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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Amg Idealcast Solar Corporation, Wayne, PA (US);
Inventors:
James A. Cliber, Emmitsburg, MD (US);
Roger F. Clark, Knoxville, MD (US);
Nathan G. Stoddard, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Paul Von Dollen, Frederick, MD (US);
Assignee:
AMG IdealCast Solar Corporation, Wayne, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 11/00 (2006.01); C30B 9/00 (2006.01); C30B 17/00 (2006.01); C30B 21/02 (2006.01); C30B 28/06 (2006.01); C30B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a system and a method for liquid silicon containment, such as during the casting of high purity silicon used in solar cells or solar modules. The containment apparatus includes a shielding ember adapted to prevent breaching molten silicon from contacting structural elements or cooling elements of a casting device, and a volume adapted to hold a quantity of breaching molten silicon with the volume formed by a bottom and one or more sides.