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Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/11

20110045984 - Superconductive compositions with enhanced flux pinning: A composition of matter including a thin film of a high temperature superconductive oxide having particles randomly dispersed therein, the particles of an yttrium-barium-ruthenium oxide or of an yttrium-barium-niobium oxide is provided.... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20110045985 - Superconductor comprising lamellar compound and process for producing the same: A superconductor which comprises a new compound composition substituting for perovskite copper oxides. The superconductor is characterized by comprising a compound which is represented by the chemical formula A(TM)2Pn2 [wherein A is at least one member selected from the elements in Group 1, the elements in Group 2, or the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110045986 - Mesh-type stabilizer for filamentary coated superconductors: A superconductor for mitigating the effects of local current disruptions in a superconducting filament. The superconductor comprises superconducting filaments covered by a medium in electrical communication with the filaments. The covering medium has anisotropic conductivity, the conductivity in a direction substantially aligned with the filaments being selected to stabilize the... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao LLP

20110045987 - Terminal apparatus with built-in fault current limiter for superconducting cable system: A terminal apparatus for a superconducting cable system connects an overhead transmission cable or power appliance such as a breaker in an ambient temperature state to a superconducting cable through which power is transmitted at a cryogenic temperature. The terminal apparatus has: a refrigerant tub which is connected to the... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20110045988 - High-temperature superconducting ribbon conductor composite provided with a cooling layer: A high-temperature superconducting ribbon conductor composite device includes a high-temperature superconducting ribbon conducing composite including a substrate ribbon, at least one buffer layer disposed above the substrate ribbon, an HTSL layer disposed above the at least one buffer layer, and a cover. A cooling layer is disposed on the high-temperature... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (frankfurt Office)

20110039707 - Superconducting magnet systems: A superconducting magnet system comprises an annular cryogenic vessel (1) having an outer vacuum container (2) and containing a superconducting magnet (3) within an annular reservoir (4) containing liquid helium. A cryocooler (5) has a first stage (7) linked by a thermal link (9) to a thermal shield (6) within... Agent: Agilent Technologies, Inc. In Care Of: Cpa Global

20110034336 - Critical current density enhancement via incorporation of nanoscale ba2(y,re)nbo6 in rebco films: A superconducting article includes a substrate having a biaxially textured surface, and an epitaxial biaxially textured superconducting film supported by the substrate. The epitaxial superconducting film includes particles of Ba2RENbO6 and is characterized by a critical current density higher than 1 MA/cm2 at 77K, self-field. In one embodiment the particles... Agent: Novak Druce +quigg LLP/utb

20110034338 - Critical current density enhancement via incorporation of nanoscale ba2(y,re)tao6 in rebco films: A superconducting article includes a substrate having a biaxially textured surface, and an epitaxial biaxially textured superconducting film supported by the substrate. The epitaxial superconducting film includes particles of Ba2RETaO6 and is characterized by a critical current density higher than 1 MA/cm2 at 77K, self-field. In one embodiment the particles... Agent: Novak Druce +quigg LLP/utb

20110034337 - Superconductive current limiter with magnetic field triggering: A superconductive current limiter component with magnetic field triggering has a tubular superconductor element (1) which is connected in electrical parallel with a trigger coil (3), wherein the trigger coil runs from a first end of the tubular superconductor element (1) on one side of the lateral face of the... Agent: Robert M. Haroun Sofer & Haroun, L.L.P.

20110034339 - Vertically-aligned nanopillar array on flexible, biaxially-textured substrates for nanoelectronics and energy conversion applications: An article having a biaxially textured substrate surface and a plurality of vertically-aligned, epitaxial nanopillars supported on the surface substrate is disclosed. The article can include a matrix phase deposited on the biaxially textured surface and between the plurality of vertically-aligned, epitaxial nanopillars. The nanopillars can include a coating. The... Agent: Novak Druce +quigg LLP/utb

20110028327 - Superconducting circuit, production method of superconducting joints, superconducting magnet, and production method of superconducting magnet: A superconducting circuit including a superconducting joint that joints a niobium titanium superconducting wire having a structure where a filament made of niobium titanium alloy is arranged in a matrix made of copper or copper alloy and other superconducting wire, in which a volume ratio or a surface density of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110028328 - Superconductive article with prefabricated nanostructure for improved flux pinning: A superconducting article comprises a substrate, a buffer layer overlying the substrate, and a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) layer overlying the buffer layer. The HTS layer includes a plurality of nanorods. A method of forming a superconducting article comprises providing a substrate, depositing a buffer layer overlying the substrate; forming a... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20110028329 - Method of making material exhibiting superconductivity characteristics: The invention herein is directed towards a method of making material exhibiting superconductivity characteristics which includes a laser processed region of a metal oxide crystal. The material has a transition temperature greater than a transition temperature of the metal oxide crystal, preferably greater than 140K. The transition temperature of the... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)