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

20070173410 - Electrical device for current conditioning: An electrical device for current conditioning has a primary spool, a secondary spool which has a quenchable superconductor exhibiting a transition from a low resistive state to a high resistive state when a critical value of the electric current is exceeded. The secondary spool is coupled through a common part... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070173411 - Method of manufacturing substrate for superconducting cable: A method of manufacturing a substrate for a superconducting cable has steps of rolling Hastelloy C-276 or stainless steel with a rolling roll having a surface roughness of 10 nm of less which is a value of a root mean square (RMS), thereby forming a substrate; immersing the rolled substrate... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070161514 - Method for making biaxially textured layers on non-textured substrates, in particular for making intermediate buffer layers in superconductive composite tapes: It is provided a method for making biaxially textured layers on non-textured substrates, in particular for making intermediate buffer layers in superconductive composite tapes. A non-textured substrate is provided with a surface having a roughness of less than approximately 10 nm and preferably less than approximately 5 nm. This is... Agent: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP