Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process inventions

20090275475 - Vacuum vessel for cooled equipment: An annular end piece for a cylindrical vacuum vessel, comprising a metal end piece (42); an outer decorative shell (44) spaced away from a surface of the metal end piece; and a layer of solid foam filling the space between the metal end piece and the outer decorative shell.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090275476 - Cryostat assembly: A cryostat assembly includes a first thermal shield positioned outside a working volume and a second thermal shield positioned outside the first thermal shield. A first cryocooler has at least two cooling stages operating with He4, a first stage of the cryocooler being thermally coupled to the second thermal shield,... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090275477 - Cryostat having a magnet coil syste,which comprises an lts section and a heatable hts section: A cryostat (1) with a magnet coil system including superconductors for the production of a magnet field B0 in a measuring volume (3) has a plurality of radially nested solenoid-shaped coil sections (4, 5, 6) and which are electrically connected in series, at least one of which being an LTS... Agent: Susan M Ben-oliel

20090275478 - Method and apparatus for maintaining a superconducting system at a predetermined temperature during transit: A superconductor system cooling apparatus, the apparatus comprising a casing, a solid coolant and a cooling circuit; wherein the cooling circuit comprises a heat exchanger, and a connector to couple the heat exchanger to a pre-cool loop of the superconductor system; wherein the cooling circuit further comprises a heat exchange... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090275479 - Superconducting oxide material, process for producing the same, and superconducting wire and superconduction apparatus both employing the superconducting material: The invention offers a method of producing a (Bi, Pb)-2223-based oxide superconducting material. The method is for producing a (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3OZ-based oxide superconducting material. The method includes a material-mixing step for forming a mixed material and at least two heat treatment steps for heat-treating the mixed material. The at least... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090270260 - Re123-based oxide superconductor and method of production of same: An RE123-based oxide superconductor characterized by comprising a conductive layer containing an REBa2Cu3O7-δ-based oxide superconductor formed using a mixed material of at least RE2BaO4 and a Bax—Cuy—Oz-based material and a holding member which holds said conductive layer, where, RE is one type or more of elements selected from La, Nd,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090270261 - Superconducting device for current conditioning: The device has a quenchable superconductor (1), a first metallic member (2) electrically coupled with the quenchable superconductor (1), a second metallic member (3) electrically coupled to the first metallic member (2). The first metallic member (2) is thermally and electrically coupled with the quenchable superconductor (1) due to their... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20090270262 - Magnetoelectric susceptibility measurement method and the system thereof: Disclosed herein is a method and system for measuring magnetoelectric susceptibility. The system includes a magnet supplying a DC magnetic bias to a magnetoelectric sample, an AC drive coil applying an AC magnetic field to the magnetoelectric sample, a charge amplifier amplifying an electric charge signal of the magnetoelectric sample... Agent: Ampacc Law Group

20090270263 - Process for producing tape-shaped re-type (123) superconductor: This invention provides a production process of a tape-shaped superconductor which can realize high Jc and Ic values by virtue of the elimination of the cause of generation of cracks and deterioration of an electrical connectivity in crystal grain boundaries. In producing an Re-base (123) superconductor on a substrate by... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090264294 - Superconducting current limiter device of the resistive type having a holding element: The superconducting current-limiting device contains at least one coil (61), the conductive track of which is formed from at least one band-shaped superconductor (17), where a holding element (2, 41, 10 51, 62) is located between adjacent coil windings. The holding element (2, 41, 51, 62) is constructed wider than... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090264295 - Superconducting coil having a granular superconducting junction: A superconducting coil comprises a plurality of windings. Each winding comprises at least one superconducting segment having an exposed area containing a granular superconducting substance. A junction electrically connects at least one superconducting segment of one winding to at least one superconducting segment of another winding. The junction is formed... Agent: Venable LLP

20090264296 - Connection arrangement for two superconductor cables: A connection arrangement for connecting together two superconductor cables, each having a central conductor comprising at least one superconductive part, a dielectric layer surrounding said central conductor, a shield surrounding said dielectric layer and a cryogenic enclosure surrounding said shield, the connection arrangement has an electrical splicing device for splicing... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20090264297 - Granular superconducting joint: A superconducting joint that structurally binds a first superconducting segment to a second superconducting segment. The first and second superconducting segment each include corresponding areas containing a granular superconducting substance formed by a first element and a second element. The superconducting joint includes a solid non-superconducting binding formed from a... Agent: Venable LLP