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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178473 | Superconductive magnet for persistent current and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are a superconductive magnet manufactured by winding a thin superconductive rod wire in a coil without joint for maintaining a persistent current mode, and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes winding both ends of a superconductive rod ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173579 | Fabrication method of a MgBsuperconducting tape and wire In a fabrication method of a MgB2 superconducting tape and wire by filling a tube with a MgB2 superconducting powder and forming it into a tape or wire, a fabrication method of a MgB2 superconducting tape (and wire) which is characte... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8034746 | Method of manufacturing round wire using superconducting tape and round wire manufactured using the superconducting tape Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing round wire using superconducting tape, including the steps of: slitting superconducting tape into superconducting tape strips; silver-coating the slit superconducting tape strips; laminating the silver-coated superconduc... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7811972 | Method of polishing tape-shaped substrate and substrate for oxide superconductor A target surface of a tape-shaped substrate of an oxide superconductor with an intermediate layer formed on this target surface and an oxide superconductor thin film is polished by causing the tape-shaped substrate to continuously run. The polishing step includes an... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7776793 | System and method for polishing surface of tape-like metallic base material A polishing system and a method are presented for uniformly polishing efficiently at a fast rate the surface of a tape-like metallic base material of several hundred meters in length. The polishing system is provided not only with devices for causing the base materi... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7763568 | Method for producing MgBsuperconductor and MgBsuperconductor The present invention provides a method for producing a MgB2 superconductor, comprising compacting and heating a mixture comprising Mg or MgH2 powder and B powder, wherein said mixture comprises SiC powder and an aromatic hydrocarbon, and a MgB... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7749939 | MgB2 superconductor, its wire, and a manufacturing method thereof By adding an aromatic hydrocarbon such as benzene to the powder mixture of magnesium (Mg) or magnesium hydride (MgH2) and boron (B) as raw materials of a superconductor MgB2, high superconducting critical current density (Jc) is obtained. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7674751 | Fabrication of sealed high temperature superconductor wires A method of making a laminated superconductor wire includes providing an assembly, where the assembly includes a substrate; a superconductor layer overlaying a surface of the substrate, the superconductor layer having a defined pattern; and a cap layer; and slitting... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7618923 | Method for making a superconductor with improved microstructure The present invention concerns the improvement of the supercurrent carrying capabilities, i.e. the increase of critical current densities, of polycrystalline superconductor structures, especially of high-Tcsuperconductors. By modifying the microstructure ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7566684 | Machinery windings of yttrium barium copper oxide and related coated conductor A superconductor coating inclusive, tape-like electrical conductor and windings using such conductor for magnets and electrical machines, etc. The described windings are suited for inclusion of successor superconductor materials such as yttrium barium copper oxide w... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7432229 | Superconductors on iridium substrates and buffer layers Laminated, biaxially textured superconductors include Ir-based buffer layers and/or substrates. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7383625 | Method of manufacturing continuous disk winding for high-voltage superconducting transformers Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a continuous disk winding. A high-temperature superconducting wire is lapped using Kapton films to insulate the high-temperature superconducting wire. The high-temperature superconducting wire is wound on a bobbin by a predeter... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7319195 | Composite conductor, superconductive apparatus system, and composite conductor manufacturing method A composite conductor suitable as a connecting conductor that includes a superconductor and is capable of reducing the generation of Joule heat in a joint part between the system side and power-supply sides of a superconductor apparatus. A composite conductor 10 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7275301 | Method for reinforcing superconducting coils with high-strength materials A method for manufacturing clad superconducting wire for use in superconducting coils, such wire having improved resistance to electromagnetic forces by using composite superconducting wires that are clad with selected high-stiffness high-strength materials. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271700 | Thin film resistor with current density enhancing layer (CDEL) A thin film resistor device and method of manufacture includes a layer of a thin film conductor material and a current density enhancing layer (CDEL). The CDEL is an insulator material adapted to adhere to the thin film conductor material and enables the said thin f... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268099 | Enclosed ceramic filament In the present invention, a superconducting (sc) ceramic filament is enclosed in a silver sheath which is sealed therearound by applying silver powder between the surfaces of said sheath, pressing the surfaces and powder into contact and then applying sufficient hea... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247340 | Method of making a superconducting conductor A method of forming a superconducting conductor is disclosed. The method provides translating a substrate tape through a deposition chamber and along a helical path, where the helical path has multiple windings of the substrate tape and each winding of the substrate... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226894 | Superconducting wire, method of manufacture thereof and the articles derived therefrom Disclosed herein is method for making a wire comprising contacting a first end of a first superconducting wire with a second end of a second superconducting wire, wherein the superconducting wire comprises a superconducting filament having a superconducting composit... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189425 | Method of manufacturing a superconducting magnesium diboride thin film A superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB2) thin film having c-axial orientation and a method and apparatus for fabricating the same are provided. The fabrication method includes forming a boron thin film on a substrate and thermally processing the substr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162287 | Oxide high-temperature superconducting wire and method of producing the same This invention relates to an oxide superconducting wire comprising oxide superconducting filaments, a high-density ceramic layer uniformly surrounding each of the filaments, and a silver sheath that directly covers the ceramic layer. The ceramic layer becomes non-su... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152302 | Superconductor connection structure A method of producing an electrical connection structure between at least two superconducting lines. The method comprises adding metal powder or alloy powder to a superconducting material comprising magnesium diboride, intervening the superconducting material betwee... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134181 | Method for producing NbAl superconductive wire A superfine multi-core Nb3Al superconductive wire is produced by getting a Nb3Al superconductive wire ready which was obtained by subjecting a precursor wire having a superfine multi-core structure in which a plurality of Nb/Al complex cores ar... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7109425 | Low alternating current (AC) loss superconducting cable A low alternating current loss superconducting cable is provided, including a plurality of superconducting tapes spirally wound around a longitudinally extending core. The tapes are provided in a path between about 5° and 85° relative to the longitudinal axis of t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7018954 | Processing of magnesium-boride superconductors Processes for the fabrication of MgB2 powder and wires are provided. Powders are produced by mechanically alloying magnesium- and boron-containing precursors under controlled conditions to avoid secondary phase and impurity formation. Powders are also pre... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009104 | Superconducting cable A superconducting cable comprising at least a superconducting conductor and a cryostat, including a thermal insulation and an inner tube, with a protecting element between the superconducting conductor and the inner tube, to prevent damages to the superconducting ma... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993823 | Method of manufacturing oxide superconducting wire The inventive method of manufacturing an oxide superconducting wire comprises a step (S1, S2) of preparing a wire formed by covering raw material powder of an oxide superconductor with a metal and a step (S4, S6) of heat-treating the wire... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6961597 | Strips for imparting low nonlinearity to high temperature superconductor microwave filters Based on its superconductive properties relating to “nonlineanty,” a conventional HTS strip is divisible into three “domains,” namely, a medial domain and two lateral domains. The nonlinearity associated with the conventional strip's medial domain is conside... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960554 | Method of making a BSCCO superconductor article A method of making an oxide superconductor article includes converting an oxide superconducting precursor into an oxide superconductor by thermo-mechanical processing using intermediate rolling deformation and heat treatment (including liquid-phase sintering and low... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6892440 | Method for winding an embedded b-zero coil A method for winding on embedded b-zero coil maintains the integrity of superconducting main coil and the b-zero wire during coil winding and during normal operation of a superconducting MRI magnet. The b-zero coil is co-wound with an aluminum overwrap while the alu... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6806432 | Superconducting coils A method of heat treating a coil (14) for use as a superconducting coil. The coil (14) is heated in a furnace, the temperature of the furnace being controlled to perform a predetermined heating cycle. A current is passed through the coil (14) fo... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6799363 | System for manufacture and use of a superconductive coil In one embodiment, the invention comprises a system for manufacturing a superconductive electrical conductor. A channel (140) is formed in a mold (130) that is formed from a ceramic material having a negative heat coefficient of expansion. A material (... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6794579 | High temperature superconducting cable A high temperature superconducting cable includes a tubular support and a plurality of superconducting tapes. The superconducting tapes include a superconducting material enclosed in a metal covering, spirally wound onto the tubular support to form at least an elect... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6735848 | Method of manufacturing a superconducting magnet Method of manufacture a wide bore, high field superconducting magnet. The superconducting magnet has a plurality of superconducting coils impregnated with epoxy and nested within each other. An innermost one of the nested coils has a bore therethrough that defines a... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6699820 | Method for making a superconductor with enhanced current carrying capability The present invention concerns the improvement of the supercurrent carrying capabilities, i.e. the increase of critical current densities, of bicrystalline or polycrystalline superconductor structures, especially of high-Tc superconductors. By ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6699821 | Nb3Al superconductor and method of manufacture A Nb3 Al superconducting wire and method for fabricating the same wherein Nb and Al powders in combination, or Nb--Al alloy powders are encapsulated in a metal tube, preferably copper or copper-alloy (e.g., CuNi), and the resultant composite is... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6687975 | Method for manufacturing MgB2 intermetallic superconductor wires There is disclosed a continuous process for the formation of a superconducting wire utilizing magnesium diboride powder. The process provides a long length, low cost strand of superconducting wire which can be used in a monofilament or multifilament form.... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684486 | Method for constructing a superconducting multiphase cable comprising N phases By a method for constructing a superconducting multiphase cable comprising N phases, the phases are divided into n groups with N phases in each group, all the groups have a common screen. The individual groups may be geomtrically formed with coaxial or fl... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6671953 | Method of fabricating a cable-in-conduit-conductor A method for fabricating a cable-in-conduit-conductor for use in superconductor application is described. The system utilizes a work surface with drum means provided at each end. A superconductor cable is fed from a supply source at one end. After the cab... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6630426 | Method of increasing the critical temperature of a high critical temperature superconducting film and a superconducting structure made using the method A method for increasing the critical temperature, Tc, of a high critical temperature superconducting (HTS) film (104) grown on a substrate (102) and a superconducting structure (100) made using the method. The HTS film has an a-b plane parallel... | 10/07/2003 |
