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

20080207457 - Magnetic levitation device: A magnetic levitation device includes at least two superconductor molded bodies with stored magnetic field configurations above a magnetic guide track. The at least two superconductor molded bodies have at least one of a stored magnetic field configuration with different vertical spacing from the guide track and a stored magnetic... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080207458 - Superconductive magnet for persistent current and method for manufacturing the same: Disclosed are a superconductive magnet manufactured by winding a thin superconductive rod wire in a coil without joint for maintaining a persistent current mode, and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes winding both ends of a superconductive rod wire (10) on a first bobbin (21) and a... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080194411 - Hts wire: A cryogenically-cooled HTS wire includes a stabilizer having a total thickness in a range of 200-600 micrometers and a resistivity in a range of 0.8-15.0 microOhm cm at approximately 90 K. A first HTS layer is thermally-coupled to at least a portion of the stabilizer.... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080194412 - Method of manufacturing superconducting wire: A method of manufacturing a superconducting wire includes the step of drawing a wire formed by coating raw material powder for a superconductor with a metal or a wire with a multifilamentary structure, the step of sealing an end portion of a clad wire or a multifilamentary wire after the... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20080188372 - Composite conductors with improved structural and electrical properties: A method for forming improved superconducting composites having improved Jc values by assembling octagonal or curved octagonal elements which when assembled allow for formation of uniformly continuously spaced voids. The voids are then filled with a metal, alloy, intermetallic substance, or ceramic oxide. The assembly of the octagonal elements and... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080188373 - Precursor solutions and methods of using same: Superconductor precursor solutions are disclosed. The precursor solutions contain, for example, a salt of a rare earth metal, a salt of an alkaline earth metal and a salt of a transition metal. The precursor solutions can optionally include a Lewis base. The precursor solutions can be processed relatively quickly to... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP