Solder shaping process using a light source
CA 2354546 A1 · Owner: Foley, Paul · Inventors: Foley, Paul; Wagner, Nick
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A process for treating the surface of solid fusible solder supported on a substrate, comprises a, light beam as a source of power and a tool having a treatment surface with a selected shape. The, light source is aimed at the fusible material and activated until the solder is fused then the tool is, brought into contact with the solder to reshape the surface of the solder. The solder is allowed to, cool to permit re-solidification then the tool is withdrawn from the solder leaving the imprinted, shape. The treatment surface is made of material that is not wettable by the solder. Stops may be, utilized for limiting movement between the tool and the substrate to a specified gap for the, …
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- Filed July 16, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 16, 2021.
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