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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:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
R. Jeffrey Ding, Athens, AL (US);
Peter L. Romine, Toney, AL (US);
Peter A. Oelgoetz, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/008 ; B23K 2/012 ; B23K 3/702 ; B23K 5/00 ; B23K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/008 ; B23K 2/012 ; B23K 3/702 ; B23K 5/00 ; B23K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A friction stir weld system for welding and weld repair has a base foundation unit connected to a hydraulically controlled elevation platform and a hydraulically adjustable pin tool. The base foundation unit may be fixably connected to a horizontal surface or may be connected to a mobile support in order to provide mobility to the friction stir welding system. The elevation platform may be utilized to raise and lower the adjustable pin tool about a particular axis. Additional components which may be necessary for the friction stir welding process include back plate tooling, fixturing and/or a roller mechanism.