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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:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Carberry, Talbott, TN (US);
Assignee:
Neptec Optical Solutions, Inc., Jefferson City, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/302 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus of reducing the average particle size of silicon metal particulates employing a liquid oxidant extractant admixed with the silicon metal particulates while the silicon metal particulates are subjected to attrition in an attrition mill. An essentially oxidant-free silicon metal particulate product is produced, with the particulate product having an average particle size within that range of average particle sizes where the silicon metal particulates are susceptible to violent exothermic reaction with an oxidant.