Patents by Inventor Olivier Bonino

Olivier Bonino 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).

  • PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR PURIFYING SILICON
    Publication number: 20150000342
    Abstract: Device (20) for purifying a molten material such as silicon, comprising a chamber (21) comprising a crucible (2; 15) for storing a molten material and a heating device (4) for heating the molten material contained in the crucible, the chamber being equipped with a device (22) for greatly lowering the pressure in the chamber, characterized in that it comprises at least one evaporator (10; 10, 10?) placed inside the chamber to receive part of the molten material, such that this molten material has a large interface with low-pressure vapour present in the chamber (21) to promote and accelerate the purification of the molten material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Olivier Bonino, David Pelletier