Patents by Inventor Theo König

Theo König 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).

  • Device for electrically heating a vertically erect chamber
    Patent number: 7078656
    Abstract: A device for electrically heating a vertically erect chamber comprising several heating zones arranged vertically one above the other. The components of the device, with the exception of the insulating components, are made from graphite materials. Each zone (Z) comprises a number of supports (1), arranged in an essentially even distribution around the chamber for heating, which simultaneously serve as electrical supplies for the heater, and the heater for each zone (Z) is fixed at one end and longitudinally displaceable at the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Solarworld Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heiko Herold, Günter Holdenried, Leslaw Mleczko, Matthias Pfaffelhuber, Theo König
  • Method for producing highly-pure granular silicon
    Patent number: 6849244
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hyper-pure, granular silicon by decomposing a gas containing silicon in a reactor consisting of a silicon carbide-based, carbon-fiber reinforced material; to a corresponding reactor; and to the use of said reactor for producing silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Solarworld Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Theo König, Matthias Pfaffelhuber, Heiko Herold, Günter Holdenried, Leslaw Mleczko