# US 10,766,086 B2 · Injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly and method of use thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,766,086 B2 - Document ID: US10766086B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/825,654 - Filed: 2017-11-29 - Published: 2019-05-30 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-29 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Claudius Feger; Bonnie L Glick; Jae-woong Nah - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766086B2 ## CPC - B23K 3/0623: {for shaped solder piece feeding, e.g. preforms, bumps, balls, pellets, droplets} - B23K 1/085: {Wave soldering} - B23K 3/0638: {for viscous material feeding, e.g. solder paste feeding (B23K3/0623 takes precedence)} - B23K 3/085: {Cooling, heat sink or heat shielding means} - B23K 35/00: Rods, electrodes, materials, or media, for use in soldering, welding, or cutting - B23K 35/3053: {Fe as the principal constituent} - B23K 35/308: {with Cr as next major constituent} - C22C 38/00: Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys (cast-iron alloys C22C37/00) - C22C 38/18: containing chromium - B23K: SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM - C22C: ALLOYS (treatment of alloys C21D, C22F) ## Abstract An injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus, the apparatus including an IMS tool for dispensing a molten material via a round extrusion part to coat an inside or an outside wall of a pipe (and a chiller for providing cooling water to flow through an inside of the pipe.) ## Claims ### Claim 1 An injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus, the apparatus comprising: an IMS tool including a round extrusion part that has an outlet to dispense a molten material to coat an outside wall of a pipe; and a chiller comprising an opening that connects to the pipe and dispenses cooling water to flow through an inside of the pipe, wherein the IMS tool comprises: a tungsten head that dispenses the molten material into the round extrusion part; a heater that maintains a molten state of the molten material in the tungsten head; and a pressure source that supplies pressure to the molten material thereby causing the molten material to dispense from the tungsten head into the round extrusion part, wherein the IMS tool interfaces with a tungsten box and wherein the pipe is drawn through the tungsten box. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein an inner diameter of the round extrusion part is greater than an outer diameter of the pipe. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pipe comprises a carbon steel pipe. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The injection molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein a temperature of the cooling water is set such that the pipe is cooled to avoid melting of a material of the pipe while the molten material touches the outside wall of the pipe. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein a melting temperature of the molten material is greater than a melting temperature of the pipe. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 3, wherein the molten material includes a material to coat the pipe such that the pipe has a stainless steel property. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein a melting temperature of the molten material is less than a melting temperature of the pipe. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 6, wherein the molten material is selected from a group consisting of: a steel coating including Cr; a steel coating including Mo; a steel coating including Nb; and a steel coating including Ti. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 3, wherein the molten material includes a material to coat the pipe such that the pipe has a stainless steel property. ### Claim 10 An injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus, the apparatus comprising: an IMS tool including a round extrusion part that has an outlet to dispense a molten material to coat an inside wall of a pipe; and a chiller con an opening that provides cooling water to flow through an outside of the pipe, wherein the IMS tool comprises: a tungsten head that dispenses the molten material into the round extrusion part, wherein the tungsten head is incorporated into a piston that pushes a rod into the pipe; a heater that maintains a molten state of the molten material in the tungsten head; and a pressure source that supplies pressure to the molten material thereby causing the molten material to dispense from the tungsten head into the round extrusion part. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 10, wherein an outer diameter of the round extrusion part is less than an inner diameter of the pipe. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 11, wherein the pipe comprises a carbon steel pipe. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 11, wherein a temperature of the cooling water is set such that the pipe is cooled to avoid melting of a material of the pipe while the molten material touches the inside wall of the pipe. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 10, wherein a melting temperature of the molten material is greater than a melting temperature of the pipe. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 10, wherein the IMS tool dispenses the molten material via the round extrusion part to coat an outside wall of a pipe, and wherein the chiller provides cooling water to flow around an outside of the pipe. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein the round extrusion part fits over the outside wall of the pipe.