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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, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard D. Trask, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/012 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/012 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for friction welding a workpiece to a substrate, comprising an actuator producing a linear oscillating motion, a platform for supporting the workpiece, and a slide mechanism between the actuator and the platform. The slide mechanism converts the linear oscillating motion of the actuator into an arcuate oscillating motion of the platform. The slide could comprise a base and a guide engaging the platform.