US PATENT SUBCLASS 373 / 17
.~ Zone melting


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373 /   HD   INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC HEATING FURNACES

10  DF  ELECTRON BEAM FURNACE DEVICE {4}
17.~ Zone melting


DEFINITION

Classification: 373/17

Zone melting:

(under subclass 10) Subject matter wherein a small area, or zone of the charge is liquified by the electron beam.

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139, for zone melting utilizing induction heating.

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75, Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures,

10.11, for processes of zone melting of metal.

117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor,

37+, for processes for growing therein-defined single-crystal of all types of materials, including by zone melting, and subclasses 219+ for non-coating apparatus for growing therein-defined single-crystal of all types of materials, including by zone melting means. 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing,

250.1, for non-coating crystallizing apparatus which includes means for zone melting, not including means for chemical reaction, and not provided for elsewhere.