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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6777808 | Capacitor for signal propagation across ground plane boundaries in superconductor integrated circuits The self inductance associated with a capacitance A52 in a superconductor integrated circuit (FIG. 1) is reduced by adding a layer of superconductor metal (A54) overlying the capacitor, effectively producing a negative inductance to counteract t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6586370 | Metal boride based superconducting composite The invention provides a superconductor comprising particles made of a metallic boride superconductive material, and a conductive material. The conductive material is selected to be driven to a superconductive state when in proximity to the superconductiv... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6420318 | Ceramic superconductor/metal composite materials employing the superconducting proximity effect Superconducting composite materials having particles of superconducting material disposed in a metal matrix material with a high electron-boson coupling coefficient (λ). The superconducting particles can comprise any type of superconductor including Lave... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6184765 | Switch useful at superconducting temperatures and comprising superconducting material The present invention is directed, inter alia, to a switch comprising: (A) a superconducting material whose field cooled and zero field cooled ac permittivities differ from each other, and whose field cooled and zero field cooled ac susceptibilities differ fro... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6096263 | Article comprising an intermetallic superconductor material A novel intermetallic superconductor with surprisingly high transition temperature is disclosed. The material comprises B and C, and can form a bulk superconductor. Exemplary of the novel superconductors is material of nominal composition YPd5 ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074603 | Article comprising an intermetalllic superconductor material A novel intermetallic superconductor with surprisingly high transition temperature is disclosed. The material comprises B and C, and can form a bulk superconductor. Exemplary of the novel superconductors is material of nominal composition YPd5 ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6036774 | Method of producing metal oxide nanorods Methods of preparing metal oxide nanorods are described. The metal oxide nanorods have diameters between 1 and 200 nm and aspect ratios between 5 and 2000. The methods include the steps of generating a metal vapor in a furnace, exposing the nanorod growth... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5998336 | Ceramic/metal and A15/metal superconducting composite materials exploiting the superconducting proximity effect and method of making the same A composite superconducting material made of coated particles of ceramic superconducting material and a metal matrix material. The metal matrix material fills the regions between the coated particles. The coating material is a material that is chemically ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5897945 | Metal oxide nanorods Metal oxide nanorods and composite materials containing such nanorods. The metal oxide nanorods have diameters between 1 and 200 nm and aspect ratios between 5 and 2000.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5874027 | Boron-carbon system superconductive substance A new boron-carbon system superconductive substance has a nominal composition expressed R3 M4-x B4-y C3-z (where R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Sc and lanthanide series elemen... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5800794 | Clathrate compounds and processes for production thereof A silicon clathrate compound of the following composition: (Li4)x Ae6 Si46 wherein (Li4) represents a Li4 cluster; Ae is an alkaline earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr a... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5508257 | Superconducting composite Superconducting composite comprising a matrix made of superconducting sintered mass composed of perovskite type or quasi-perovskite type oxide and metal phase dispersed in the superconducting mass with a proportion of from 10 to 70 volume % with respect t... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5470530 | Article comprising an intermetallic superconductor material Material comprising an effective amount of a novel intermetallic bulk superconductor compound is disclosed. The compound has the composition LnNi2 B2 C, with Ln being Y or a rare earth (atomic number 57-71), preferably Tm, Er, Ho or ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5413755 | Article comprising an intermetallic superconducting material A novel intermetallic superconductor with surprisingly high transition temperature is disclosed. Exemplary of the novel superconductor is material of overall composition Y1.5 Pd4.5 B4. A bulk sample of that composition has... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5371067 | Superconductive photoconductive substance of the Ba-Pb-Bi-O group system and a method for producing the same The disclosed oxide has a general chemical formula of Ba-Pb1-x -Bix -Oz, x being 0.35 to 1 and z being 2.7 to 3, and the oxide shows a potential superconductivity at a temperature below 14K and a photoconductivity at a tem... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5177056 | Plastics composition containing superconductors Compositions of a) thermosetting plastics or thermoplastics, and a mixture of such plastics, and b) a superconducting compound having a transition temperature Tc of at least 20 K are suitable as moulding materials for the production of articles... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5151406 | Laminated superconductor A laminated ceramic superconductor which comprises at least two layers of ceramic superconductor and a stabilizing metal layer interposed between said ceramic superconductor layers, which has improved flexibility and increased critical current density.... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5013526 | Superconducting alloys comprising tungsten, molybdenum, silicon and oxygen A superconducting material made of tungsten or molybdenum containing a specified amount of silicon, a wiring made of this superconducting material, and a semiconductor device using this wiring. The above-mentioned superconducting material undegoes no damage ev... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4944183 | Level gauge for liquid helium A level gauge and measurement method are provided using a sensing element comprising a superconductive alloy represented by the formula: Moa Rub Zc wherein Z is phosphorous, boron, or a mixture of phosphorous and boron, b has a valu... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4905319 | Superconducting device including a thin chromium film with negative susceptibility A room temperature superconductor having a metal thin film with negative susceptibility coated upon a substrate. The thin film is covered by a protective coating which prevents it from oxidizing. In one embodiment of the invention multiple layers of chrom... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4828664 | Process for the production of a niobium oxycarbonitride superconducting fiber bundle Superconducting fiber bundle which contains a multiplicity of carrier fibers such as, for instance, carbon fibers, boron fibers, steel fibers coated with a superconducting layer of a niobium compound of the general formula NbCx Ny O | 05/09/1989 |
| 4778539 | Process for producing a PbMo6 S8 type compound superconductor The present invention is designated to solve such problems whereby a process for producing a PbMo6 S8 type compound superconductor excellent in stoichiometric composition and electric characteristics can be provided. In addition to t... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776899 | Method of fabricating multifilament superconductors An improved multifilament superconductor is fabricated by the method in which a tin rod or tin based alloy rod is clad with a copper based alloy tube, the thus obtained copper-clad rod is further clad with a niobium based alloy tube, and a copper material... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4746581 | Multifilamentary superconductive wires composed of filaments Nb3 Sn or V3 Ga clad in copper or copper alloys and process for manufacturing such wires A multifilamentary, copper or copper alloy clad superconductive wire, comprising a superconductive, intermetallic compound Nb3 Sn or V3 Ga, having an A-15 crystal structure, and at least one additive metal from the group consisting o... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4704249 | Process for producing a superconducting wire having a Chevrel phases The invention relates to a process for producing a superconducting wire, using, e.g., Chevrel phases as superconductors, in particular PbMo6 S8. Until now, it was not possible to produce superconducting wires from such materials in a... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4699800 | Process for the production of superconducting fiber bundles Production of superconducting fiber bundles where in a CVD reactor niobium carbonitride of the general formula NbCx Ny is deposited on support fibers by means of chemical deposition from the vapor phase by reaction of niobium chlorid... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4693865 | Superconductive alloy filament A superconductive Pb-Bi-(Te or Sb) system trinal alloy continuous filament with a high superconducting transition temperature of at least 9.0° K. and high tenacity and ductility is provided. The filament according to the invention can be efficiently manu... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4687883 | Method for producing superconductive wires The present invention relates to a method for producing multifilament superconductive wires of Nb3 Sn or V3 Ga filaments embedded in a Cu or Cu alloy matrix, with the wires containing metal additive elements from the group including ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4657776 | CVD process for the production of a superconducting fiber bundle Manufacture of superconducting fiber bundle coated with niobium carbonitride by a combination of the CVD process with a plasma activation under a low total gas pressure in which niobium chloride, carbon and nitrogen are reacted to produce the niobium comp... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4655079 | Level gauge for liquid helium A level gauge for liquid helium comprising a sensing element in the form of a ribbon wire made of superconductive alloys and a tube supporting the sensing element, which tube is inserted into liquid helium upon measurement. The superconductive alloys are ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4623408 | Nitrogen-containing amorphous alloy Nitrogen-containing amorphous alloys having a combination of superior properties which are highly valuable and desirable for ferromagnetic materials or superconducting materials are produced by sputtering metallic materials and nitrogen compounds containi... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4594218 | Method of producing multifilament lengths of superconductor from ternary chalcogenides of molybdenum The present invention concerns superconductor lengths constituted by superconducting filaments based on a ternary chalcogenide of molybdenum (PbMo6 S8) assembled within a stabilizing matrix based on copper. The invention provides a m... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4581289 | Superconducting fiber bundle Superconducting fiber bundle which contains a multiplicity of carrier fibers such as, for instance, carbon fibers, boron fibers, steel fibers coated with a superconducting layer of a niobium compound of the general formula NbCx Ny O | 04/08/1986 |
| 4566323 | Liquid helium level indicating gauge Improved liquid helium level gauge is described. The gauge includes a resistance wire sustained vertically within a liquid helium container and an electrical indicating device for producing an indication which varies with the electric resistance of said r... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4508578 | Method of manufacturing fine filamentary Nb-Ti based alloy superconducting wire A method of manufacturing a fine multifilamentary Nb-Ti based superconducting wire was disclosed, which comprises a first step of processing an alloy consisting essentially of 10 to 50 atomic % of niobium, 40 to 75 atomic % of titanium and no higher than ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4485152 | Superconducting type II palladium alloy hydride-palladium hydride composites A superconducting type II composite palladium alloy hydride material having a region containing a contiguous surface comprising a palladium alloy-palladium region wherein at least a portion of the alloy region contains hydrogen and at least a portion of t... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4465511 | Making niobium intermetallic compounds NbSn2 is made by passing NbCl5 volatilized in an argon stream at 550° C. to liquid tin. The product precipitates as a solid, while the tin chloride by product is carried away by the argon. Nb6 Sn5 is made from ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4419125 | Method for the preparation of brittle superconducting material in ultrafine particle form This is a method for preparing submicron-superconducting particles for use in forming a ductile superconductor wire from brittle superconducting compounds. The method utilizes preparing a mixture of solid metal halides containing essentially stoichiometri... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4391657 | Manufacture of niobium-aluminum superconducting material Niobium-aluminum superconducting wire and other shaped articles are made by heating a precursor body which comprises niobium, an auxiliary element which is more easily oxidizable than aluminum, and aluminum oxide, the aluminum oxide being supported by a s... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4378330 | Ductile alloy and process for preparing composite superconducting wire An alloy for the commercial production of ductile superconducting wire is prepared by melting together copper and at least 15 weight percent niobium under non-oxygen-contaminating conditions, and rapidly cooling the melt to form a ductile composite consis... | 03/29/1983 |
