Non-contact systems and methods for determining distance between silicon melt and reflector in a crystal puller
US-12577700-B2 · Mar 17, 2026 · US
using mechanical means, e.g. shaping guides (shaping dies for edge-defined film-fed crystal growth C30B15/34) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | C30B15/24 |
| Official title | using mechanical means, e.g. shaping guides (shaping dies for edge-defined film-fed crystal growth C30B15/34) |
| Display label | using mechanical means, e.g. shaping guides (shaping dies for edge-defined film-fed crystal growth C30B15/34) |
| Total patents | 14 |
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
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