US3139653A
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Apparatus for the growth of preferentially oriented single crystals of metals
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-10
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1981-05-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore H Orem
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:26
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B11/00; C30B11/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S117/00; Y10S117/901; Y10S117/902; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/074; Y10S148/107; Y10S148/115; Y10T; Y10T117/00; Y10T117/10; Y10T117/1024; Y10T117/1092
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
IN COMBINATION, A VERTICAL FURNACE, A VERTICAL MOLD HAVING A MATRIX FOR A SPECIMEN, A VERTICAL SEED RECEPTACLE HAVING A CYLINDRICAL CAVITY THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF WHICH IS CANTED A SMALL AMOUNT NOT MORE THAN ABOUT FIVE DEGREES FROM THE VERTICAL, MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID VERTICAL MOLD AND SAID VERTICAL SEED RECEPTACLE IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, A PASSAGEWAY CONNECTING SAID MATRIX AND SAID CYLINDRICAL CAVITY TOGETHER, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID VERTICALLY-ALIGNED MOLD AND SEED RECEPTACLE THROUGH SAID VERTICAL FURNACE SO AS TO GROW A MONOCRYSTALLINE SPECIMEN FROM A SEED IN SAID SEED RECEPTACLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
IN COMBINATION, A VERTICAL FURNACE, A VERTICAL MOLD HAVING A MATRIX FOR A SPECIMEN, A VERTICAL SEED RECEPTACLE HAVING A CYLINDRICAL CAVITY THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF WHICH IS CANTED A SMALL AMOUNT NOT MORE THAN ABOUT FIVE DEGREES FROM THE VERTICAL, MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID VERTICAL MOLD AND SAID VERTICAL SEED RECEPTACLE IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, A PASSAGEWAY CONNECTING SAID MATRIX AND SAID CYLINDRICAL CAVITY TOGETHER, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID VERTICALLY-ALIGNED MOLD AND SEED RECEPTACLE THROUGH SAID VERTICAL FURNACE SO AS TO GROW A MONOCRYSTALLINE SPECIMEN FROM A SEED IN SAID SEED RECEPTACLE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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