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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2010
Applicants:

Chun Christine Dong, Macungie, PA (US);

Ranajit Ghosh, Macungie, PA (US);

Gregory Khosrov Arslanian, Pipersville, PA (US);

Inventors:

Chun Christine Dong, Macungie, PA (US);

Ranajit Ghosh, Macungie, PA (US);

Gregory Khosrov Arslanian, Pipersville, PA (US);

Assignee:

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 1/20 (2006.01); C23F 1/08 (2006.01); B08B 13/00 (2006.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Described herein are a method and an apparatus for removing metal oxides and/or forming solder joints on at least a portion of a substrate surface within a target area. In one particular embodiment, the method and apparatus form a solder joint within a substrate comprising a layer having a plurality of solder bumps by providing one or more energizing electrodes and exposing at least a portion of the layer and solder bumps to the energizing electrode.


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