US Patent Issued to INDIUM on Jan. 13 for "Solder preform with internal flux core including thermochromic indicator" (New York, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,821, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to INDIUM Corp. (Utica, N.Y.).

"Solder preform with internal flux core including thermochromic indicator" was invented by Craig K. Merritt (Remsen, N.Y.), Anthony D. Lanza Jr. (Rome, N.Y.) and James B. Hevel (Orland Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solder preform in the shape of a solder tube or washer includes: a cylindrically shaped solder alloy body including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, a second end, a first opening located at the first end, and a second opening located at the second end, the second end interlocking with the first end, and the first opening and t...