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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Jan Jozef Buzniak, Solon, OH (US);
Valery Prunier, University Heights, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jan Jozef Buzniak, Solon, OH (US);
Valery Prunier, University Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and method for growing a crystal from a melt of a growth material, wherein crystal growth occurs at a solid-liquid interface between the melt and the crystal, and a characteristic of the solid-liquid interface is determined by using a float atop the melt and a detector for detecting displacement of the float. The characteristic of the solid-liquid interface can be at least one of the following: position, velocity or acceleration of the solid-liquid interface.