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Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/12

20120021915 - Superconducting joint and method for manufacturing same: There is provided a superconducting joint for electrically connecting a first multifilamentary superconducting wire including a plurality of first superconducting filaments embedded in a first stabilizer matrix and a second multifilamentary superconducting wire including a plurality of second superconducting filaments embedded in a second stabilizer matrix. The joint includes: a... Agent:

20120021916 - Method and apparatus for heating sheet material: A method and an apparatus for heating a sheet material made of an electrically conductive, non-magnetic material, the apparatus including at least one coil arrangement with DC-carrying windings that is made to rotate around an axis oriented perpendicular to the sheet material and to thereby induce eddy currents in the... Agent: Zenergy Power Gmbh

20120021917 - Substrate for superconducting wiring, superconducting wiring and production method for same: Disclosed is a low-cost metal substrate which is resistant to high-temperature oxidation, has excellent strength, is non-magnetic and is ideal for a high-temperature superconducting wire to be used at or lower than liquid nitrogen temperature. Austenitic stainless steel containing 0.4 weight or more of nitrogen is used as the metal... Agent: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

20120015814 - Hts coated conductor with particle inclusions, and method of production of an hts coated conductor: A high temperature superconductor (=HTS) coated conductor (1), comprising an HTS layer (11) deposited epitaxially on a substrate (2), wherein the HTS layer (11) exhibits a lattice with a specific crystal axis being oriented perpendicular to the substrate plane (SP), in particular wherein the HTS layer material is of ReBCO... Agent: Bruker Hts Gmbh

20120015815 - Coated conductor: A coated conductor with a substantially round cross section has a high temperature superconductor layer which is sandwiched between an inner substrate layer and an outer substrate layer to place the high temperature superconductor layer in the region of neutral strain axis.... Agent:

20120015816 - Current terminal structure of superconducting wire and superconducting cable having the current terminal structure: A current terminal structure of a superconductor has a former, and a superconducting wire wound around the former in one or more layers and including a substrate and a superconducting layer formed on the substrate. A first layer superconducting wire wound around immediately above the former is arranged so that... Agent: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd

20120015817 - High temperature superconductor, in particular improved coated conductor: A coated conductor is provided with improved electrical connection between the conductive layers such as the high temperature superconductor layer and a metal protection layer applied onto the high temperature superconductor layer and the substrate. A method includes obtaining such electrical connection, in particular, creating a coated conductor wherein the... Agent:

20120015818 - Method for producing a hts coated conductor and hts coated conductor with reduced losses: A method for producing a high temperature superconductor (=HTS) coated conductor (12), wherein a buffer layer (2; 22) and an HTS layer (4; 24; 65) are deposited on a substrate (1; 21), with the following steps: a) after depositing the buffer layer (2; 22), the surface (2a) is locally roughened,... Agent: Bruker Hts Gmbh

20120010079 - Method and system for long range wireless power transfer: A wireless energy transfer system includes a primary and one (or more) secondary oscillators for transferring energy therebetween when resonating at the same frequency. The long range (up to and beyond 100 m) efficient (as high as and above 50%) energy transfer is achieved due to minimizing (or eliminating) losses... Agent: University Of Maryland

20120010080 - Superconducting motor: A motor and a method of operating the motor are provided. The motor includes a plurality of cylinders. Each cylinder includes a piston configured to move within the cylinder. Each cylinder further includes a high-temperature superconductor material at a temperature. The superconductor material is in a superconducting state in the... Agent:

20120010081 - Superconducting rotary motor: A motor and a method of operating the motor are provided. The motor includes a stator including a high-temperature superconductor material at a temperature. The superconductor material is in a superconducting state in the presence of an external magnetic field below a critical field strength, wherein the critical field strength... Agent:

20120010082 - Superconducting v-type motor: A motor and method of operation are provided. The motor includes a plurality of cylinders, wherein at least two of the cylinders are positioned at a non-zero angle relative to one another. Each cylinder includes a piston configured to move within the cylinder and a high-temperature superconductor material in a... Agent:

20120010083 - Superconducting oscillator: An oscillator and method for applying a time-varying force to a magnet is provided. The oscillator includes a superconductor material at a temperature. The superconductor material is in a superconducting state in the presence of an external magnetic field below a critical field strength, wherein the critical field strength is... Agent:

20120010084 - Low resistance splice for high temperature superconductor wires: Under one aspect, a laminated, spliced superconductor wire includes a superconductor joint, which includes (i) first and second superconductor wires, each wire including a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer; and (ii) a conductive bridge, the conductive bridge including a substrate,... Agent: American Superconductor Corporation

20120004110 - Magnesium diboride superconducting wire and method for manufacturing same: It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing long lengths of MgB2 superconducting wire having excellent superconducting properties and an MgB2 superconducting wire manufactured thereby. There is provided a method for manufacturing a magnesium diboride superconducting wire, comprising the successive steps of: filling a... Agent:

20120004109 - Magnet assemblies and methods for temperature control of the magnet assemblies: A magnet assembly is provided. The magnet assembly comprises a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field and an iron shield configured to shield the magnet. The magnet assembly further comprises one or more positive temperature coefficient heaters disposed on the iron shield and configured to stabilize temperature of the... Agent: