US Patent Issued to SLT Technologies on June 16 for "Apparatus for retrograde solvothermal crystal growth, method of making, and method of use" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,536, issued on June 16, was assigned to SLT Technologies Inc. (San Diego).

"Apparatus for retrograde solvothermal crystal growth, method of making, and method of use" was invented by Paul M. Von Dollen (Brush Prairie, Wash.) and Mark P. D'Evelyn (Vancouver, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the present disclosure, techniques related to processing of materials for growth of crystals are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for heating of seed crystals suitable for use in conjunction with a high-pressure vessel for crystal growth of a material having a retrograde solubility ...