Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process inventions 01/08

20080026946 - Superconducting fault-current limiting element and the process for producing the same: [Means for Resolution] A superconducting fault-current limiting element including an insulator substrate; a superconductive thin film 3 formed on the insulator substrate; and an alloy layer 4 formed on the superconducting thin film 3, said alloy layer having a room-temperature resistivity higher by twice or more than the room-temperature resistivity... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080020934 - Substrate treatment method and film forming method, film forming apparatus, and computer program: There is provided a substrate treatment method performed on a substrate before forming a Cu film on a surface of a base material of the substrate. In the substrate treatment method, a substrate on which a Cu film is to be formed is prepared; and a specific treatment is performed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080020935 - Phonon maser: A phonon maser is comprised of a resonant cavity, a superconductive gain medium, and pumping means. The resonant cavity is comprised of highly reflective means and partially reflective means. The superconductive gain medium is an elongated superconductor, which may be a crystalline high-temperature ceramic superconductor or a single-crystal superconductor. The... Agent: Boris Volfson

20080020936 - Method of producing a material of oxide superconductor, method of producing an oxide superconducting wire, and superconducting apparatus: A method of producing a material of an oxide superconductor comprises the following steps: (a) in a solution, ionizing a material containing an atom for constituting the oxide superconductor, (b) by removing a solvent by spraying the solution in a first atmosphere, producing a material powder containing the atom for... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20080015111 - Method and apparatus for fabricating high temperature superconducting film through auxiliary cluster beam spraying, and high temperature superconducting film fabricated using the method: Disclosed herein is a method of fabricating a high temperature superconducting film in a vacuum chamber through auxiliary cluster beam spraying using an evaporation method, wherein a high temperature superconducting material is deposited on a substrate in a vapor state by evaporating the high temperature superconducting material, and at the... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20080009417 - Coating composition, article, and associated method: A processing apparatus for use in a corrosive operating environment at a temperature range of 25-1500° C. is provided. The apparatus has protective coating structure that includes a glassy material. The glassy material includes at least one of yttrium, cerium, or gadolinium; and aluminum and silicon. The coating composition resists... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research