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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172944 | Device for producing a block of crystalline material with modulation of the thermal conductivity The device for producing a block of crystalline material from a bath of molten material comprises a crucible having a bottom and heat extraction means arranged under the crucible. It also comprises means for modulating the thermal conductivity fitted between the bot... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8066814 | Crystal-growing furnace having slurry drainage duct structure A crystal-growing furnace having a slurry drainage duct structure includes a furnace body, a supporting table, a loading frame, a plurality of eaves elements, and a set of eaves gutters. The supporting table includes a table plate and a plurality of supporting posts... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7959732 | Apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling crystal growth Apparatus and method for growing a crystal from a melt of a growth material, wherein crystal growth occurs at a solid-liquid interface between the melt and the crystal, and a characteristic of the solid-liquid interface is determined by using a float atop the melt a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7922817 | Method and device for feeding arsenic dopant into a silicon crystal growing apparatus A feed assembly and method of use thereof of the present invention is used for the addition of a high pressure dopant such as arsenic into a silicon melt for CZ growth of semiconductor silicon crystals. The feed assembly includes a vessel-and-valve assembly for hold... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7718002 | Crystal manufacturing apparatus A crystal manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a group III nitride crystal includes a crucible that holds a mixed molten liquid including an alkali metal and a group III metal; a reaction vessel accommodating the crucible in the reaction vessel; a heating devic... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7704325 | Crystal forming apparatus and method for using same A crystal forming apparatus and method for using the apparatus, the method including depositing a precipitant solution in a site, incubating the site, during which time volatile vapor evaporates from the precipitant solution and accumulates in the site, and pumping ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7604698 | Cooling structure for body of crystal-growing furnace A cooling structure for the body of a crystal-growing furnace includes an upper body and a lower body. The upper body includes an outer upper shell and an inner upper shell, wherein an upper enclosing space is formed between the outer upper shell and the inner upper... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7435397 | System for performing crystallization trials A crystallization system is provided comprising a screen generation station; a screen storage station; including a housing configured to store a plurality of screen storage plates and mechanics for retrieving a selected screen storage plate from among the plurality ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435379 | System for performing crystallization trials A trial generation station is provided comprising: a deck configured to receive a crystallization plate from a transport mechanism, the crystallization plate including a plurality of trial zones where crystallization trials are generated; and a head configured to be... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431769 | Method for performing crystallization trials A method is provided that comprises generating a screen storage plate that contains screen solutions at a screen generation station; employing a transport mechanism to transport the screen storage plate from the screen generation station to a screen storage station;... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7402208 | Method and equipment for producing biopolymer crystal The invention provides a crystallizing method and an apparatus for producing a biopolymer capable of simplifying operations for taking out a produced crystal and mounting the crystal onto a crystal structure analyzer, thereby improving efficiency in the operations a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7364715 | As-grown single crystal of alkaline earth metal fluoride A single crystal of alkaline earth metal fluoride is produced by a single crystal pulling method, has a straight barrel part diameter of not less than 17 cm, preferably has a straight barrel part length of not less than 5 cm, and has a light transmittance, as measur... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361223 | Method and apparatus for eliminating a display defect in a liquid crystal display device A method for eliminating a display defect in a liquid crystal display device includes disposing a liquid crystal panel adhered with a polarizer into a first buffer chamber, increasing pressure of the first buffer chamber, communicating the first buffer chamber with ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357835 | Production of crystalline materials by using high intensity ultrasound A crystalline material sufficiently pure for use in pharmaceuticals may be made by forming a saturated solution of the material, changing the temperature of the solution so it becomes supersaturated, and subjecting the solution to irradiation by high intensity ultra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351283 | System and method for fabricating a crystalline thin structure A crystalline thin structure (104, 204, 404) is grown on a surface (108, 228) of a substrate (112, 208, 400) by depositing molecules (136, 220) from a molecular precursor to a lateral growth front (144, 224) of the structure using ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344596 | System and method for crystal growing To reduce the heat input to the bottom of the crucible and to control heat extraction independently of heat input, a shield can be raised between a heating element and a crucible at a controlled speed as the crystal grows. Other steps could include moving the crucib... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341872 | Multiautoclave with set of vessels for combinatorial synthesis of zeolites and other materials A vessel arrangement having a base and multiple vessels suited for simultaneously conducting a plurality of isolated experimental reactions or treatments at atmospheric process conditions or elevated temperatures and pressure condition has been developed. A componen... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335262 | Apparatus for obtaining a bulk single crystal using supercritical ammonia An apparatus includes an autoclave for preparing a supercritical solvent, a convection controller for establishing a convection flow, a dissolution zone where a feedstock is located above the convection controller and a crystallization zone where a seed is located b... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332029 | Crystal forming apparatus and method for using same A crystal forming apparatus and method for using the apparatus, the method including depositing a precipitant solution in a site, incubating the site, during which time volatile vapor evaporates from the precipitant solution and accumulates in the site, and pumping ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318916 | Semiconductive GaAs wafer and method of making the same A semiconductive GaAs wafer has a diameter of 4 inches or more, and an in-wafer plane dislocation density of 30,000/cm2 or more and 100,000/cm2 or less. A semiconductive GaAs wafer is made by growing a GaAs single crystal under a temperature gr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316805 | Laboratory cap and well for hanging-drop crystallization methods The invention relates to a device for molecular and macromolecular crystallization. More particularly, the device comprises a well and a transparent cap for growing diffraction-quality protein crystals by conventional vapor diffusion techniques. The present device i... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314766 | Semiconductor wafer treatment method, semiconductor wafer inspection method, semiconductor device development method and semiconductor wafer treatment apparatus A treatment method of a semiconductor wafer includes treating the semiconductor wafer in a first solution having at least one kind of an oxidative acid and an oxidizing agent and treating the semiconductor wafer in a second solution having at least one of HF and NH | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300520 | Crystallization reagent matrices and related methods and kits This invention provides methods, kits and automated systems for identifying a reagent in which a compound crystallizes, and methods for crystallizing a compound. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282190 | Silicon layer production method and solar cell production method A solar cell is produced by dipping a multicrystalline silicon substrate 28 in a solution 24 containing silicon, growing a silicon layer on the substrate 28 while decreasing with time the temperature drop rate of the solution during the dipping ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270706 | Roll crusher to produce high purity polycrystalline silicon chips A single roll crusher for comminuting high purity materials includes a roll with teeth spaced around the circumference of the roll. The roll is rotatably mounted inside a housing. The housing has a top with an entrance port, sides, and bottom with an exit port. The ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258839 | Temperature controlled microfabricated two-pin liquid sample dispensing system A cooled liquid sample dispensing system comprises a pair of pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween and a cooling element. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample acquisition region. The pins acquire and... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258846 | Process and installation for the dry fractionation The invention relates to a method and installation for the dry fractionation of edible oils and fats and related products, said method comprising the steps of: a) solidifying the product in a crystallizer comprising at least one cooling chamber that is ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252642 | Semen analysis A method for measuring the total sperm concentration (TSC) in a sample is described and includes: (i) placing the sample in a transparent container between a synchronically pulsed light source and a photodetector; and (ii) measuring the optical absorbance of the sam... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252712 | Process and apparatus for obtaining bulk monocrystalline gallium-containing nitride The present invention refers to an ammonobasic method for preparing a gallium-containing nitride crystal, in which gallium-containing feedstock is crystallized on at least one crystallization seed in the presence of an alkali metal-containing component in a supercri... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7217397 | Precious reagent container and method of use In a preferred embodiment, a precious reagent container, including; a horizontally elongated body; a plurality of vertical, aligned reagent wells defined in the body, the reagent wells having a common depth; and a common vertical channel joining the vertical, aligne... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198673 | Optical lithography fluoride crystal annealing furnace A method of making below 250-nm UV light transmitting optical fluoride lithography crystals includes applying heat along a shortest path of conduction of a selected optical fluoride crystal, heating the optical fluoride crystal to an annealing temperature, holding t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198672 | Drop tube type granular crystal producing device A drop tube type particulate crystalline body producing device is a device for creating a substantially spherical crystalline body by solidifying a particulate melt of an inorganic material while allowing it to free-fall inside a drop tube. This device 1 has ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182810 | Protein temperature evaporation-controlled crystallization device and method thereof A temperature- and evaporation-controlled device for the crystallization of proteins from a protein-containing solution. The device comprises a compartment, such as a microcapillary tube, for holding the solution from which crystals are formed. The compartment is in... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7128984 | Surfacing of metal fluoride excimer optics The invention is directed to improved coated metal fluoride single crystal optical elements suitable for use in below 250 nm optical lithography, and particularly below 200 nm lithography. The coated elements of the invention can be lenses, windows, prisms and other... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125453 | High temperature high pressure capsule for processing materials in supercritical fluids A capsule for containing at least one reactant and a supercritical fluid in a substantially air-free environment under high pressure, high temperature processing conditions. The capsule includes a closed end, at least one wall adjoining the closed end and extending ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122083 | Apparatus and process used in growing crystals This invention relates to a novel system for making uniform crystals. The system, by virtue of the nature of its crystal product, is useful in various chemical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnology applications. The invention features physically separated... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118789 | Silica glass crucible A silica glass crucible is manufactured by introducing into a rotating crucible mold bulk silica grain to form a bulky wall including a bottom wall and a side wall. After heating the interior of the mold to begin to fuse the bulk silica grains, an inner silica grain... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118626 | Crystallization cassette for the growth and analysis of macromolecular crystals and an associated method The invention is a crystallization cassette and associated method for growing and analyzing macromolecular crystals in situ by X-ray crystallography. The cassette allows proteins (as well as other macromolecules) to be crystallized by the counter-diffusion method in... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112241 | Protein crystallography hanging drop multiwell plate The present invention includes a microplate for performing crystallography studies. In particular, the microplate has a frame that includes a plurality of wells formed therein. Each well includes a first well and a second well. The first well includes a relatively l... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7067007 | Process and device for growing single crystals The process for growing single crystals, wherein crystal material is melted in a crucible and a crystal nucleus is immersed in the molten crystal material and slowly pulled out, wherein the crystal formed during the pulling is kept at a temperature close to melting ... | 06/27/2006 |
