Patents by Inventor Gabriele Korus

Gabriele Korus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7226508
    Abstract: A known quartz glass crucible for crystal pulling consists of a crucible wall, having an outer layer which is provided in an external area thereof with a crystallisation promoter which results in crystallisation of quartz glass, forming cristobalite when the quartz glass crucible is heated according to specified use in crystal pulling. The aim of the invention is to provide a quartz glass crucible which has a long service life. As a result, the crystallisation promoter contains, in addition to a silicon, a first component which acts as a reticulating agent in quartz glass and a second component which is free of alkali metals and which acts as an agent forming separating points in quartz glass. The above mentioned components are contained and incorporated into a doping area (8) of the outer layer (6) having a layer thickness of more than 0.2 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignees: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG, Siltronic AG
    Inventors: Gabriele Korus, Martin Arndt, Hilmar Laudahn, Manfred Schwarzbauer
  • Publication number: 20050178319
    Abstract: A known quartz glass crucible for crystal pulling consists of a crucible wall, having an outer layer which is provided in an external area thereof with a crystallisation promoter which results in crystallisation of quartz glass, forming cristobalite when the quartz glass crucible is heated according to specified use in crystal pulling. The aim of the invention is to provide a quartz glass crucible which has a long service life. As a result, the crystallisation promoter contains, in addition to a silicon, a first component which acts as a reticulating agent in quartz glass and a second component which is free of alkali metals and which acts as an agent forming separating points in quartz glass. The above mentioned components are contained and incorporated into a doping area (8) of the outer layer (6) having a layer thickness of more than 0.2 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Gabriele Korus, Martin Arndt, Hilmar Laudahn, Manfred Schwarzbauer
  • Patent number: 6755049
    Abstract: Known is a method of producing a quartz glass crucible in which a crucible base body is provided at least in part with an inner layer in which the formation of cristobalite is induced by using a crystallization promoter. On the basis thereof, in order to provide an inexpensive method of producing a quartz glass crucible with reproducible characteristics for long service lives, it is suggested according to the invention that the crystallization promoter and a reducing substance are introduced into the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gabriele Korus, Hilmar Laudahn, Martin Arndt, Udo Gertig
  • Publication number: 20040118156
    Abstract: Known is a method of producing a quartz glass crucible in which a crucible base body is provided at least in part with an inner layer in which the formation of cristobalite is induced by using a crystallization promoter. On the basis thereof, in order to provide an inexpensive method of producing a quartz glass crucible with reproducible characteristics for long service lives, it is suggested according to the invention that the crystallization promoter and a reducing substance are introduced into the inner layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Gabriele Korus, Hilmar Laudahn, Martin Arndt, Udo Gertig
  • Publication number: 20020139143
    Abstract: Known is a method of producing a quartz glass crucible in which a crucible base body is provided at least in part with an inner layer in which the formation of cristobalite is induced by using a crystallization promoter. On the basis thereof, in order to provide an inexpensive method of producing a quartz glass crucible with reproducible characteristics for long service lives, it is suggested according to the invention that the crystallization promoter and a reducing substance are introduced into the inner layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Gabriele Korus, Hilmar Laudahn, Martin Arndt, Udo Gertig