ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,071, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Joining method" was invented by Tomoya Iwanaga (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joining method using heat fusion includes layering a first joining body and a second joining body having a smaller plane area than the first joining body; and performing heating and pressurization with a heater from a side of the second joining body. The method further includes a resin dam interposed between the second joining body and the heater. The resin dam includes a base body having one of front and back surfaces in contact with the heater and the other of fron...