US Patent Issued to Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg on Nov. 4 for "Crystal growing unit for producing a single crystal" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,316, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (Germany).

"Crystal growing unit for producing a single crystal" was invented by Peter Wellmann (Nuremberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a crystal growing unit comprising a crucible for producing and/or enlarging a single crystal. The crystal growing unit has a first thermal insulation with a first thermal conductivity and a second thermal insulation with a second thermal conductivity. The crucible has a crucible base, a crucible side wall and a crucible cover. The crucible side wall is indirectly or directly sur...