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US 9,724,666APPARATUS FOR LARGE VOLUME AMMONOTHERMAL MANUFACTURE OF GALLIUM NITRIDE CRYSTALS AND METHODS OF USE
Pakalapati Tirumala Rajeev, Douglas W. Pocius, Mark P. D'Evelyn
Soraa, Inc.·US
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FIG. 1, the radial constraint in the present apparatus may be provided by several stacked ring assemblies, each of which may in turn be assembled from some …
FIG. 2B 250 are simplified diagrams illustrating a high pressure apparatus having tie rod structures according to embodiments of the present disclosure. These …
FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective diagram of a crown insert apparatus configured as a flange structure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. …
FIG. 4C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. In the closed 10 …
FIG. 5B. Locking members 557 are then slidingly inserted into the gaps between plug member 555 and opening region 553, and then held in place by key member …
FIG. 6C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, or heating member and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. …
FIG. 7C. To open the configuration in
FIG. 8 is a simplified flow diagram 800 of a method of processing a material within a supercritical fluid. This diagram is merely an example, which should not …
FIG. 9 is depicts a block diagram of a system to perform certain method steps for using an apparatus as disclosed herein. As an option, the present system 900 …
FIG. 10 depicts a method for processing material at elevated pressure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
An apparatus for processing material at elevated pressure, the apparatus comprising: an upper crown member; a lower crown member; an upper die restraint member; a lower die restraint member, said upper and lower die restraint members being disposed between said upper and lower crown members; one or more radial restraint structures disposed between the upper die restraint member and the lower die restraint member, said radial restraint structures defining an interior region configured to receive a processing chamber, said radial restraint structures being configured to resist an outward radial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber, said upper and lower crown members being disposed axially on either end of said interior region and configured to resist an outward axial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber; one or more first connecting members tic rods coupling the upper crown member and the lower die restraint member; and one or more second connecting members tic rods coupling the lower crown member and the upper die restraint member, wherein the first and second connecting members tic rod members and the second tic rod member are provided configured for an axial restraint of the stack of radial restraint structures by transferring at least a portion of an outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members as a result of pressure in said processing chamber to said first and second connecting members, thereby compressively loading said radial restraint structures between said upper and lower die restraint members.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising said a processing chamber disposed within said interior a-region of the one or more radial restraint structures.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one or more radial restraint structures comprises a stack of two or more ring assemblies, the two or more ring assemblies comprising a high strength enclosure ring and a ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and second connecting members are tie rods.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second die restraint members does not provide radial restraint.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising first and second plugs between said processing chamber and said upper and lower crown members.
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The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a portion of said outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members is transferred to said third connection members. 7/8
An apparatus for growing a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown plate structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region configured to house a capsule device; and a crown insert structure configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert structure comprising a second pattern complementary with the first pattern, the second pattern configured to be insertable into the first pattern for plugging the opening region when 3/8 the crown insert structure is moved in a direction normal to the first crown structure; and the second pattern configured to be off-set from the first pattern when rotated in a predetermined manner while the crown insert is engaged with the first pattern in the opening region such that the crown insert is substantially held in place with the first crown plate structure to plug the opening region and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a first pair of opposing extension regions and the second pattern comprises a second pair of opposing extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a plurality of first extension regions and the second pattern comprises a plurality of second extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of the first crown plate structure the second crown plate structure, and the crown insert structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein an angle between a normal to planes of contact between the first pattern and the second pattern and a normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
An apparatus for growth of a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through, the first pattern comprising a first open region in communication with a second open region, the second open region being larger than the first open region; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region being capable of housing a capsule device; and a crown insert device configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert device comprising a plug member, a plurality of locking members, and at least one key member, the plurality of locking members being configured with the key member to hold the plug member within a vicinity of the opening region to plug the opening region with the crown insert device and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the plug member is configured as a truncated pyramid shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of locking members is configured as a sleeve to be disposed between a portion of the plug member and the first pattern.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one key member comprises a square shape or a rectangular shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the first crown plate structure, the crown insert structure, and the second crown structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the angle between the normal to the planes of contact between the plug member and the locking members and the normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
high-pressure apparatus with tie-rod axial restraint
Materials described outside the worked examples.
ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly
gallium and nitrogen containing material
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
maximum operating temperature | 1200 degrees Celsius | — |
maximum operating pressure |
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FIG. 1, the radial constraint in the present apparatus may be provided by several stacked ring assemblies, each of which may in turn be assembled from some …
FIG. 2B 250 are simplified diagrams illustrating a high pressure apparatus having tie rod structures according to embodiments of the present disclosure. These …
FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective diagram of a crown insert apparatus configured as a flange structure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. …
FIG. 4C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. In the closed 10 …
FIG. 5B. Locking members 557 are then slidingly inserted into the gaps between plug member 555 and opening region 553, and then held in place by key member …
FIG. 6C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, or heating member and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. …
FIG. 7C. To open the configuration in
FIG. 8 is a simplified flow diagram 800 of a method of processing a material within a supercritical fluid. This diagram is merely an example, which should not …
FIG. 9 is depicts a block diagram of a system to perform certain method steps for using an apparatus as disclosed herein. As an option, the present system 900 …
FIG. 10 depicts a method for processing material at elevated pressure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
An apparatus for processing material at elevated pressure, the apparatus comprising: an upper crown member; a lower crown member; an upper die restraint member; a lower die restraint member, said upper and lower die restraint members being disposed between said upper and lower crown members; one or more radial restraint structures disposed between the upper die restraint member and the lower die restraint member, said radial restraint structures defining an interior region configured to receive a processing chamber, said radial restraint structures being configured to resist an outward radial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber, said upper and lower crown members being disposed axially on either end of said interior region and configured to resist an outward axial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber; one or more first connecting members tic rods coupling the upper crown member and the lower die restraint member; and one or more second connecting members tic rods coupling the lower crown member and the upper die restraint member, wherein the first and second connecting members tic rod members and the second tic rod member are provided configured for an axial restraint of the stack of radial restraint structures by transferring at least a portion of an outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members as a result of pressure in said processing chamber to said first and second connecting members, thereby compressively loading said radial restraint structures between said upper and lower die restraint members.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising said a processing chamber disposed within said interior a-region of the one or more radial restraint structures.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one or more radial restraint structures comprises a stack of two or more ring assemblies, the two or more ring assemblies comprising a high strength enclosure ring and a ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and second connecting members are tie rods.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second die restraint members does not provide radial restraint.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising first and second plugs between said processing chamber and said upper and lower crown members.
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The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a portion of said outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members is transferred to said third connection members. 7/8
An apparatus for growing a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown plate structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region configured to house a capsule device; and a crown insert structure configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert structure comprising a second pattern complementary with the first pattern, the second pattern configured to be insertable into the first pattern for plugging the opening region when 3/8 the crown insert structure is moved in a direction normal to the first crown structure; and the second pattern configured to be off-set from the first pattern when rotated in a predetermined manner while the crown insert is engaged with the first pattern in the opening region such that the crown insert is substantially held in place with the first crown plate structure to plug the opening region and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a first pair of opposing extension regions and the second pattern comprises a second pair of opposing extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a plurality of first extension regions and the second pattern comprises a plurality of second extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of the first crown plate structure the second crown plate structure, and the crown insert structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein an angle between a normal to planes of contact between the first pattern and the second pattern and a normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
An apparatus for growth of a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through, the first pattern comprising a first open region in communication with a second open region, the second open region being larger than the first open region; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region being capable of housing a capsule device; and a crown insert device configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert device comprising a plug member, a plurality of locking members, and at least one key member, the plurality of locking members being configured with the key member to hold the plug member within a vicinity of the opening region to plug the opening region with the crown insert device and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the plug member is configured as a truncated pyramid shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of locking members is configured as a sleeve to be disposed between a portion of the plug member and the first pattern.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one key member comprises a square shape or a rectangular shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the first crown plate structure, the crown insert structure, and the second crown structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the angle between the normal to the planes of contact between the plug member and the locking members and the normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
high-pressure apparatus with tie-rod axial restraint
Materials described outside the worked examples.
ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly
gallium and nitrogen containing material
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
maximum operating temperature | 1200 degrees Celsius | — |
maximum operating pressure |
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FIG. 1, the radial constraint in the present apparatus may be provided by several stacked ring assemblies, each of which may in turn be assembled from some …
FIG. 2B 250 are simplified diagrams illustrating a high pressure apparatus having tie rod structures according to embodiments of the present disclosure. These …
FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective diagram of a crown insert apparatus configured as a flange structure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. …
FIG. 4C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. In the closed 10 …
FIG. 5B. Locking members 557 are then slidingly inserted into the gaps between plug member 555 and opening region 553, and then held in place by key member …
FIG. 6C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, or heating member and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. …
FIG. 7C. To open the configuration in
FIG. 8 is a simplified flow diagram 800 of a method of processing a material within a supercritical fluid. This diagram is merely an example, which should not …
FIG. 9 is depicts a block diagram of a system to perform certain method steps for using an apparatus as disclosed herein. As an option, the present system 900 …
FIG. 10 depicts a method for processing material at elevated pressure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
An apparatus for processing material at elevated pressure, the apparatus comprising: an upper crown member; a lower crown member; an upper die restraint member; a lower die restraint member, said upper and lower die restraint members being disposed between said upper and lower crown members; one or more radial restraint structures disposed between the upper die restraint member and the lower die restraint member, said radial restraint structures defining an interior region configured to receive a processing chamber, said radial restraint structures being configured to resist an outward radial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber, said upper and lower crown members being disposed axially on either end of said interior region and configured to resist an outward axial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber; one or more first connecting members tic rods coupling the upper crown member and the lower die restraint member; and one or more second connecting members tic rods coupling the lower crown member and the upper die restraint member, wherein the first and second connecting members tic rod members and the second tic rod member are provided configured for an axial restraint of the stack of radial restraint structures by transferring at least a portion of an outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members as a result of pressure in said processing chamber to said first and second connecting members, thereby compressively loading said radial restraint structures between said upper and lower die restraint members.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising said a processing chamber disposed within said interior a-region of the one or more radial restraint structures.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one or more radial restraint structures comprises a stack of two or more ring assemblies, the two or more ring assemblies comprising a high strength enclosure ring and a ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and second connecting members are tie rods.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second die restraint members does not provide radial restraint.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising first and second plugs between said processing chamber and said upper and lower crown members.
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The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a portion of said outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members is transferred to said third connection members. 7/8
An apparatus for growing a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown plate structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region configured to house a capsule device; and a crown insert structure configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert structure comprising a second pattern complementary with the first pattern, the second pattern configured to be insertable into the first pattern for plugging the opening region when 3/8 the crown insert structure is moved in a direction normal to the first crown structure; and the second pattern configured to be off-set from the first pattern when rotated in a predetermined manner while the crown insert is engaged with the first pattern in the opening region such that the crown insert is substantially held in place with the first crown plate structure to plug the opening region and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a first pair of opposing extension regions and the second pattern comprises a second pair of opposing extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a plurality of first extension regions and the second pattern comprises a plurality of second extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of the first crown plate structure the second crown plate structure, and the crown insert structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein an angle between a normal to planes of contact between the first pattern and the second pattern and a normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
An apparatus for growth of a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through, the first pattern comprising a first open region in communication with a second open region, the second open region being larger than the first open region; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region being capable of housing a capsule device; and a crown insert device configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert device comprising a plug member, a plurality of locking members, and at least one key member, the plurality of locking members being configured with the key member to hold the plug member within a vicinity of the opening region to plug the opening region with the crown insert device and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the plug member is configured as a truncated pyramid shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of locking members is configured as a sleeve to be disposed between a portion of the plug member and the first pattern.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one key member comprises a square shape or a rectangular shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the first crown plate structure, the crown insert structure, and the second crown structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the angle between the normal to the planes of contact between the plug member and the locking members and the normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
high-pressure apparatus with tie-rod axial restraint
Materials described outside the worked examples.
ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly
gallium and nitrogen containing material
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
maximum operating temperature | 1200 degrees Celsius | — |
maximum operating pressure |
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FIG. 1, the radial constraint in the present apparatus may be provided by several stacked ring assemblies, each of which may in turn be assembled from some …
FIG. 2B 250 are simplified diagrams illustrating a high pressure apparatus having tie rod structures according to embodiments of the present disclosure. These …
FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective diagram of a crown insert apparatus configured as a flange structure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. …
FIG. 4C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. In the closed 10 …
FIG. 5B. Locking members 557 are then slidingly inserted into the gaps between plug member 555 and opening region 553, and then held in place by key member …
FIG. 6C. In the open configuration a capsule, a heater, or heating member and other components may be inserted into or removed from the high pressure apparatus. …
FIG. 7C. To open the configuration in
FIG. 8 is a simplified flow diagram 800 of a method of processing a material within a supercritical fluid. This diagram is merely an example, which should not …
FIG. 9 is depicts a block diagram of a system to perform certain method steps for using an apparatus as disclosed herein. As an option, the present system 900 …
FIG. 10 depicts a method for processing material at elevated pressure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE …
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
An apparatus for processing material at elevated pressure, the apparatus comprising: an upper crown member; a lower crown member; an upper die restraint member; a lower die restraint member, said upper and lower die restraint members being disposed between said upper and lower crown members; one or more radial restraint structures disposed between the upper die restraint member and the lower die restraint member, said radial restraint structures defining an interior region configured to receive a processing chamber, said radial restraint structures being configured to resist an outward radial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber, said upper and lower crown members being disposed axially on either end of said interior region and configured to resist an outward axial force as a result of pressure in said processing chamber; one or more first connecting members tic rods coupling the upper crown member and the lower die restraint member; and one or more second connecting members tic rods coupling the lower crown member and the upper die restraint member, wherein the first and second connecting members tic rod members and the second tic rod member are provided configured for an axial restraint of the stack of radial restraint structures by transferring at least a portion of an outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members as a result of pressure in said processing chamber to said first and second connecting members, thereby compressively loading said radial restraint structures between said upper and lower die restraint members.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising said a processing chamber disposed within said interior a-region of the one or more radial restraint structures.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one or more radial restraint structures comprises a stack of two or more ring assemblies, the two or more ring assemblies comprising a high strength enclosure ring and a ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and second connecting members are tie rods.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second die restraint members does not provide radial restraint.
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising first and second plugs between said processing chamber and said upper and lower crown members.
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The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a portion of said outward axial force applied to said upper and lower crown members is transferred to said third connection members. 7/8
An apparatus for growing a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown plate structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region configured to house a capsule device; and a crown insert structure configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert structure comprising a second pattern complementary with the first pattern, the second pattern configured to be insertable into the first pattern for plugging the opening region when 3/8 the crown insert structure is moved in a direction normal to the first crown structure; and the second pattern configured to be off-set from the first pattern when rotated in a predetermined manner while the crown insert is engaged with the first pattern in the opening region such that the crown insert is substantially held in place with the first crown plate structure to plug the opening region and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a first pair of opposing extension regions and the second pattern comprises a second pair of opposing extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first pattern comprises a plurality of first extension regions and the second pattern comprises a plurality of second extension regions.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of the first crown plate structure the second crown plate structure, and the crown insert structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein an angle between a normal to planes of contact between the first pattern and the second pattern and a normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
An apparatus for growth of a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the apparatus comprising: a first crown plate structure comprising an opening region, the opening region comprising a first pattern configured to insert a capsule device there through, the first pattern comprising a first open region in communication with a second open region, the second open region being larger than the first open region; a second crown plate structure operably coupled to the first crown structure to maintain a processing region between the first crown plate structure and the second crown plate structure, the processing region being capable of housing a capsule device; and a crown insert device configured to plug the opening region, the crown insert device comprising a plug member, a plurality of locking members, and at least one key member, the plurality of locking members being configured with the key member to hold the plug member within a vicinity of the opening region to plug the opening region with the crown insert device and support an axial load.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the plug member is configured as a truncated pyramid shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of locking members is configured as a sleeve to be disposed between a portion of the plug member and the first pattern.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one key member comprises a square shape or a rectangular shape.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the first crown plate structure, the crown insert structure, and the second crown structure comprise a material independently selected from steel, low-carbon steel, SA₇₂₃ steel, SA₂₆₆ carbon steel, 4340 steel, A-286 steel, iron based superalloy, 304 stainless steel, 310 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 340 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, nickel and its alloys or superalloys, and cobalt and its alloys or superalloys.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the angle between the normal to the planes of contact between the plug member and the locking members and the normal to the first crown plate structure lies between about 5 degrees and about 60 degrees.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the axial load is greater than about 500 tons.
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
high-pressure apparatus with tie-rod axial restraint
Materials described outside the worked examples.
ceramic ring or ceramic radial segment assembly
gallium and nitrogen containing material
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
maximum operating temperature | 1200 degrees Celsius | — |
maximum operating pressure |
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structural steel alloys for crown plate and insert structures
| 2000 MPa |
| — |
minimum scalable reaction volume | 100 cubic centimeters | — |
minimum axial load supported (claims 11 and 18) | 500 tons | — |
angle between normal to contact planes and normal to first crown plate (claims 10 and 17) | — | — |
high-pressure apparatus with bayonet-style crown insert (flange/fan/wedge pattern)
high-pressure apparatus with plug/locking-member crown insert
gallium nitride
GaN
structural steel alloys for crown plate and insert structures
| 2000 MPa |
| — |
minimum scalable reaction volume | 100 cubic centimeters | — |
minimum axial load supported (claims 11 and 18) | 500 tons | — |
angle between normal to contact planes and normal to first crown plate (claims 10 and 17) | — | — |
high-pressure apparatus with bayonet-style crown insert (flange/fan/wedge pattern)
high-pressure apparatus with plug/locking-member crown insert
gallium nitride
GaN
structural steel alloys for crown plate and insert structures
| 2000 MPa |
| — |
minimum scalable reaction volume | 100 cubic centimeters | — |
minimum axial load supported (claims 11 and 18) | 500 tons | — |
angle between normal to contact planes and normal to first crown plate (claims 10 and 17) | — | — |
high-pressure apparatus with bayonet-style crown insert (flange/fan/wedge pattern)
high-pressure apparatus with plug/locking-member crown insert
gallium nitride
GaN
structural steel alloys for crown plate and insert structures
| 2000 MPa |
| — |
minimum scalable reaction volume | 100 cubic centimeters | — |
minimum axial load supported (claims 11 and 18) | 500 tons | — |
angle between normal to contact planes and normal to first crown plate (claims 10 and 17) | — | — |