Crystal growth apparatus
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for growing crystals. The apparatus comprises a chamber and a crucible being arranged in a heatable accommodation space of the chamber, wherein the crucible comprises an inner volume which is configured for growing crystals inside. The crucible comprises a bottom from which respective side walls extend to a top section of the crucible. The crucible comprises at least one a deposition section which is configured for attaching a seed crystal, wherein the deposition section is formed on at least one of the side wall and the top section of the crucible.
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Patent Owner(s)
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EBNER INDUSTRIEOFENBAU GMBH | EBNER-PLATZ 1 LEONDING A-4060 |
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- 2019 Application Filing Year
- C30B Class
- 480 Applications Filed
- 341 Patents Issued To-Date
- 71.05 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Barbar, Ghassan | Gundelfingen, DE | 12 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 4 | |||
Ebner, Robert | Leonding, AT | 45 | 31 |
# of filed Patents : 45 Total Citations : 31 | |||
Gruhn, Bernd | Göriach, AT | 4 | 28 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 28 | |||
Hsiung, Chih-Yung | Leonding, AT | 11 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 1 |
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