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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Edison Welding Institute, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Inventor:
Mitch Matheny, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Edison Welding Institute, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B65B 51/22 (2006.01); B65B 51/30 (2006.01); B65B 9/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 51/225 (2013.01); B65B 9/20 (2013.01); B65B 51/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sonotrode that includes a sealing face; a front quarter wavelength region adjacent to the sealing face, wherein the front quarter wavelength region has been modified to increase the gain of the sonotrode; and a rear quarter wavelength region adjacent to the front quarter wavelength region, wherein the rear quarter wavelength region has been modified to create a non-uniform amplitude profile across the length of the sealing face of the sonotrode.