Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process inventions 01/09

20090018023 - Method of manufacturing bismuth-based oxide superconductor and superconducting wire: The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a bismuth-based oxide superconductor containing a 2223 phase having a 2223 composition in a composition Bi—Sr—Ca—Cu or (Bi,Pb)—Sr—Ca—Cu, comprising a first step of charging a raw material containing a 2212 phase having a 2212 composition in a composition Bi—Sr—Ca—Cu or... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090011940 - System and method for using a vacuum core high temperature superconducting resonator: A system for resonating. In one aspect, the system may include a temperature controlled, vacuum chamber. The chamber may include a primary superconductive coil having first and second ends and wrapped around a first non-conductive cylindrical form, where each of the first and second ends of the primary superconductive coil... Agent: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy

20090011941 - Precursor of nb3sn superconducting wire produced by powder process and nb3sn superconducting wire produced by powder process: The precursor of the present invention is a precursor of a Nb3Sn superconducting wire produced by a powder process including filling a sheath containing at least Nb with a material powder containing at least Sn, subjecting the resulting sheath filled with the powder to diameter reduction to form a wire,... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090011942 - Method of manufacturing mgb2 superconducting wire: A method of manufacturing a superconducting wire is provided. A MgB2 superconducting wire capable of obtaining a stabilizer through an inexpensive process can have high critical current density and magnetic field characteristics without separate plastic. A seamed portion of the wire can be welded to make it possible to plate... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090005251 - Superconducting element containing mgb2: A superconductive element containing magnesiumdiboride (=MgB2), comprising at least one superconductive filament (1) of a size between 5 and 500 micron, which is enclosed in a metallic matrix (2) and also comprising at least one highly conductive ohmic element (4),the superconducting filaments being separated from the matrix (2) and from... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus