Patent application 13990288 (US), filed 2013-07-31
Publication number: US20140061185A1
Title: METHOD FOR JOINING WORKPIECES BY USING A JOINING ELEMENT AND HEATING THE JOINING ELEMENT AND THE WORKPIECES
CPC codes: B23K  31/02
B23K2103/18
B23K2103/10
B23K2103/20
B23K   5/00
B23K   9/00
B23K  11/00
B23K  13/01
B23K  15/0046
B23K  20/10
B23K  20/12
B23K  20/124
B23K  20/1255
B23K  20/128
B23K  26/20
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-15
Rejection reasons: anticipation_102
obviousness_103
Prior art cited: ref_id: 20030042292
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20030042292
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: granted (2015-10-15)