Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing monocrystalline cast silicon and monocrystalline cast silicon bodies for photovoltaics

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2007205947 (hide)

Owner AMG IdealCast Solar Corporation

Inventors Stoddard, Nathan G.

Agent Shelston IP

Pub. Number AU-B-2007205947

PCT Pub. Number WO2007/084934

Priority 60/760,453 20.01.06 US; 60/839,670 24.08.06 US; 60/808,954 30.05.06 US; 60/839,672 24.08.06 US

Filing date 18 January 2007

Wipo publication date 26 July 2007

Acceptance publication date 8 March 2012

International Classifications

C04B 35/573 (2006.01) Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition

C30B 11/14 (2006.01) Single-crystal-growth by normal freezing or freezing under temperature gradient, e.g. Bridgman- Stockbarger method

H01L 31/18 (2006.01) Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof

Event Publications

24 July 2008 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2007/084934 Priority application(s): WO2007/084934

10 March 2011 Assignment before Grant

  BP Corporation North America Inc. The application has been assigned to AMG IdealCast Solar Corporation Assignments before Grant, Section 113

8 March 2012 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2007205947

5 July 2012 Standard Patent Sealed

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