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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Benjamin Michael Meyer, Defiance, MO (US);
Lee William Ferry, St. Charles, MO (US);
Benjamin Michael Meyer, Defiance, MO (US);
Lee William Ferry, St. Charles, MO (US);
MEMC Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A directional solidification furnace includes one or more movable cooling plates disposed beneath a crucible. In a first position, the cooling plates are free from contact with a crucible support positioned adjacent the crucible. In a second position, the cooling plates are in contact with the crucible support. A control system is used to control the amount of force exerted by the cooling plates against the crucible.
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