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Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/09

20090054242 - Superconducting wire, method of manufacturing the same, antenna coil for nmr probe and nmr system using the same: A superconducting wire, a method of manufacturing the superconducting wire, an antenna coil and a NMR system are disclosed. At least a superconducting material, a paramagnetic material and a diamagnetic material are closely attached and integrated with each other to form a longitudinally continuous wire. The paramagnetic material and the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090054243 - Method of polishing tape-shaped substrate and substrate for oxide superconductor: A target surface of a tape-shaped substrate of an oxide superconductor with an intermediate layer formed on this target surface and an oxide superconductor thin film is polished by causing the tape-shaped substrate to continuously run. The polishing step includes an initial polishing process for carrying out random polishing of... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP

20090048113 - Superconducting thin film having columnar pinning centers utilizing nano dots and method of making the same: A superconducting thin film is disclosed having columnar pinning centers utilizing nano dots, and comprising nano dots (3) which are formed insularly on a substrate (2) and three-dimensionally in shape and composed of a material other than a superconducting material and also other than a material of which the substrate... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090048114 - Alloy superconductor and methods of making the same: There are provided an intermetallic-compound superconductor that is high in superconducting transition temperature, and an alloy superconductor that is high in superconducting transition temperature and excels in malleability and ductility, as well as a method of making such a superconductor with good reproducibility and at a low cost of manufacture.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090042731 - Method of producing oxide superconducting wire: An object of the invention is to offer a method of producing an oxide superconducting wire that has a uniform performance throughout its length so that a wire can be obtained with just the intended length. The method of producing an oxide superconducting wire comprises a drawing step for drawing... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090036312 - Multifilament superconductor, as well as method for its production: A multifilament superconductor (1) has a core area (2) and several superconductor filaments (4). The superconductor filaments (4) each have a core (6) made of a powder metallurgically produced superconductor. The core area (2) is enclosed by an outer shell (3) made of a non-superconducting metal or a non-superconducting alloy... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090036313 - Coated superconducting materials: A superconducting article comprising a substrate and a single composite layer deposited onto said substrate, wherein said single composite layer comprises Y2O3 and Al2O3, has a thickness of from about 20 nm to about 700 nm, and wherein the ratio of aluminum to yttrium is from about 10:1 to about... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20090036314 - Method of forming oxide superconductor thick film: To provide an oxide superconductor thick film formation method that can enhance adhesiveness of a Bi2223 thick film to a body to be processed on which the Bi2223 thick film is formed, and increase a cross-sectional area of the Bi2223 thick film, without a decrease in Jc of the Bi2223... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC