(under subclass 101) Process wherein a procedure of or an implement for applying thermal energy or force to the meeting faces of the work is set forth in a claim.
(1) Note. Cooling is considered to be "applying temperature."
(2) Note. Heating ancillary to welding in a furnace which may be disclosed, but NOT claimed, as electrically heated is included herein.
(3) Note. Heating by engulfing a work in a liquid or by a "wave" of liquid over a portion of work is included herein.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
219, Electric Heating, for welding using an electrical heating means, particularly
56+, for wire, rod, or bar bonding; subclasses 76.1+ for deposition welding; subclasses 78.01+ for resistance welding; subclasses 121.13+ for welding using an electron beam; subclasses 121.45+ for plasma welding; subclass 121.63 for welding with a laser; subclass 129 for brazing or soldering using an arc; and subclasses 136+ for welding using an arc.
