Heater and related methods therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10315181
APP PUB NO 20120076714A1
SERIAL NO

13246180

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The invention relates generally to heaters and methods of using the heaters. In certain embodiments, a heater includes a pressure shell having a cylindrical heating cavity, an annular heat shield disposed within the cylindrical heating cavity, and at least one heating element disposed within an interior volume of the annular heat shield. In another embodiment, a method of preparing a trichlorosilane includes introducing a reactant stream comprising silicon tetrachloride into a heater, passing electrical current through a heating element to heat the reactant stream, and introducing the heated reactant stream into a reactor.

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  • GTAT CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fahrenbruck, Scott Missoula, US 5 16
Hazeltine, Bruce Missoula, US 11 52

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