Joseph K Barone

US Patent:

6998570, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Nov 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/982677

Inventors:

William B. Watkins - Tequesta FL, US
Joseph C. Barone - Palm Beach Gardens FL, US

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation - Hartford CT

International Classification:

B23K 26/20
B23K 26/03
B23K 15/00
G01B 11/24

US Classification:

21912163, 21912113, 21912114, 21912164, 21912183, 356496

Abstract:

An apparatus and method may be used for welding a first panel to a second panel, the first panel having an inboard side partially contacting the second panel and an opposite outboard side. The apparatus has a welding beam generator. The apparatus reduces a pressure along the inboard side of the panel relative to an adjacent pressure along the outboard side so as to produce inward deflection of the first panel along a first portion of the first panel not contacting the second panel relative to a second portion. The apparatus has locates, based on said deflection, at least one of said first portion or said second portion.

US Patent:

20070029369, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Aug 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/196611

Inventors:

William Watkins - Tequesta FL, US
Joseph Barone - Palm Beach Gardens FL, US

International Classification:

B23K 31/02

US Classification:

228183000, 228165000

Abstract:

In a method for forming a component, a braze material is assembled between first and second wall portions to form a sandwich. The first wall portion consists essentially of copper or a copper-based alloy. The second wall portion comprises at least one non-copper-based alloy. The sandwich is heated. The heating melts the braze material to cause a transient liquid phase bonding of at least a portion of the first wall portion to the second wall portion.