Metal deforming – With use of control means energized in response to activator... – Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to comparison...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-27
2007-02-27
Crane, Daniel C. (Department: 3725)
Metal deforming
With use of control means energized in response to activator...
Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to comparison...
C072S016200, C072S016400, C072S017300, C072S031010, C029S705000, C029S720000, C073S587000, C073S588000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10943649
ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic device and method obtains desirable crimp connections between a crimp connector and a wire, or bundle of wires, by assessing the desirability of connections made in a wire-to-wire connection and in other situations where two materials with good acoustic propagation characteristics are joined together via deformation. An embodiment of the device as a crimping tool comprises a compressing means, pulse-generating circuitry, at least one ultrasonic transmitting transducer, at least one ultrasonic receiving transducer, receiving circuitry, and a display. The user may return to a previously crimped connection and assess the desirability of the connection by compressing the device about the connection, sending an acoustic signal through the crimp, and comparing the received signal to a signal obtained from known desirable connections.
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Cramer K. Elliott
Perey Daniel F.
Yost William T.
Crane Daniel C.
Edwards Robin W.
Hammerle Kurt G.
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator
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