Patents Assigned to Balzers and Leybold Deutschland Holding AG
  • Device for handling heavy components of a crystal puller according to the Czochralski method which is supported in a supporting frame
    Patent number: 6010569
    Abstract: In a device for handling heavy components of a crystal puller according to the Czochralski method, a supporting beam that can be pivoted about one vertical leg of a supporting frame and vertically adjusted includes holding claws for accommodating components or auxiliary devices. Profile rails, on which a carriage can be laterally displaced, are arranged perpendicular to the supporting beam. The carriage can be connected to a receptacle for gripping and holding the crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignees: Balzers and Leybold Deutschland Holding AG, Leybold Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Winfried Schulmann, Udo Wenske, Helmut Kaiser, Franz Thimm