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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6869916 | Protected superconductor component and process for its production The invention relates to a high-temperature superconductor component with a particular cross-sectional area, which has a current-carrying section, the current-carrying section being in contact with a safety conductor in such a way that the critical current flowing o... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6774088 | Rare earth-Ba-Cu complex composition and method of producing superconductor using same A metal complex composition containing complexes having metal species of a rare earth element, barium and copper and ligands of a trifluoroacetic acid or pentafluoropropionic acid ligand, a pyridine ligand and an acetylacetone ligand. A superconductive film may be o... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6559103 | Method for producing superconducting oxide compounds A process is provided for preparing solid superconducting mixed-metal oxides whereby the superconductor can be formed into any predetermined shape by way of viscous sol precursors. The superconductors are also formed by this process into homogeneous phase... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6387852 | Method of applying high temperature compatible insulation to superconductors There is described a method of applying insulative coating on high temperature superconductors and low temperature superconductors from sol-gel solutions prepared from Zr, or Zr with one of Mg, Y, Ce, In and Sn based precursor materials. The solution is p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6335065 | Process for slip casting textured tubular structures A process for centrifugal slip casting a textured hollow tube. A slip made up of a carrier fluid and a suspended powder is introduced into a porous mold which is rotated at a speed sufficient to create a centrifugal force that forces the slip radially out... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6311385 | High temperature oxide superconducting wire and method of manufacturing thereof A high temperature oxide superconducting wire is provided which is capable of preventing metal located on the outer periphery of the superconducting wire from diffusing into a superconductor to achieve restriction of reduction in the critical current dens... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6235685 | Production method of joints of superconducting oxide and normal conductor A rod 1 made of superconducting oxide is soaked in a molten normal conductor 2 to join the rod 1 and the normal conductor 2, whereby a superconducting oxide current lead is prepared. As a result, a contact resistance at the interface between the supercond... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6121206 | Process for preparing YBCO superconducting films on a ceramic substrate A novel ceramic substrate useful for the preparation of superconducting films, said substrate having the formula REBa2 MO6 where RE represents rare earth metals--Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and M represents met... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6040275 | Preparation of superconducting films and a process for preparing the films A novel ceramic substrate useful for the preparation of superconducting films, said substrate having the formula REBa2 MO6 where RE represents rare earth metals--Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and M represents met... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5906965 | Thin film superconductor-insulator-superconductor multi-layer films and method for obtaining the same A high temperature superconductor (HTS) tri-layer structure and a method for providing the same are described. Preferable two dimensional growth for all layers is provided resulting in smooth surfaces and highly crystalline layers. Full oxygenation of HTS... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5728599 | Printable superconductive leadframes for semiconductor device assembly Process for manufacturing a high interconnection density, fine-line, superconductive printed leadframes using thick-film screen-printing techniques, or other printing techniques. Generally, a superconductive leadframe pattern is printed on a backing subst... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5648320 | Method of manufacturing ceramic superconductor circuit board Circuit board devices are provided based on use of high temperature superconducting ceramic polymers comprising high temperature superconducting ceramic powders distributed in electrically insulative organic polymers which are thermosetting by reaction of... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5629269 | Process for forming oxide superconducting films with a plurality of metal buffer layers Disclosed is a process for forming a super-conducting film, which a multi-layer metal film (buffer film) is formed at a specific temperature on a ceramic substrate and a superconducting film is formed at a specific temperature on the multi-layer metal fil... | 05/13/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5550102 | Superconductor and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a superconductor is carried out by first preparing a material composed of Y1 Ba2 Cu3 O7. This material is heated/molten in a platinum crucible. A melt thus obtained is drawn out from a ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5525585 | Process for preparing YBa2 Cu3 O7-x superconductors The present invention provides a process for the preparation of YBa2 Cu3 O7-x superconductor which comprises surrounding a sintered material in which the molar ratio of Y:Ba:Cu is 2:1:1 with liquid-forming powder and subje... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5523284 | Process for preparing a bulk textured superconductive material In accordance this invention, there is provided a process for making a bulk superconductive material. In the first step of this process, a diffusion couple is formed from superconductor oxide and impurity oxide. Thereafter, the diffusion couple is heated ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5478801 | Process for producing tubular parts of high-TC superconductor material The invention relates to a process for producing cylindrical or round parts of high-Tc superconductor material comprising bismuth, strontium, calcium, copper and oxygen. In this process, a pre-prepared finely-divided oxide mixture with organic ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5453306 | Process for depositing oxide film on metallic substrate by heat plasma flash evaporation method The generation of a reaction product is suppressed between a metallic substrate and plasma in depositing a ceramic intermediate layer on the metallic substrate in a process for depositing an oxide film on the metallic substrate by thermal plasma flash eva... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5316579 | Apparatus for forming a thin film with a mist forming means A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating fine mists of liquids using a rotating turbine blade disposed within an enclosure. A mixture of a liquid and a carrier gas are flowed into the enclosure such that it immediately impacts on the rotating t... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314871 | Substrate of single crystal of oxide, device using said substrate and method of producing said superconductive device According to the present invention, when a superconductive thin film is formed on a substrate of a single crystal, a compound having a composition of SrNdGaO4 and a K2 NiF4 type crystal structure is used as a material empl... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5312804 | Method of fabricating a superconductive flexible ceramic conductor having a high critical temperature A method of fabricating a superconductive flexible conductor having a high critical temperature in which method a deposit of superconductive ceramic is applied to a metal tape of thickness lying in the range 0.1 mm to 1 mm, wherein: the deposit of thickne... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5312803 | Process for producing Bi- and Pb-containing oxide superconducting wiring films In an oxide superconducting film wiring, when the line width is reduced, the evaporation of a component during firing becomes so vigorous that it becomes impossible to form a desired single crystal phase, which causes a significant lowering in the propert... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5304534 | Method and apparatus for forming high-critical-temperature superconducting layers on flat and/or elongated substrates An elongated, flexible superconductive wire or strip is fabricated by pulling it through and out of a melt of metal oxide material at a rate conducive to forming a crystalline coating of superconductive metal oxide material on an elongated, flexible subst... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5286713 | Method for manufacturing an oxide superconducting circuit board by printing A superconducting circuit board is provided comprising a sintered alumina board containing more than 99% by weight of alumina and an interconnection pattern of an superconducting ceramics formed on the alumina board. Adhesion of the interconnection patter... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5278135 | Ceramic/distillable binder compositions Ceramic compositions comprising a distillable binder, shaped articles formed therefrom and a method for making said compositions and for forming the shaped articles.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5272132 | Apparatus comprising a ceramic superconductive body and method for producing such a body Filamentary and sheet-like oxide superconductive bodies can be produced by ceramic fabrication techniques such as extrusion, screen printing, tape casting and slip casting, provided the firing conditions are chosen such that the correct amount of oxygen d... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5262026 | Method of manufacturing a device having a superconducting film In a method for manufacturing a device having a film of high temperature superconductor, a copper substrate is used in the electrophoretic deposition as a cathode on which fine powders of superconductor should be deposited, and the fine powders deposited ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5260265 | Production of oxide superconducting films by multilayer deposition An Improved method of manufacturing superconducting ceramics in the form of a thin film are described. The thin film is first formed of a superimposed structure composed of three films which contain a rare earth metal, an alkalline earth metal and copper ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5252545 | Dense high temperature ceramic oxide superconductors Dense superconducting ceramic oxide articles of manufacture and methods for producing these articles are described. Generally these articles are produced by first processing these superconducting oxides by ceramic processing techniques to optimize materia... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5236890 | Method of producing superconductor of metal oxides A method of producing a superconductor of metal oxides which includes subjecting an organic solvent solution containing (a) an alkoxide of a rare earth element, (b) an alkoxide of an alkaline earth metal and (c) copper alkoxide or cupric nitrate to hydrol... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5232908 | Method of manufacturing an oxide superconductor/metal laminate A method of manufacturing an oxide superconductor including (a) alternately laminating at least one first layer including an oxide superconductor or a precursor thereof with at least one second layer including a metal material to form a laminated body, (b... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231073 | Microwave/far infrared cavities and waveguides using high temperature superconductors The structures for confining or guiding high frequency electromagnetic radiation have surfaces facing the radiation constructed of high temperature superconducting materials, that is, materials having critical temperatures greater than approximately 35° ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5221662 | Superconducting screen printing ink and process for producing a thick superconducting film using this ink A superconducting screen printing ink comprises an organic composition, a mineral binder and a mineral composition which is a high temperature superconducting Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O material or a precursor therefore. A thick superconducting film is produced by scr... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5189010 | Process for preparing superconductive thick films A process of forming on a substrate a coating of a precursor of a crystalline rear earth alkaline earth copper oxide or heavy pnictide mixed alkaline earth copper oxide electrical conductor and converting the precursor to the crystalline electrical conduc... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5157017 | Method of fabricating a superconductive body Articles comprising a quantity of superconductive oxide material can be fabricated by a process that comprises melting of part of an oxide precursor material, with resultant directional resolidification. Exemplary embodiments comprise zone melting and mov... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5114914 | Fabrication of high temperature superconductors An improved method for producing high temperature superconductors comprising sintering ceramic superconductor material in a sealed confinement chamber made of non-reactive impervious material, thereby preventing loss of oxygen from the material during hea... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5112801 | Mechanical alignment of particles for use in fabricating superconducting and permanent magnetic materials A method for mechanically aligning oriented superconducting or permanently magnetic materials for further processing into constructs. This pretreatment optimizes the final crystallographic orientation and, thus, properties in these constructs. Such materi... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5100863 | Superconducting ceramics manufacturing method An improved method of manufacturing superconducting ceramics in the form of a thin film are described. The thin film is first formed of a superimposed structure composed of three films which contain a rare earth metal, an alkaline metal and copper respect... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5096878 | Method for production of bi-containing superconducting ceramics laminates A method for making superconductive ceramics laminates comprises forming a thick film of a composite oxide comprising bismuth, strontium, calcium, copper and oxygen on a flat plane of a substrate, and orienting and crystallizing the thus formed film by he... | 03/17/1992 |
