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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288133 | Three-phase nanocomposite A three-phase nanocomposite that comprises about 0.5 to 10 vol % nano-scale aluminum oxide particles and about 1 to 45% high modulus ceramic particles and an aluminum alloy matrix. The nano phase is to enhance nanocomposite strength and the modulus phase is to enhan... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7094374 | Method for manufacturing ceramic balls for water treatment A method for manufacturing ceramic bails for water treatment capable of exerting microbicidal activity in water and solution is provided. The method includes producing a first composition by dissolving borax (Na2B4O7.10H2O... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7046110 | Superconducting magnet made of high-temperature bulk superconductor and process of producing same There is established a superconducting magnet made of a high-temperature bulk superconductor and capable of trapping a high magnetic field with ease and stably. The superconducting magnet made of the high-temperature bulk superconductor, for use by trapping a magnet... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037463 | Method for producing a titanium-base alloy having an oxide dispersion therein A metallic article is prepared by first furnishing at least one nonmetallic precursor compound, wherein all of the nonmetallic precursor compounds collectively containing the constituent elements of the metallic article in their respective constituent-element propor... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6995119 | Superconducting Mg-MgBand related metal composites and methods of preparation Superconducting phases comprising magnesium diboride related composites and methods of preparation. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953770 | MgB2—based superconductor with high critical current density, and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to an MgB2-based superconductor that is easy to manufacture and well suited to mass production, and that exhibits excellent superconducting characteristics (such as a high critical current density) while still retaining the h... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6906265 | Cabled conductors containing anisotropic superconducting compounds A cabled conductor comprises a plurality of transposed strands each comprising one or more preferably twisted filaments preferably surrounded or supported by a matrix material and comprising textured anisotropic superconducting compounds which have crystallographic ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6894006 | Method for forming bismuth-based superconducting ceramics A method for reducing the concentration of non-superconducting phases during the heat treatment of Pb doped Ag/Bi-2223 composites having Bi-2223 and Bi-2212 superconducting phases is disclosed. A Pb doped Ag/Bi-2223 composite having Bi-2223 and Bi-2212 superconducti... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6569360 | Method of preparing metal matrix composite with textured compound The present invention provides a generic method of preparing a metal matrix composite with a textured compound. A "roller-skate" structure starting powder with a mixture of plate-like particles and smaller particles provides better flow compatibility, hig... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6525002 | Textured high-temperature superconductors An oxide superconductor includes a textured superconducting material including an array of defects with a neutron-fissionable element, or with at least one of the following chemical elements: uranium-238, Nd, Mn, Re, Th, Sm, V, and Ta. The array of defect... | 02/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6365553 | Oxide superconductor having excellent crack-resistant property and process of producing same The invention provides an oxide superconductor capable of sufficiently withstanding external forces such as a large electromagnetic force and thermal stresses accompanying rapid heating and cooling while in service, and internal stresses so as to be able ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6239079 | High temperature superconductor composite material A high temperature superconductor composite material capable of working at liquid nitrogen and higher temperatures K>77 has a sintered compound of intermixed components including high temperature superconductor ceramics, a silver dope, and sintering produ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6172007 | Oxide superconductor An oxide superconductor which exhibits an uniform and high critical current is disclosed. Further, a method of manufacturing this oxide superconductor is disclosed, namely, a RE--Ba--Cu--O oxide superconductor (RE is one or more kinds of rare earth elemen... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6063736 | Oxide superconductor of high critical current density There is provided RE-Ba-Cu-O oxide bulk superconductors in which considerably high critical current density is obtained at relatively high temperature. In the present RE-Ba-Cu-O bulk superconductors, RE is a combination of two or more elements selected fr... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6038461 | Plastically deformable high temperature superconductive material and method of manufacturing formed body thereof There are disclosed a high temperature superconductive material which can be plastically deformed, processed optionally into predetermined configurations and industrially mass produced and a method of manufacturing a formed body of the high temperature su... | 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 |
| 5994275 | Processing of oxide superconductors An oxide superconductor article comprises silver and an oxide superconductor having the formula Bi2-y Pby Sr2 Ca2 O10+x, where 0ࣘxࣘ1.5, and 0.3ࣘyࣘ0.4, the oxide superconductor characterized by... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5972846 | Article comprising textured superconductive cuprate material Articles according to the invention comprise a superconductive cuprate (e.g., YBa2 Cu3 O7) body containing elongate grains measuring at least about 10 μm along the long axis and having an aspect ratio of at least 10:1. Bo... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5958840 | Oxide superconductor containing Ag and having substantially same crystal orientation, and method for manufacturing the same An oxide superconductor which has high mechanical strength and exhibits favorable magnetic properties and high resistance to environment. Further, a method of manufacturing this oxide superconductor, namely, a method of manufacturing a RE--Ba--Cu--O oxide... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5952268 | Superconductor material and a method of preparing superconductor materials The present invention relates to method of preparing a superconductor material consisting in preparing a precursor constituted by a powder of Ba2 Can-1 Cun+1 Ox or Ba2 Can-1 Cun+1 ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5840897 | Metal complex source reagents for chemical vapor deposition A metalorganic complex of the formula: MAy X wherein: M is a y-valent metal; A is a monodentate or multidentate organic ligand coordinated to M which allows complexing of MAy with X; y is an integer having a value of 2, 3 or 4; each of the A l... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5698497 | Superconductivity in carbonaceous compounds and devices using such compounds Carbonaceous materials based on the fullerene molecules have been developed which allow for superconductivity. The fullerene materials are soluble in common solvents.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5696057 | Producing high TC superconductor bulk composites Uniformity of the interstitial distribution of the second phase within composite superconducting high Tc ceramic compositions is achieved by infiltrating the second phase from a bath of molten, low melting point, surface wetting, metallic salt ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5552370 | Silver additives for ceramic superconductors A method for making metal/ceramic superconductor thick film structures including the steps of preparing a silver/superconductor ink, applying the ink to a substrate, evaporating the ink's binder, decomposing a silver compound in the residue to coat the su... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5545613 | Preparation of superconducting oxides and oxide-metal composites A method of preparing a superconducting oxide by combining the metallic elements of the oxide to form an alloy, followed by oxidation of the alloy to form the oxide. Superconducting oxide-metal composites are prepared in which a noble metal phase intimate... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5510323 | Tl1 (Ba1-x Sr8)2 Ca2 Cu3 Oy oxide superconductor and method of producing the same An oxide superconductor comprising a perovskite type oxide compound of thallium, strontium, calcium and copper or thallium, strontium, balium, calcium and copper is produced by absorbing thallium in a gaseous phase into a mixture of strontium oxide or str... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5508256 | Oxide high-temperature superconducting material, method of preparing same and superconducting wires A method of producing a high-temperature oxide superconducting material, which comprises the steps of (a) preparing a material corresponding to an oxide superconductor of the perovskite type structure consisting essentially of a first member selected from... | 04/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5486501 | Nonequilibrium precursors for superconductor materials and process for making shaped superconductor articles therefrom BaCuO2.5 containing precursors for superconducting materials and process for making shaped superconductor articles therefrom.... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5482918 | Method for producing microcomposite powders using a soap solution A method for producing microcomposite powders for use in superconducting and non-superconducting applications. A particular method to produce microcomposite powders for use in superconducting applications includes the steps of: (a) preparing a solution in... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5472527 | High pressure oxidation of precursor alloys A method for forming unsegregated metal oxide-silver composites includes preparing a precursor alloy comprising silver and precursor elements of a desired metal oxide and oxidizing the alloy under conditions of high oxygen activity selected to permit diff... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470821 | Superconductors having continuous ceramic and elemental metal matrices Composite bulk superconducting materials having desirable physical, measured transport current density and high Tc superconducting characteristics are provided which comprise a first matrix of superconducting ceramic oxide crystalline grains wi... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5444425 | Flux-trapped superconducting magnets and method of manufacture A flux-trapped superconducting magnet which is formed of high transition temperature superconducting mixture doped with a magnetic material having a Curie temperature below the transition temperature of the superconducting mixture.... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5413981 | Oxide superconductor and a method for manufacturing an oxide superconductor A method for manufacturing the oxide superconductor according to the present invention comprises the steps of: mixing a starting material including Bi, Sr, Ca and Cu such that a mole ratio of Bi, Sr, Ca and Cu is 2:2+a:1+b:2+c, wherein aࣙ0, bࣙ0, cࣙ0... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5338507 | Silver additives for ceramic superconductors A method for making metal/ceramic superconductor thick film structures including the steps of preparing a silver/superconductor ink, applying the ink to a substrate, evaporating the ink's binder, decomposing a silver compound in the residue to coat the su... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5200392 | Composite for making superconducting wires or tapes An improved ceramic-plus-metal superconducting composition of YBa2 Cu3 O6+x plus substantially pure aluminum for ultimate use in making superconducting devices such as wires and tapes for utilization in motors, generators,... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5194420 | Oxide super conductors Disclosed here is a shaped article superconductor comprising platelets of superconducting oxide crystals which are normally anisotropic but in which said anisotropy is reduced by joining together the oxides superconductor crystallites with a normally cond... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5189009 | Preparation of superconducting oxides and oxide-metal composites A method of preparing a superconducting oxide by combining the metallic elements of the oxide to form an alloy, followed by oxidation of the alloy to form the oxide. Superconducting oxide-metal composites are prepared in which a noble metal phase intimate... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5137867 | Superconducting cermet formed in situ by reaction sintering An in situ formed superconducting cermet comprising an interwoven matrix of a superconducting ceramic and a noble metal and a method of making same are disclosed. An initial mixture is formed comprising (1) a first reactant selected from the class consist... | 08/11/1992 |
