Feed tool for shielding a portion of a crystal puller

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8691013
APP PUB NO 20120285373A1
SERIAL NO

13103554

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A crystal puller for melting silicon and forming a single crystal ingot and a feed tool for shielding a portion of the crystal puller during charging of the crystal puller are disclosed herein. The crystal puller includes a crucible for containing molten silicon. The feed tool includes a cylinder and a plate. The cylinder has an inner surface and an annular ledge formed in a portion of the inner surface. The cylinder has a diameter at the annular ledge that is less than a diameter of the cylinder at the inner surface. The plate is positioned on the annular ledge and includes a first section separate from a second section. The first section and the second section are operable to move laterally with respect to each other. The plate has a central opening formed in at least one of the first section and the second section.

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CORNER STAR LIMITEDUNIT 1703B - 1706 LEVEL 17 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE 1 AUSTIN ROAD WEST KOWLOON

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kimbel, Steven Lawrence St. Charles, US 7 15
Meyer, Benjamin Michael Defiance, US 26 18
Sreedharamurthy, Hariprasad Ballwin, US 28 113

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