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US 3,953,174 AGranted
Apparatus for growing crystalline bodies from the melt
AssigneeTyco Laboratories, Inc.
InventorHarold E. LaBelle, Jr.
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Abstract
The invention is an improved apparatus for use in a system for growing crystalline bodies from the melt. The apparatus has a novel crucible die assembly in which the dies are located in cavities in the crucible side wall.
Claims6
Apparatus for use in a system for growing crystalline bodies from the melt comprising:
- a crucible having a side wall and a bottom wall defining an interior space for containing a melt, said side wall having an upper end surface, a plurality of cavities in said side wall extending down from said upper end surface for receiving a like plurality of dies with capillaries, and at least one passageway in said side wall connecting the bottom ends of said cavities with said interior space so that melt can flow from said interior space into said cavities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.