ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,596, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to KISELKARBID I STOCKHOLM AB (Kista, Sweden).
"System and method of producing monocrystalline layers on a substrate" was invented by Lin Dong (Spanga, Sweden), Johan Peter Ekman (Saltsjobaden, Sweden) and Kassem Alassaad (Jarfalla, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system (100) for producing an epitaxial monocrystalline layer on a substrate (20) comprising: an inner container (30) defining a cavity (5) for accommodating a source material (10) and the substrate (20); an insulation container (50) arranged to accommodate the inner container (30) therein; an outer container (60) arranged to accom...