Patents by Inventor Jarda L. Caslavsky

Jarda L. Caslavsky 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).

  • Method of orienting seed crystals in a melt, and product obtained thereby
    Patent number: 4096025
    Abstract: A method for the production of improved, transparent single crystals having a corundum structure under conditions of minimum thermal strain, comprising the optimum orientation of growth planes of a seed crystal in a melt substantially parallel to the vertical side wall means of a crucible, and heating and subsequent cooling the melt, thereby nucleating on the seed crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jarda L. Caslavsky, Frederick Schmid, Charles P. Gazzara, Dennis J. Viechnicki, James W. McCauley