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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
William M. Brosnan, Rogers, MN (US);
Rajesh V. Iyer, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
George C. Johnstone, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Susan A. Tettemer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew J. Thom, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); H01R 4/02 (2006.01); H01G 4/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/0016 (2013.01); B23K 37/0426 (2013.01); B23K 37/0435 (2013.01); H01G 4/35 (2013.01); H01R 4/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lead pin fixture is used to align and hold lead pins in place for brazing lead pins to metal contact pads of a ceramic insulator and brazing a ferrule to the ceramic insulator in a single step.