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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Adam Clayton Powell, Newton, MA (US);
Soobhankar Pati, Boston, MA (US);
Jason Douglas, Prospect, KY (US);
Stephen J. Derezinski, Iii, Wellesley, MA (US);
Luciano Spiridigliozzi, North Reading, MA (US);
Michael Buchman, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas Eagar, Belmont, MA (US);
Adam Clayton Powell, Newton, MA (US);
Soobhankar Pati, Boston, MA (US);
Jason Douglas, Prospect, KY (US);
Stephen J. Derezinski, III, Wellesley, MA (US);
Luciano Spiridigliozzi, North Reading, MA (US);
Michael Buchman, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas Eagar, Belmont, MA (US);
Infinium, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for condensing metal vapors has at least one inlet conduit that is cooled to cause a portion of the metal vapor to condense to liquid. The apparatus also has a holding tank that is connected to the inlet conduit that collects condensed liquid metal. The apparatus also has at least one outlet conduit connected to the holding tank that is cooled to cause a portion of the remaining metal vapor to condense to solid metal. The apparatus also has at least one heater that heats the at least one outlet conduit to cause the solid metal to melt to liquid metal and subsequently flow in to the holding tank. The apparatus also has at least one sealing mechanism located at a distal end of the at least one outlet conduit for preventing metal vapor and carrier gas from exiting the outlet conduit during heating of the outlet conduit.