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Class 505/181 - Photoconductive, light transmissive, light emissive, or light responsive device or component


Subclass of Class 505 - Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process
Definition: Device or component (a) that is capable of being energized
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 11/22/2005


NumberTitleIssue Date
6967539Low phase-noise local oscillator and method
An oscillator to generate a low phase-noise reference signal at an oscillation frequency includes a frequency generator to generate the reference signal responsive to a control signal, and a delay element made of a high-temperature superconductor material. The delay...
11/22/2005
6515788Light modulation system including a superconductive plate assembly for use in a data transmission scheme and method
A method and apparatus for modulating light, wherein a light source provides light of a certain wavelength to be modulated by a layer of superconducting material which forms part of a specifically configured plate assembly. The superconducting layer is pl...
02/04/2003
6306351Nitrogen oxides detection method, and sensor element for detection of nitrogen oxides
The present invention relates to a nitrogen oxide detecting element. Although there has been a demand for effecting detection of a nitrogen oxide by using a semiconductor type gas sensor, no semiconductor type sensors have existed which can detect the nit...
10/23/2001
6285487Light modulation system including a superconductive plate assembly for use in a data transmission scheme and method
A method and apparatus for modulating light, wherein a light source provides light of a certain wavelength to be modulated by a layer of superconducting material which forms part of a specifically configured plate assembly. The superconducting layer is pl...
09/04/2001
6229154Photo detecting element
An ultra high speed and high sensitivity photo detecting element is fabricated by laminating thin film layers of superconducting material and ferromagnetic material on a substrate. A photo detecting element composed of a photo detecting portion formed on ...
05/08/2001
6069369Superconducting device
Superconducting device include a type having a structure of a superconductor--a normal-conductor (or a semiconductor)--a superconductor, and a type having a superconducting weak-link portion between superconductors. The superconductors constituting the su...
05/30/2000
5793092Thermoelectric radiation detectors based on perovskite doped films and superlattices
A thermoelectric radiation detector having a substrate (1) and a film (2) of solid state material having thermal anisotropy and containing YBa2 Cu3 O7, formed on the surface of the substrate, and wherein said film has CuO
08/11/1998
5768002Light modulation system including a superconductive plate assembly for use in a data transmission scheme and method
A method and apparatus for modulating light, wherein a light source provides light of a certain wavelength to be modulated by a layer of superconducting material which forms part of a specifically configured plate assembly. The superconducting layer is pl...
06/16/1998
5654259Superconductive conjugate photoconductive substances of the Bi-SrCa (laY)-Cu-O system, a method for producing the same and superconductive optoelectronic devices using the same
The substance has a composition of a general chemical formula of Bi2 -(Sr2 Ca1)1-x (La2 Y1)x -Cuy -Oz, where 0.4ࣘxࣘ1, y=2 and z=9-10.5, wherein the substance is a...
08/05/1997
5568302Method of transmitting data via an optical data link
An optical data transmission system includes an optical data receiver having a plurality of optical detectors and an optical switch which directs successive pulses of a serial data stream to different detectors. The switch includes one or more superconduc...
10/22/1996
5554584Superconductive photoconductive substance of the Ca-Sr-Bi-Cu-O group system and a method of producing the same
The disclosed oxide has a general chemical formula of CaX-x)-Srx -Bi.sub.(Y-y)-Cuy -Ox X being 2 to 3, 0ࣘx
09/10/1996
5371067Superconductive 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
5347143Tunnelling barrier between two non-tunnelling superconductor-insulator-controlling superconductor-insulator-superconductor structures
A superconducting tunnel element, having a plurality of super conductors separated by barriers, the superconductors each comprising two physically separate but electrically connected superconducting layers and one insulated control layer. As a result, sum...
09/13/1994
5287302Superconducting optically reconfigurable magnetic device
A superconducting optically reconfigurable device (SORD) wherein predetermined and optically achieved patterns of superconducting material generate Meissner effect magnetic flux to achieve control of physical characteristics in local areas of an adjacent ...
02/15/1994
5267091Levitating support and positioning system
A levitating support and positioning system (10) is provided for orienting an electromagnetic energy reflecting assembly (40). System (10) includes a reflective member (60) supported by an annular ring (50) having a plurality of superconductors (70) dispo...
11/30/1993
5258626Superconducting optically reconfigurable electrical device
A superconducting network which, through the use of optical illumination, can form a selectable array of superconducting microstrip transmission lines or other electrical elements. The invention uses optical illumination to produce quasiparticles which ca...
11/02/1993
5258363Superconducting integrating spheres
A high efficiency integrating sphere that can be used in a large variety of scientific instruments. The sphere having an efficiency gain obtained by using a superconducting material, acting as a perfect reflector, on the inside hollow surface of the spher...
11/02/1993
5244870Superconductive optoelectronic device with the basic substance Cu2 O of superconductive-conjugate photoconductivity
The disclosed superconductive optoelectronic device stems from the inventor's important discovery of a phenomenon that the basic substance Cu2 O reveals photoconductivity below several temperatures Tps in steps thereof, Tps
09/14/1993
5179072Multispectral superconductive quantum detector
A multispectural superconductive quantum radiant energy detector and related method utilizing a closed loop of superconductive material having spaced legs, one of which is disposed to ambient. The superconductivity current is divided in the first and seco...
01/12/1993
5168165Superconductive photoconductive-substance of the Y-Ba-Cu-O system and a method for producing the same
The disclosed substance has a general chemical formula of Y3-x -Bax -Cuy -Oz, x being 0 to 2, y being 3 to 6, and z being 6 to 12 (but excluding compositions with x=2, y=3 and z=6.75-6.97). At a temperature belo...
12/01/1992
5155093Light detecting device and light detecting method using a superconnector
A light detecting device includes a signal input portion which generates a current upon input of a light signal, a signal detecting portion including a superconductor which detects the light signal with injection of the generated current, and electrodes t...
10/13/1992
5140001Integrated microelectronic assembly comprising photoconductor with superconducting leads
A beam (e.g. a focused laser beam) is utilized to irradiate the entire lateral width of a limited-extent portion of an elongated superconducting thin-film lead. The irradiated portion is converted to be non-superconducting and photoconductive. The convert...
08/18/1992
5126315High Tc superconducting device with weak link between two superconducting electrodes
Superconducting device include a type having a structure of a superconductor--a normal-conductor (or a semiconductor)--a superconductor, and a type having a superconducting weak-link portion between superconductors. The superconductors constituting the su...
06/30/1992
4943556Superconducting neural network computer and sensor array
A combination of optical interconnect technology with superconducting matal to form a superconducting neural network array. Superconducting material in a matrix has the superconducting current decreased in one filament of the matrix by interaction of the...
07/24/1990
 
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