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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Applicant:
W. C. Heraeus Gmbh, Hanau, DE;
Inventors:
Todd W. Slininger, St. Paul, MN (US);
John W. Warling, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG, Hanau, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/20 (2014.01); H01R 4/62 (2006.01); H01R 43/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); H01R 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/20 (2013.01); H01R 4/625 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01); H01R 4/021 (2013.01); H01R 43/0221 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a wire includes providing a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first and second wire segments are inserted into opposite ends of a coupling segment. The coupling segment is laser welded such that the laser creates an indent in the coupling segment that penetrates into at least one of the first and second wire segments.