Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process inventions 06/07

20070149410 - Anti-epitaxial film in a superconducting article and related articles, devices and systems: A superconducting article is provided that includes a substrate, an anti-epitaxial film over the substrate, a buffer film having biaxial crystal texture over the anti-epitaxial film, and a superconductor layer over the second buffer film. Also provided is a superconducting article as a tape, in a power cable, and a... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070149411 - Method of facilitating superconducting tape manufacturing: A method of facilitating superconducting tape manufacturing is provided that includes forming a long-length superconducting tape having a layered structure, comprising a substrate having a dimension ratio not less than about 100, a buffer layer overlying the substrate, and a high temperature superconducting layer overlying the buffer layer. The method... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070142231 - Minesweeping device: A magnetic signature minesweeping device (10) comprising a water driven turbine power generator (12) and a superconducting material magnet (14), wherein the turbine power generator is arranged, in use, to supply a driving current for the superconducting material magnet (14) when the minesweeping device is towed through the water. In... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070142232 - Oxide superconductor thick film and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a Bi2223 based thick film that does not peel off when a thermal or a mechanical shock is applied to a base or an oxide superconductor thick film or the like in the middle of a manufacturing process and a method of manufacturing the same. An... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070142233 - Enhanced melt-textured growth: A method for the enhanced melt-textured growth of superconducting crystals is disclosed for a sample having a first material capable of exhibiting superconducting properties. The sample is heated above a peritectic temperature of the first material, cooled below the peritectic temperature, and is subsequently subjected to a plurality of temperature... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070135309 - Feeder cart used to integrate feeder mechanisms and surface mount machines of varying types: An interfacing device that integrates feeder mechanisms and surface mount machines of differing manufactures seamlessly. This device includes a carriage to which a feeder plate mechanism is mounted. The carriage couples external feeder connectors from a surface mount machine to the feeder plate mechanism. A number of feeder mechanisms received... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070129255 - Flux pinning enhancements in superconductive reba2cu3o7-x (rebco) films and method of forming thereof: Nanometer-sized non-superconducting particulates in superconductive REBCO films, where RE is a rare earth metal, for flux pinning enhancement and a method of forming are disclosed. A target with a second phase material sector portion and a superconductive material portion is used in a pulse laser deposition process to form films... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP