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Patent No.:

US 12637784 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2021

Apparatus for continuously growing ingot

Applicants:

Hanwha Solutions Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Hanwha Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Dong Woo Bae, Seoul, KR;

Kyung Seok Lee, Seoul, KR;

Young Min Lee, Seoul, KR;

Assignees:

HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

HANWHA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Sughrue Mion, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Hua Qi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/20 (2006.01); C30B 15/00 (2006.01); C30B 15/02 (2006.01); C30B 15/12 (2006.01); C30B 15/14 (2006.01); C30B 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/12 (2013.01); C30B 15/002 (2013.01); C30B 15/02 (2013.01); C30B 15/14 (2013.01); C30B 29/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for continuously growing an ingot includes a growth furnace in which a main crucible where silicon in a molten state is accommodated is located therein to form an ingot; a material supply part for supplying a silicon material in a solid state before the silicon in a molten state is melted; and a preliminary melting part including a preliminary crucible for melting the silicon material in a solid state which is supplied from the material supply part, a heating space in which the preliminary crucible can be heated, and a preliminary crucible heating module for heating the preliminary crucible by an induction heating method, where the silicon in a molten state in the preliminary crucible can be directly supplied to the main crucible.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bae, Dong. (2026). Apparatus for continuously growing ingot (U.S. Patent No. 12637784). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12637784

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