US 11,897,057 B2
Intelligent soldering tip
Gert Mittmann, Mockmuhl (DE); Bernhard Eigen, Murr (DE); Michael Mohl, Freudental (DE); Ralf Zerweck, Bonnigheim (DE); and Dirk Schonau, Nordheim (DE)
Assigned to APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US)
Filed by APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/831,740.
Application 17/831,740 is a continuation of application No. 17/044,851, granted, now 11,376,683, previously published as PCT/US2019/025335, filed on Apr. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/651,344, filed on Apr. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0288711 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B23K 3/00 (2006.01); B23K 3/03 (2006.01); B23K 3/02 (2006.01); B23K 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 3/033 (2013.01) [B23K 3/026 (2013.01); B23K 3/087 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tip portion for a soldering tool, the tip portion comprising:
a handpiece configured to be graspable by an operator;
a tip extending from a forward end of the handpiece, wherein the tip comprises a heater and a sensor;
electronic components comprising a connection wire and a tip memory device configured to communicate parametric data to control a temperature of the tip;
a plug pin disposed on an opposite side of the handpiece relative to the tip, the plug pin comprising a first electrical connection for power, a second electrical connection for ground, and a third electrical connection for communicating data;
wherein the connection wire connects the sensor to the third electrical connection of the plug pin.