Patents by Inventor Markus APEL

Markus APEL 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 DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SILICON BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20120167817
    Abstract: A method for producing silicon blocks comprises providing a crucible for receiving a silicon melt, with a base and a plurality of side walls connected to the base, attaching nuclei at least on an inner side of the base of the crucible, the nuclei having a melt temperature, which is greater than the melt temperature of silicon, filling the crucible with the silicon melt, solidifying the silicon melt beginning on the nuclei and removing the solidified silicon from the crucible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Bernhard FREUDENBERG, Marc DIETRICH, Mark HOLLATZ, Melanie HENTSCHE, Doreen NAUERT, Markus APEL