Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process inventions 05/08

20080125323 - Superconductor compositions operable at high temperatures: The composition of compounds containing a multiplicity of different elements are optimized in general by full or partial substitutions of one or more of the atoms in such compounds so as to effect an Ne/χ value which represents a peak or near peak value in λ (the electron-phonon coupling constant)... Agent: Daniel A.. Nepela

20080119362 - Cryogenic apparatus of superconducting equipment: A cryogenic apparatus of superconducting equipment with excellent assembly workability and a termination structure of a superconducting cable including the cryogenic apparatus are provided. A termination structure of a superconducting cable includes a terminal of the superconducting cable disposed on a low-temperature side, a bushing 10 for communicating power between... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080119363 - Use of superconductor components in thin layers as variable inductance and devices including said components and corresponding control method: Use, as a component with variable inductance which is a function of the current passing through it, of an inductive superconductive component having at least two terminals and comprising at least one line segment working with said terminals and integrating at least one of these terminals, this line segment constituting... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080119364 - Method for preparing atomistically straight boundary junctions in high temperature superconducting oxides: A method for preparing film oxides deposited on a substrate with a resulting grain boundary junction that is atomistically straight. A bicrystal substrate having a straight grain boundary is prepared as a template. The Miller indices h1, k1, h2, k2 of the two grains of the substrate are chosen such... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080119365 - Method for producing a superconductive electrical conductor: A method is provided for producing a superconductive electrical conductor (7) in which a layer of an yttrium-barium-copper oxide (YBCO) is applied as a superconductive material onto a textured metal base directly or after prior application of a buffer layer, and is subjected to a heat treatment. To this end... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080113869 - Superconducting article and method of making: A superconducting article is provided that includes a substrate, wherein the substrate is untextured and comprises a nickel-based alloy containing primarily nickel and not less than about 20 wt % of an alloying element, and wherein the substrate is essentially free of Mo and Mn. The superconducting article further includes... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080113870 - Method for fabricating filament type high-temperature superconducting wire: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a filament type high-temperature superconducting wire in which a thin film type high-temperature superconducting wire is fabricated into a filament shape suitable for use with alternating current. The method includes depositing a conducting ceramic or metal epitaxially on a metal substrate... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080108503 - Inspection apparatus: An inspection apparatus capable of suppressing degradation of oxide superconductors comprises a transformer including a flux-change detection coil and a flux transmission coil and formed of a first superconductor, an SQUID element magnetically connected to the flux transmission coil and formed of a second superconductor, a first indirect cooling section... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080108504 - Measuring structure for magneto encephalographic equipment with a superconducting magnetic-shield: Disclosed is a measuring structure for a magneto encephalographic equipment superconducting magnetic-shield comprising a vacuum-tight body comprising an outer enclosure wall, a first inner enclosure wall inserted in the outer enclosure wall to define an upper closed space, and a second inner enclosure wall to define a lower open space.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080108505 - Resistive type current-limiting apparatus with high-tc superconductor track formed in a strip: A strip-shaped superconductor has a conductor structure containing at least one metallic substrate strip, a layer made of oxidic high Tc superconducting material of the AB2Cu3OX type; an oxidic buffer layer, which is arranged therebetween and which has adapted crystalline dimensions, and; a normal-conductive top layer that is applied to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080108506 - Device for resistively limiting current, comprising a strip-shaped high-tc-super conductor path: The resistive current-limiting device contains a strip-shaped superconductor having a conductive structure which is made of a metallic substrate strip, an insulating, oxidic buffer layer, a super-conductive layer made of a type AB2Cu3Ox oxidically high-Tc-super conductive material, an insulating buffer layer which is arranged therebetween, and a metal cover layer.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080103050 - Switching device using superlattice without any dielectric barriers: A switching device has an S (Superconductor)-N (Normal Metal)-S superlattice to control the stream of electrons without any dielectric materials. Each layer of said Superconductor has own terminal. The superlattice spacing is selected based on “Dimensional Crossover Effect”. This device can operate at a high frequency without such energy losses... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20080103051 - Half wave expulsion (non-fault current limiting) type superconducting fault current limiter having integral high speed switch module: Disclosed is a half-wave expulsion type superconducting fault-current limiter having an integral high speed switch module. The fault-current limiter has minimum superconducting elements and a circuit of which is formed in a hybrid type with an integral high speed switch module. The fault-current limiter supplies an electric power supplied from... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080103052 - Superconductor material on a tape substrate: The inventive superconducting wire comprises a substrate and a continuous layer of atomically ordered superconducting material. The inventive wire has a length greater than 10 meters.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP