Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process inventions

20080103050 - Switching device using superlattice without any dielectric barriers: A switching device has an S (Superconductor)-N (Normal Metal)-S superlattice to control the stream of electrons without any dielectric materials. Each layer of said Superconductor has own terminal. The superlattice spacing is selected based on “Dimensional Crossover Effect”. This device can operate at a high frequency without such energy losses... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20080103051 - Half wave expulsion (non-fault current limiting) type superconducting fault current limiter having integral high speed switch module: Disclosed is a half-wave expulsion type superconducting fault-current limiter having an integral high speed switch module. The fault-current limiter has minimum superconducting elements and a circuit of which is formed in a hybrid type with an integral high speed switch module. The fault-current limiter supplies an electric power supplied from... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080103052 - Superconductor material on a tape substrate: The inventive superconducting wire comprises a substrate and a continuous layer of atomically ordered superconducting material. The inventive wire has a length greater than 10 meters.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080096764 - System and method for impregnation of superconductive wires: A system for impregnating a superconductive wire surrounded by insulation with a resin provided in liquid form in a vessel, has an input arrangement that introduces the wire into the vessel, a transport device that moves the wire through the resin in the vessel and a pressure applicator that applies... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080090732 - Superconductive cable: A superconducting cable capable of absorbing contraction of a superconducting wire through a simple arrangement at the time of cooling. The superconducting cable comprises a superconducting wire wound spirally to constitute a superconducting layer (conductor layer (13), return conductor (17)), a stress relaxation layer (inner stress relaxation layer (12), insulating... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080085834 - Superconductive circuits with efficient method: Circuits exhibiting very low electrical resistance or superconductivity are provided as well as a method for transmitting, storing, or otherwise using electric energy more effectively and efficiently for providing powerful electromagnets for motors and generators, for transmitting electric power with few losses, or for making energy-storage devices with a high... Agent: James Scott Hacsi