Active dampening orbit stopper for Czochralski crystal growth

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APP PUB NO 20050066888A1
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10676274

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A Czochralski single crystal pulling apparatus having a one or more active damping modules used to reduce or eliminate unwanted orbital motion during crystal growth. The active damping module utilizes the mass of the crystal and the pendular length to determine the critical damping coefficient. A controller continually adjusts a control loop dampener to keep the active damping module at the critical dampening coefficient during crystal growth. A wire interceptor is located near the pulling wire, such that if a growing crystal experiences orbit, the pull wire will contact the wire interceptor, and the pendular energy associated with orbit will be transferred to, and absorbed by, the active damping module.

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SEH AMERICA INC4111 NE 112TH AVENUE VANCOUVER WA 98682

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Faulconer, Robert L Vancouver, WA 3 11
Griggs, Jesse B Vancouver, WA 3 11

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