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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Melissa E. Orme-Marmarelis, Irvine, CA (US);
Eric Phillip Muntz, Pasadena, CA (US);
Gerald C. Pham-Van-Diep, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Robert F. Smith, Jr., Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rapid Analysis and Development Company, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for filling filtered solder into replaceable solder cartridges for use in a system for depositing a selected pattern of solder onto a substrate on which electronic components are to be mounted. The apparatus includes a cartridge support, an environmentally-controlled chamber, a solder receptacle, a heater, a molten solder flow conduit, and a separator.