US 12,220,769 B2
Methods for coupling and hermetically sealing components composed of different materials
Clinton R. Griffin, Erie, CO (US)
Assigned to MICRO MOTION, INC., Boulder, CO (US)
Appl. No. 17/775,179
Filed by MICRO MOTION, INC., Boulder, CO (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 13, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/061252
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/096500, PCT Pub. Date May 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0395933 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 31/02 (2013.01) [B23K 31/003 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly (200) comprising:
a first component (102) comprising a first coupling portion;
a second component (104) comprising a second coupling portion, coupled to the first coupling portion;
a hermetic seal (106) coupled to the first component and hermetically sealed to the second component;
an interior member (108) that passes through the hermetic seal, is hermetically sealed thereto, and contacts the first component and the second component;
a weld joint joining the first component to the second component, wherein the hermetic seal is captured between the first and second component.