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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. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Mikhail Y. Kachalov, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Charles E. Wickersham, Jr., Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mikhail Y. Kachalov, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Charles E. Wickersham, Jr., Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cabot Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a sputtering target assembly and other metal articles is described. Sputtering target assemblies and metal articles are also described. The method includes bonding a sputter target to a backing plate using resistance heating or welding to bond assembly members that respectively include mating projections and grooves formed in bonding surfaces thereof.