US PATENT SUBCLASS 117 / 48
.~.~ Solid heating means contacting the liquid (e.g., immersed)

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117 /   HD   SINGLE-CRYSTAL, ORIENTED-CRYSTAL, AND EPITAXY GROWTH PROCESSES; NON-COATING APPARATUS THEREFOR

11  DF  PROCESSES OF GROWTH FROM LIQUID OR SUPERCRITICAL STATE {7}
37  DF  .~ Having moving solid-liquid-solid region {8}
48.~.~ Solid heating means contacting the liquid (e.g., immersed)

DEFINITION

Classification: 117/48

Solid heating means contacting the liquid (e.g., immersed):

(under subclass 37) Subject matter in which solid heating means contacts the liquid region.

(1) Note. The heating means may be an "indirect" heat source such as a graphite element which is heated by RF induction.

(2) Note. Not included here are techniques in which the solid precursor* itself is used as an indirect source of heating; i.e., heated by RF induction.