Patents Represented by Attorney Stanton E. Coller
  • Patent number: 5252175
    Abstract: In the liquid encapsulated Kyropoulos process, the crystal is allowed to grow to the limits of the crucible and remain under the encapsulant fluid. In order to relieve the melt pressure between the growing crystal and the crucible, at least one capillary pressure relief hole is placed in the crucible which allows some of the melt to leak therefrom to relieve pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Steven Bachowski, Brian S. Ahern, Robert M. Hilton, Joseph A. Adamski