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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. 25, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian G Lewis, Branford, CT (US);
John V Patton, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Olin Corporation, New Haven, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164463 ; 164467 ; 164423 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and process for producing thin ribbon of semiconductor material. A device is provided for feeding the material onto a moving chill block. A first electromagnetic field is generated to heat the material in the solid condition into a molten drop and then to shape the molten drop into a thin ribbon shape prior to the contact of the material with the chill block.