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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:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Zheng Lu, St. Charles, MO (US);
Mohsen Banan, Grover, MO (US);
Ying Tao, St. Peters, MO (US);
Lee Ferry, St. Charles, MO (US);
Carl F. Cherko, St. Charles, MO (US);
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., St. Peters, MO (US);
Abstract
A crystal puller for growing monocrystalline silicon ingots includes first and second electrical resistance heaters in the crystal puller in longitudinal, closely spaced relationship with each other to radiate heat toward the ingot as the ingot is pulled upward within the housing. An adapter mounting the heaters may also be provided for adapting existing crystal pullers to incorporate the heaters.
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