Patents by Inventor Glen Stucki

Glen Stucki 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 and apparatus for producing granular silicon
    Patent number: 8926929
    Abstract: Silicon granules are produced by chemical vapor deposition on seed particles inside a chamber within a fluidized bed reactor. The chamber contains an obstructing member, or bubble breaker, which is sized and shaped to restrict the growth of bubbles inside the chamber and which has interior passageways through which a heated fluid passes to transfer heat to gas inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: REC Silicon Inc
    Inventors: Michael V. Spangler, Glen Stucki
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GRANULAR SILICON
    Publication number: 20100226844
    Abstract: Silicon granules are produced by chemical vapor deposition on seed particles inside a chamber within a fluidized bed reactor. The chamber contains an obstructing member, or bubble breaker, which is sized and shaped to restrict the growth of bubbles inside the chamber and which has interior passageways through which a heated fluid passes to transfer heat to gas inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Michael V. Spangler, Glen Stucki