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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2023
Luxium Solutions, Llc, Hiram, OH (US);
David J. Weeden, Concord, NH (US);
Brian J. Mcandrews, Brookline, NH (US);
Guilford Leroy Mack, Iii, Manchester, NH (US);
Ralph L. Maclean, Jr., Manchester, NH (US);
LUXIUM SOLUTIONS, LLC, Hiram, OH (US);
Abstract
Various single crystals are disclosed including sapphire as well as methods of forming the same. A method of forming a crystalline structure is disclosed as well. The method can include providing a melt in a crucible having a die. The die can include a ventilation opening. The method can further include growing the crystalline structure from the die using an enclosed seed. The single crystals can have desirable geometric properties, including a length greater than a diameter greater than a thickness.