control the depth of immersion of the sample held by the holder into the sample bath.