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Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/10

20100022395 - Cryostat for superconducting mr magnets: A cryostat has a tank for accommodation of a coolant and at least one superconducting magnet coil to generate a magnetic field. The tank has on a top side at least one tower pipe for filling the coolant and/or for venting vaporized coolant. In order to immediately indicate if and... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20100022396 - Two-sided splice for high temperature superconductor laminated wires: A two-sided joint for splicing two laminated wires together, while preserving the mechanical integrity of the wire is disclosed. The two-sided joint can splice two laminated HTS wires having tapered ends and includes a bottom strap and a top strap. Under one aspect, a laminated, spliced superconductor wire includes a... Agent: Wilmerhale

20100022397 - Method for improving performance of high temperature superconductors within a magnetic field: The present invention provides articles including a base substrate including a layer of an oriented cubic oxide material having a rock-salt-like structure layer thereon; and, a buffer layer upon the oriented cubic oxide material having a rock-salt-like structure layer, the buffer layer having an outwardly facing surface with a surface... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20100022398 - Lamination method: The present invention is directed to a lamination method. The lamination method includes making the interior of a process chamber a vacuum, the process chamber including a first and a second metal sheet, supplying the first and the second metal sheets, injecting a bonding material between the first and the... Agent: Tutunjian + Bitetto, P.C.

20100016168 - Apparatus and method for transporting cryogenically cooled goods or equipment: In an apparatus and method for transporting cryogenically cooled goods or equipment, a cryostat containing the cryogenically cooled goods or equipment and partially filled with liquid cryogen is provided with a cryogenic refrigerator for active cooling; and auxiliary equipment sufficient to maintain the cryogenic refrigerator in operation, are all mounted... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20100016169 - Method for polishing tape-shaped substrate for oxide superconductor, oxide superconductor, and base material for oxide superconductor: An oxide superconductor member is composed of a tape-shaped substrate, an intermediate layer formed on this substrate and an oxide superconductor thin film layer formed on this intermediate layer. A surface of the tape-shaped substrate is polished by continuously running the tape-shaped substrate. The polishing step includes initial polishing process... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP

20100009854 - Filter with disk-shaped electrode pattern: A filter includes a dielectric substrate; an electrode layer continuously formed covering a first side of the dielectric substrate; a disk-shaped electrode pattern provided on a second side of the dielectric substrate, the disk-shaped electrode pattern and the electrode layer holding the dielectric substrate therebetween; a ground slot having an... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20100009855 - Process for joining oxide superconducting tubes with a superconducting joint: The present invention provides a process for joining oxide-superconducting tubes with a superconducting joint. The process involves the preparation of a partially preformed superconducting material, followed by cold isopressing of the powder of partially performed superconducting material into tube shape and further provided with grooves at both ends of the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100004133 - Fluorinated precursors of superconducting ceramics, and methods of making the same: This invention provides a method of making a fluorinated precursor of a superconducting ceramic. The method comprises providing a solution comprising a rare earth salt, an alkaline earth metal salt and a copper salt; spraying the solution onto a substrate to provide a film-covered substrate; and heating the film-covered substrate... Agent: Brookhaven Science Associates/ Brookhaven National Laboratory