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Floating sheet production apparatus and method

US7855087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30References

20Claims

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Assignee

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter L. Kellerman · Essex, US
Frank Sinclair · Quincy, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2009
Grant date	Dec 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 25, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC30B29/06
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This sheet production apparatus comprises a vessel defining a channel configured to hold a melt. The melt is configured to flow from a first point to a second point of the channel. A cooling plate is disposed proximate the melt and is configured to form a sheet on the melt. A spillway is disposed at the second point of the channel. This spillway is configured to separate the sheet from the melt.

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