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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Applicant:
Nathan G. Stoddard, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Inventor:
Nathan G. Stoddard, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMG IdealCast Solar Corporation, Wayne, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods are provided for casting one or more of a semiconductor, an oxide, and an intermetallic material. With such methods, a cast body of a monocrystalline form of the one or more of a semiconductor, an oxide, and an intermetallic material may be formed that is free of, or substantially free of, radially-distributed impurities and defects and having at least two dimensions that are each at least about 35 cm.