Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing cast silicon from seed crystals

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2008279417 (hide)

Owner AMG IdealCast Solar Corporation

Inventors Clark, Roger F.; Stoddard, Nathan G.

Agent Shelston IP

Pub. Number AU-B-2008279417

PCT Pub. Number WO2009/014963

Priority 60/951,155 20.07.07 US

Filing date 16 July 2008

Wipo publication date 29 January 2009

Acceptance publication date 21 June 2012

International Classifications

C30B 29/06 Single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure characterised by the material or by their shape - Silicon

C30B 11/00 Single-crystal-growth by normal freezing or freezing under temperature gradient, e.g. Bridgman- Stockbarger method

C30B 11/14 Single-crystal-growth by normal freezing or freezing under temperature gradient, e.g. Bridgman- Stockbarger method

F27B 14/12 Crucible or pot furnaces

H01L 31/18 Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof

Event Publications

18 February 2010 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2009/014963 Priority application(s): WO2009/014963

10 March 2011 Assignment before Grant

  BP Corporation North America Inc. The application has been assigned to AMG IdealCast Solar Corporation

21 June 2012 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2008279417

18 October 2012 Standard Patent Sealed

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