Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process inventions 05/09

20090137398 - High temperature interfacial superconductivity: High-temperature superconductivity confined to nanometer-scale interfaces has been a long standing goal because of potential applications in electronic devices. The spontaneous formation of a superconducting interface in bilayers consisting of an insulator (La2CuO4) and a metal (La1−xSrxCuO4), neither of which is superconducting per se, is described. Depending upon the layering... Agent: Brookhaven Science Associates/ Brookhaven National Laboratory

20090137399 - Method of fabricating superconducting wire and superconducting apparatus: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of fabricating a superconducting wire that can reduce the fabrication cost and increase the mechanical strength of the superconducting wire, and a superconducting apparatus including a superconducting wire obtained by the method. The present invention provides a method of... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090137400 - Superconducting thin film material and method of manufacturing the same: A superconducting thin film material that can realize attainment of an excellent property such as a high JC and a high IC and reduction of costs at the same time includes an orientated metal substrate and an oxide superconductor film formed on the orientated metal substrate. The oxide superconductor film... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090137401 - Chemical solution deposition method of fabricating highly aligned mgo templates: A superconducting article includes a substrate having an untextured metal surface; an untextured barrier layer of La2Zr2O7 or Gd2Zr2O7 supported by and in contact with the surface of the substrate; a biaxially textured buffer layer supported by the untextured barrier layer; and a biaxially textured superconducting layer supported by the... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC Office Of Intellectual Property

20090131261 - Superconducting electrical cable: A superconducting electrical cable is specified, which is surrounded by a cryostat (3), which comprises two concentric metallic tubes (4, 5) which enclose thermal insulation between them and is used to carry a cooling medium. The cable has at least one superconductor (1), which is composed of superconducting material, as... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20090131262 - Method of forming a multifilament ac tolerant conductor with striated stabilizer, articles related to the same, and devices incorporating the same: A multifilament high temperature superconductor with thick, striated stabilizer is disclosed, including a substrate, a buffer layer, a multifilament superconductor layer, and at least one thick stabilizer layer. Also disclosed are components incorporating superconducting tapes and methods for manufacturing same.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090124505 - Superconducting cable: There is provided a superconducting cable allowing a simple configuration to absorb an amount of contraction of normal conducting wire caused as it is cooled. The present superconducting cable has a superconducting layer (a superconducting conductor layer, a superconducting shield layer and a normal conducting layer (a normal conducting conductor... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090118126 - Superconductor induction coil: An induction heating apparatus that can operate at current frequencies of greater than 60 Hz and at least 1 kW. The induction heating apparatus includes a high frequency power supply, a superconductive induction coil, and a fluid cooling system. A fluid cooling system is designed to cause a cooling fluid... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP