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Container for evaporation of metal and method to manufacture thereof

US7494616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 2005
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27D5/0068
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A refractory container for evaporating metals, having improved useful life and corrosion resistance properties, the evaporation surface of the container having a plurality of grooves formed at the bottom surface. The grooves have either a depth of at least 1.2 mm, a width of at least 1.75 mm, or an interval spacing of at least 2.2 mm between adjacent grooves (or centers of adjacent grooves), and combinations thereof.

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