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US 12,377,486 B2Granted
Light ring for a soldering iron
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorsScott Bublitz, Pratik Bendale, Brian Butler, Dawn Huston
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Abstract
A soldering tool may include a tip portion and a tool body. The tool body may include a handle and the tip portion may be operably coupled to the tool body at a flange that separates the handle from the tip portion. The tip portion may include a tip that is heated to melt solder. The flange may include an end face and a light ring disposed at the end face. The light ring may be configured to direct light toward the tip.
Claims11
A soldering tool comprising:
- a tool body including a handle and a flange, wherein the flange comprises an end face and a light ring disposed at a portion of the end face;
- a tip portion operably coupled to the tool body at the flange, wherein the flange separates the handle from the tip portion, the tip portion including a tip that is able to be heated to melt solder, wherein the light ring is configured to direct light toward the tip;
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- processing circuitry configured to control a temperature of the tip and control an intensity of light output by the light ring based on the temperature of the tip to provide visual feedback information to a user regarding the temperature of the tip for melting solder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.