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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Fischer, Bietigheim, DE;
Stephan Hofmann, Pleidelsheim, DE;
Assignee:
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/42 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 3/03 (2006.01); B23K 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/0384 (2013.01); B23K 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A soldering iron includes a soldering tip which is adapted to be heated by means of a laser beam traveling at least partially along a laser path in the soldering iron. The soldering iron further includes an energy converter provided for absorbing the laser beam and coupled to the soldering tip for heating the same.