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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Lindmayer, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Semix Incorporated, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264 85 ; 164 661 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the continuous melting of silicon for use in semiconductor devices, the method tending to reduce the time and expense associated with conventional melting and forming. The method for melting silicon comprises charging silicon into a melting vessel having a drain therein, heating the silicon in the vessel to a temperature above the melting point of silicon, and allowing the molten silicon to pass through the drain out of the vessel.