IP Library Granted Patent US 8,454,789
Granted Patent B2
US 8,454,789 · App. 13/031,996 · Granted Jun 4, 2013

Disposable bond gap control structures

Inventors: Buu Diep (Murphy, TX); Roland W. Gooch (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Raytheon Company
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,454,789
App. No.
13/031,996
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In certain embodiments, a bond gap control structure (BGCS) is placed outwardly from a substrate. The BGCS is configured to control a geometry of a bond line of a joining material. The joining material is deposited outwardly from the substrate. The substrate is bonded to another substrate with the joining material. The BGCS is at least partially removed from the substrate.

Claims (6)

1. A method comprising:

jetting a bond gap control structure (BGCS) outwardly from a first substrate, the BGCS configured to control a geometry of a bond line of a joining material;

disposing the joining material outwardly from the first substrate;

bonding the first substrate to a second substrate with the joining material to yield a bonded structure; and

sawing the BGCS from the bonded structure to completely remove the BGCS from the bonded structure.

2. The method of claim 1 , the BGCS comprising an inorganic material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2011
From: DIEP, BUU; GOOCH, ROLAND W.
To: RAYTHEON COMPANY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61410429 · Nov 5, 2010
Related Publication 20120111492A1 · May 10, 2012