US 12,465,987 B2
Solderable coating for additive manufactured oxidizing metals
Kyle J. Byers, Leawood, KS (US); Daniel Scott Krueger, Liberty, MO (US); Michael Walsh, Overland Park, KS (US); and William Price, Easton, KS (US)
Assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/720,445.
Prior Publication US 2021/0187646 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. B23K 1/20 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B23K 103/12 (2006.01); B23K 103/14 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); C22C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/16 (2006.01); H01Q 9/26 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 1/20 (2013.01) [B23K 1/0008 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); C22C 14/00 (2013.01); C23C 14/16 (2013.01); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08); B23K 2103/12 (2018.08); B23K 2103/14 (2018.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); H01Q 9/26 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a radio device compound object, comprising:
creating, via additive manufacturing, an antenna formed at least in part of an oxidizing metal, wherein the antenna is configured to transmit and/or receive wireless signals and includes a base portion with two parallel arms extending transversely from the base portion along a shared plane;
applying, via vacuum deposition, a solderable coating to at least a portion of the antenna; and
soldering at least a portion of the antenna to a second component by applying a solder to the solderable coating of the antenna.