Radio frequency (RF) heating system
US6649888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31551
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An RF heating system for bonding a first element to a second element. In one embodiment, the RF heating system includes: (a) a composition, which functions as an adhesive, interposed between the first and second elements, the composition including an ionomer and a polar carrier, wherein the ionomer and/or the carrier are present in amounts effective to allow the composition to be headed by a fringe RF field; and (b) a radio frequency (RF) heating apparatus for producing the fringe RF field.
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