Abstract: In accordance with the invention, containers or interfaces having two surfaces 201a and 201b to be joined, and a region to be sealed, are fused by providing between the surfaces 201a and 201b a thin strip or wire of RCM 102 embedded within a fusible material 101, applying pressure 205 and igniting the RCM 102. The released energy from the ignited RCM 102 results in a melting of the fusible material 101 and subsequent bonding of the fusible material 101 upon cooling to the 101 surrounding surfaces 201a and 201b, achieving a hermetic seal there between without the use of a separate gasket component.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 26, 2008
Publication date:
February 3, 2011
Applicant:
REACTIVE NANOTECHNOLGIES, INC.
Inventors:
Yuwei Xun, David Van Heerden, Maureen A. Curran, Timothy P. Weihs