ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,360, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Brazing probe" was invented by Gustavo Torres (Bartlett, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brazing apparatus to join a first component and a second component includes a heating element configured to melt a ring located at a joint between the first component and the second component, and a probe configured to contact the ring. A position of the probe is biased toward the ring. The probe is installed at a probe support. The probe is movable along a probe central axis relative to the probe support. A sensor is operably connected to the probe and is c...