Patents by Inventor Daniel Doble

Daniel Doble 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).

  • Ribbon Crystal String for Increasing Wafer Yield
    Publication number: 20110247546
    Abstract: A ribbon crystal has a body with a width dimension, and string embedded within the body. The string has a generally elongated cross-sectional shape. This cross-section (of the string) has a generally longitudinal axis that diverges with the width dimension of the ribbon crystal body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Christine Richardson, Weidong Huang, Richard L. Wallace, Daniel Doble, Scott Reitsma
  • Ribbon crystal having reduced wetting string
    Patent number: 7842270
    Abstract: A string for use in a string ribbon crystal has a base portion with a refractory material, and an externally exposed layer radially outward of the refractory material. The base portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is generally matched with the coefficient of thermal expansion for silicon. The externally exposed layer has a contact angle with silicon of between about 15 and 120 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Evergreen Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Richardson, Weidong Huang, Richard Wallace, Daniel Doble, Scott Reitsma
  • Ribbon Crystal Having Reduced Wetting String
    Publication number: 20100092776
    Abstract: A string for use in a string ribbon crystal has a base portion with a refractory material, and an externally exposed layer radially outward of the refractory material. The base portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is generally matched with the coefficient of thermal expansion for silicon. The externally exposed layer has a contact angle with silicon of between about 15 and 120 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Christine Richardson, Weidong Huang, Richard Wallace, Daniel Doble, Scott Reitsma
  • Reduced wetting string for ribbon crystal
    Patent number: 7651768
    Abstract: A string for use in a string ribbon crystal has a base portion with a refractory material, and an externally exposed layer radially outward of the refractory material. The base portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is generally matched with the coefficient of thermal expansion for silicon. The externally exposed layer has a contact angle with silicon of between about 15 and 120 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Evergreen Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Richardson, Weidong Huang, Richard Wallace, Daniel Doble, Scott Reitsma
  • Reduced Wetting String for Ribbon Crystal
    Publication number: 20090060823
    Abstract: A string for use in a string ribbon crystal has a base portion with a refractory material, and an externally exposed layer radially outward of the refractory material. The base portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is generally matched with the coefficient of thermal expansion for silicon. The externally exposed layer has a contact angle with silicon of between about 15 and 120 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Christine Richardson, Weidong Huang, Richard Wallace, Daniel Doble, Scott Reitsma
  • Hydroxypyridonate and hydroxypyrimidinone chelating agents
    Publication number: 20050008570
    Abstract: The present invention provides hydroxypyridinone and hydroxypyrimidone chelating agents. Also provides are Gd(III) complexes of these agents, which are useful as contrast enhancing agents for magnetic resonance imaging. The invention also provides methods of preparing the compounds of the invention, as well as methods of using the compounds in magnetic resonance imaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kenneth Raymond, Daniel Doble, Christopher Sunderland, Marlon Thompson