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GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10
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TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T117/00
Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes non-coating apparatus therefor
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Method for achieving sustained anisotropic crystal growth on the su...
Patent number
10,662,548
Issue date
May 26, 2020
Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc.
Brian H. Mackintosh
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Apparatus and method for controlling thickness of a crystalline she...
Patent number
10,030,317
Issue date
Jul 24, 2018
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
Peter L. Kellerman
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
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Patent Grant
Method for achieving sustained anisotropic crystal growth on the su...
Patent number
9,970,125
Issue date
May 15, 2018
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
Brian H. Mackintosh
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
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Patent Grant
Method of making a sapphire component including machining a sapphir...
Patent number
9,963,800
Issue date
May 8, 2018
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
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Patent Grant
Method of forming a single crystal sheet using a die having a therm...
Patent number
9,926,645
Issue date
Mar 27, 2018
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
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Patent Grant
Plane orientation of crystalline structures
Patent number
9,777,398
Issue date
Oct 3, 2017
Apple Inc.
Benjamin J. Pope
B28 - WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
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Patent Grant
Sapphire sheets and apparatus and method for producing sapphire she...
Patent number
9,551,089
Issue date
Jan 24, 2017
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
Marc Ouellette
C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Patent Grant
Gas-lift pumps for flowing and purifying molten silicon
Patent number
9,267,219
Issue date
Feb 23, 2016
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
Peter L. Kellerman
C03 - GLASS MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
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Patent Grant
Eddy current thickness measurement apparatus
Patent number
9,057,146
Issue date
Jun 16, 2015
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
Gary J. Rosen
B22 - CASTING POWDER METALLURGY
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Patent Grant
Formation of silicon sheets by impinging fluid
Patent number
8,790,460
Issue date
Jul 29, 2014
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Christopher A Bang
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Information
Patent Grant
Procedure for in-situ determination of thermal gradients at the cry...
Patent number
8,673,075
Issue date
Mar 18, 2014
Sumco Phoenix Corporation
Benno Orschel
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for refining a molten material
Patent number
8,580,036
Issue date
Nov 12, 2013
Elkem Solar AS
Kenneth Friestad
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Controlling transport of gas borne contaminants across a ribbon sur...
Patent number
8,388,751
Issue date
Mar 5, 2013
Max Era, Inc.
David Harvey
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Ribbon crystal pulling furnace afterheater with at least one opening
Patent number
8,328,932
Issue date
Dec 11, 2012
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Weidong Huang
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Removable thermal control for ribbon crystal pulling furnaces
Patent number
8,293,007
Issue date
Oct 23, 2012
Max Era, Inc.
Richard Wallace
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Procedure for in-situ determination of thermal gradients at the cry...
Patent number
8,221,545
Issue date
Jul 17, 2012
Sumco Phoenix Corporation
Benno Orschel
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Method of forming a sapphire single crystal
Patent number
8,157,913
Issue date
Apr 17, 2012
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John W. Locher
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Method for the growth of semiconductor ribbons
Patent number
7,799,131
Issue date
Sep 21, 2010
Faculdade de Ciencias Da Universidade de Lisboa
António Vallêra
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for crystal growth
Patent number
7,718,003
Issue date
May 18, 2010
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Emanuel Michael Sachs
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Method and apparatus for crystal growth
Patent number
7,708,829
Issue date
May 4, 2010
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Emanuel Michael Sachs
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Melter assembly and method for charging a crystal forming apparatus...
Patent number
7,691,199
Issue date
Apr 6, 2010
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
John Davis Holder
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Information
Patent Grant
Apparatus for fabricating large-surface area polycrystalline silico...
Patent number
7,572,334
Issue date
Aug 11, 2009
Applied Materials, Inc.
Arnold V. Kholodenko
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information
Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for growing multiple crystalline ribbons from...
Patent number
7,507,291
Issue date
Mar 24, 2009
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Richard Lee Wallace, Jr.
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Melter assembly and method for charging a crystal forming apparatus...
Patent number
7,465,351
Issue date
Dec 16, 2008
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
John Davis Holder
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for crystal growth
Patent number
7,407,550
Issue date
Aug 5, 2008
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Emanuel Michael Sachs
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Single crystals and methods for fabricating same
Patent number
7,348,076
Issue date
Mar 25, 2008
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Melter assembly and method for charging a crystal forming apparatus...
Patent number
7,344,594
Issue date
Mar 18, 2008
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
John Davis Holder
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Integrated strain gages for board strain characterization
Patent number
7,036,387
Issue date
May 2, 2006
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Brett C. Ong
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Method and apparatus for growing multiple crystalline ribbons from...
Patent number
7,022,180
Issue date
Apr 4, 2006
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Richard Lee Wallace, Jr.
Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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Patent Grant
Pressure transducer
Patent number
6,874,378
Issue date
Apr 5, 2005
Delphi Technologies, Inc.
Frans P. Lautzenhiser
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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last 30 patents
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Patent Application
MELT FIXTURE AND A SAPPHIRE COMPONENT
Publication number
20180223446
Publication date
Aug 9, 2018
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
METHOD FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINED ANISOTROPIC CRYSTAL GROWTH ON THE SU...
Publication number
20180202066
Publication date
Jul 19, 2018
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
Brian H. Mackintosh
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
METHOD OF MAKING A SAPPHIRE COMPONENT
Publication number
20180016704
Publication date
Jan 18, 2018
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF FORMING A SINGLE CRYSTAL SHEET
Publication number
20170342591
Publication date
Nov 30, 2017
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Sapphire Sheets and Apparatus and Method for Producing Sapphire She...
Publication number
20140311402
Publication date
Oct 23, 2014
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
Marc Ouellette
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Sapphire Ribbons and Apparatus and Method for Producing a Plurality...
Publication number
20140272413
Publication date
Sep 18, 2014
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
Marc Ouellette
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
MELT FIXTURE INCLUDING THERMAL SHIELDS HAVING A STEPPED CONFIGURATION
Publication number
20140150716
Publication date
Jun 5, 2014
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
METHOD, DIE, AND APPARATUS FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH
Publication number
20140102358
Publication date
Apr 17, 2014
Jan J. Buzniak
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
PLANE ORIENTATION OF CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES
Publication number
20140083353
Publication date
Mar 27, 2014
Apple Inc.
Benjamin J. Pope
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
PROCEDURE FOR IN-SITU DETERMINATION OF THERMAL GRADIENTS AT THE CRY...
Publication number
20120186512
Publication date
Jul 26, 2012
SUMCO PHOENIX CORPORATION
Benno Orschel
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
MELT FIXTURE INCLUDING THERMAL SHIELDS HAVING A STEPPED CONFIGURATI...
Publication number
20120145069
Publication date
Jun 14, 2012
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
EDDY CURRENT THICKNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS
Publication number
20120048496
Publication date
Mar 1, 2012
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
Gary J. ROSEN
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
GAS-LIFT PUMPS FOR FLOWING AND PURIFYING MOLTEN SILICON
Publication number
20110271897
Publication date
Nov 10, 2011
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
Peter L. Kellerman
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
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Patent Application
Controlling the Temperature Profile in a Sheet Wafer
Publication number
20110155045
Publication date
Jun 30, 2011
Evergreen Solar, Inc
Kaitlin Olsen
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
FORMATION OF SILICON SHEETS BY IMPINGING FLUID
Publication number
20100288186
Publication date
Nov 18, 2010
Christopher A. Bang
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
SINGLE CRYSTALS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME
Publication number
20100282160
Publication date
Nov 11, 2010
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
John Walter Locher
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFINING A MOLTEN MATERIAL
Publication number
20100034723
Publication date
Feb 11, 2010
ELKEM SOLAR AS
Kenneth Friestad
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Procedure for in-situ determination of thermal gradients at the cry...
Publication number
20100024718
Publication date
Feb 4, 2010
Benno Orschel
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Controlling Transport of Gas Borne Contaminants Across a Ribbon Sur...
Publication number
20090301386
Publication date
Dec 10, 2009
Evergreen Solar, Inc
David Harvey
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Ribbon Crystal Pulling Furnace Afterheater with at Least One Opening
Publication number
20080308034
Publication date
Dec 18, 2008
Evergreen Solar, Inc
Weidong Huang
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Removable Thermal Control for Ribbon Crystal Pulling Furnaces
Publication number
20080308035
Publication date
Dec 18, 2008
Evergreen Solar, Inc
Richard Wallace
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Method And Apparatus For Refining A Molten Material
Publication number
20080196209
Publication date
Aug 21, 2008
ELKEM SOLAR AS
Kenneth Friestad
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
System and Method of Forming a Crystal
Publication number
20080134964
Publication date
Jun 12, 2008
Evergreen Solar, Inc
David Harvey
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Crystal Growth
Publication number
20080105193
Publication date
May 8, 2008
Evergreen Solar, Inc
Emanuel Michael Sachs
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Method for the Growth of Semiconductor Ribbons
Publication number
20070241481
Publication date
Oct 18, 2007
FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
Antonio Vallera
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Apparatus for fabricating large-surface area polycrystalline silico...
Publication number
20070158654
Publication date
Jul 12, 2007
Arnold V. Kholodenko
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information
Patent Application
Method and apparatus for crystal growth
Publication number
20060249071
Publication date
Nov 9, 2006
Evergreen Solar, Inc
Emanuel Michael Sachs
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Method and apparatus for growing multiple crystalline ribbons from...
Publication number
20060191470
Publication date
Aug 31, 2006
Richard Lee Wallace
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Melter assembly and method for charging a crystal forming apparatus...
Publication number
20050279275
Publication date
Dec 22, 2005
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
John Davis Holder
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
Information
Patent Application
Melter assembly and method for charging a crystal forming apparatus...
Publication number
20050279276
Publication date
Dec 22, 2005
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
John Davis Holder
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH