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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2024
Blue Origin Manufacturing, Llc, Huntsville, AL (US);
Lauren Thomas Sagan, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Vernon G. Harris, II, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Patrick Michael Mcgarey, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Albert Ridilla, Kent, WA (US);
Alexander Imbault, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Eric D. Contreras, San Dimas, CA (US);
Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
Methods and configurations for melting silicon by induction using tantalum as a heat-delivery seed are presented. The tantalum supports induction-generated electrical eddy currents and resultantly heats to relatively high temperatures. The heat of the tantalum then conducts into surrounding silicon, which melts. Because the tantalum does not melt at the relatively low melting temperature of silicon, the tantalum will not contaminate the molten silicon, which may thus have a high purity. The melted silicon may then be used in processes that form thin films on a substrate or ingots.
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