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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Girish Dahake, Pittsford, NY (US);
Dale Wilcox, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Steve Skewes, Pittsford, NY (US);
Girish Dahake, Pittsford, NY (US);
Dale Wilcox, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Steve Skewes, Pittsford, NY (US);
Ameritherm, Inc., Scottsville, NY (US);
Abstract
An induction furnace, according to one embodiment of the invention, includes an induction heating system and a chamber that comprises a quartz cylinder, a top cover for sealing the top end of the cylinder, and a bottom cover for sealing the bottom end of the cylinder. The induction heating system includes a power supply and a coil. The coil surrounds the chamber. Contained within the chamber is a susceptor that is susceptable to induction heating. Also contained in the chamber is a thermal insulator that is disposed between the susceptor and the inner walls of the chamber. The insulator includes a fused quartz container in which the susceptor and the workpiece are contained.