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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2006
Applicant:
Richard Lee Wallace, Jr., Acton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Richard Lee Wallace, Jr., Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Evergreen Solar, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for concurrent growth of multiple crystalline ribbons from a single crucible employ meniscus shapers to facilitate continuous growth of discrete and substantially flat crystalline ribbons having controlled width.