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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa. Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Andreaco, Knoxville, TN (US);
Troy Marlar, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/10 (2006.01); C30B 15/14 (2006.01); C30B 29/28 (2006.01); C30B 29/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/10 (2013.01); C30B 15/14 (2013.01); C30B 29/28 (2013.01); C30B 29/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device for manufacturing a single crystal comprising: a furnace that includes a furnace wall; a crucible disposed on a first base plate within the furnace; where the first base plate has a porosity of 1 to 80 volume percent, based on a total volume of the first base plate; and where the first base plate does not comprise free flowing particles; an induction coil disposed inside the furnace wall and outside the crucible; and a refractory lining being disposed in an annulus between the furnace wall and the crucible.