Patents by Inventor Wilfried Vollman

Wilfried Vollman 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).

  • Publication number: 20150044119
    Abstract: A method and system of igniting one or more filaments for silicon production includes applying an output voltage to the one or more filaments using a transformer connected with the one or more filaments. In addition, the method includes supplying, in combination with the application of the output voltage, a current to a primary winding of the transformer via a choke to limit the current to a first predetermined current threshold range. The combination of the supplied current and applied output voltage allows a predetermined output range to be generated from a power supply device initially required to ignite the one or more filaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Harro Liese, Wilfried Vollman, Casey Michael Wornath