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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Christian S. Nielsen, River Falls, WI (US);
Timothy T. Bomstad, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Anthony M. Chasensky, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Christian S. Nielsen, River Falls, WI (US);
Timothy T. Bomstad, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Anthony M. Chasensky, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cold weld is formed in a multilayer-material. A first pin is coupled to a first block. A second pin is coupled to a second block. The multilayer material is disposed between the first pin and the second pin. The first pin opposes the second pin. The multilayer material is held in the XY plane and floats in the Z axis.