(19)
(11) EP 2 692 908 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/18

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/13

(21) Application number: 13157186.1

(22) Date of filing: 28.02.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C30B 11/00(2006.01)
 C30B 29/06(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C30B 11/001; C30B 11/04; C30B 13/005; Y10T 117/1068; C30B 29/06

(54)

Method for the production of ingots

Verfahren zur Herstellung von Ingots

Procédé pour la fabrication de lingot

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 30.07.2012 US 201213561350

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/06

(73) Proprietor: SunPower Corporation
Richmond, CA 94804 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Stoddard, Nathan
    Beaverton, OR 97006 (US)
  • von Ammon, Wilfried
    5122 Ach (AT)

(74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB 
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 930 483
JP-A- 2010 208 877
US-A1- 2003 145 781
 DE-A1- 4 435 764
US-A- 6 027 563
   
       
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