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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7811461 | Water treatment system, apparatus and method The invention relates to a water treatment apparatus, method and system for use in the treatment of an open or closed body of water including water in a vessel, pipe, reservoir, river, chamber, lake or similar bodies of water, the water being retained in a water con... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7352267 | Cylindrically shaped superconductor component and its use as resistive current limiter The present invention is directed to a cylindrically shaped superconductor component particularly useful as resistive current limiter composed of a cylindrical superconductor body, in particular of high temperature superconductor material, provided vertically to its... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338921 | MgB2 superconductor and method for preparation thereof An electrode is steeped in a solution of Mg and B and a negative voltage is applied to the electrode so as to precipitate superconductive MgB2 on the electrode. Superconductive MgB2 is easily manufactured in various forms and at low costs witho... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7294250 | Method of manufacturing MgBsuperconducting material A very small amount of copper chloride or zinc oxide is added to a mixture of magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride and magnesium borate, a mixed salt is melted under heat, electrodes are inserted into a molten salt and a metallic material employed... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7210216 | Method of producing superconducting wire A method of producing Nb3Sn superconducting wire, including the steps of: preparing a plurality of Sn modules obtained by burying Sn-based metal cores in a Cu-based metal matrix and a plurality of Nb modules obtained by burying Nb-based metal filaments in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202143 | Low temperature production of large-grain polycrystalline semiconductors An oxide or nitride layer is provided on an amorphous semiconductor layer prior to performing metal-induced crystallization of the semiconductor layer. The oxide or nitride layer facilitates conversion of the amorphous material into large grain polycrystalline mater... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7151347 | Passivated niobium cavities A niobium cavity exhibiting high quality factors at high gradients is provided by treating a niobium cavity through a process comprising: 1) removing surface oxides by plasma etching or a similar process; 2) removing hydrogen or other gases absorbed in the bulk niob... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7060174 | Method for electrochemical synthesis of superconducting boron compound MgB A method for electrochemical synthesis of a superconducting boron compound MgB2 which comprises the steps of preparing a powder mixture of magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and magnesium borate, drying the mixture by electrical heati... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048840 | Method for metal coating the surface of high temperature superconductors The invention relates to a method for metal coating the surface of high temperature superconductors with a copper-oxygen base structure. The aim of the invention is to achieve a method as above, which requires a low production complexity, serves for the production o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040902 | Electrical contact An electrical contact formed from a plurality of interlaced and annealed wires by weaving or braiding the wires together to form a mesh, annealing the mesh, and cutting the annealed mesh so as to form a plurality of individual electrical contacts. A method for formi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6932874 | Method for increasing the copper to superconductor ratio in a superconductor wire A method for producing a superconductor having a high copper to superconductor composition (Cu/SC) ratio by cross-sectional area. An assembly is prepared formed of one or more fine filaments of a superconductor composition or of a precursor component for a supercond... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6332967 | Electro-deposition of superconductor oxide films Methods for preparing high quality superconducting oxide precursors which are well suited for further oxidation and annealing to form superconducting oxide films. The method comprises forming a multilayered superconducting precursor on a substrate by prov... | 12/25/2001 |
| 5938910 | Electrolytic manganese dioxide and method of manufacturing the same Electrolytic manganese dioxide having a BET specific surface area of less than 30 m2 /g and a suspensiveness of less than 50 mg/liter is used for alkaline manganese batteries and manganese batteries to make them excellent both in initial perfor... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5789348 | Preparation of superconductor precursor powders A process for the preparation of a precursor metallic powder composition for use in the subsequent formation of a superconductor. The process comprises the steps of providing an electrodeposition bath comprising an electrolyte medium and a cathode substra... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5550104 | Electrodeposition process for forming superconducting ceramics A method for making superconducting ceramic precursor films by electrodeposition. In the electrodeposition step, superconducting precursor metal ions are electrodeposited onto a working electrode by applying a combined direct current voltage upon which is... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5547518 | Enhanced method for cleaning foil Foils used to manufacture superconductor materials can effectively be cleaned by heat treatment prior to anodization and further processing steps. The heat treatment can be in conjunction with other cleaning processes or separate.... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5545305 | Method for the electrochemical deposition of REBa2 Cu3 O7-x superconductors Crystalline REBa2 Cu3 O7-x superconductors are obtained by a constant-potential or current density electrochemical deposition in an alkaline hydroxide molten flux in a three-electrode, single-compartment cell operating at ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5476837 | Process for preparing superconducting film having substantially uniform phase development A process for preparing a superconducting film, such as a thallium-barium-calcium-copper oxide superconducting film, having substantially uniform phase development. The process comprises providing an electrodeposition bath having one or more soluble salts... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5470820 | Electroplating of superconductor elements Processes and techniques are described for concurrent electroplating of yttrium, barium and copper from aqueous solution onto a desired substrate (e.g., nickel, nichrome or silver). Compounds of these elements are dissolved in aqueous solution with a comp... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5455224 | Method of producing compound oxide superconducting thin film A method for producing a compound oxide superconducting thin film, comprising forming an oxide thin film on the surface of a substrate of a first metal element having a redox charge by oxidizing the metal, using the oxide thin film thus formed as an elect... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5413987 | Preparation of superconductor precursor powders A process for the preparation of a precursor metallic powder composition for use in the subsequent formation of a superconductor. The process comprises the steps of providing an electrodeposition bath comprising an electrolyte medium and a cathode substra... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5286711 | Method of producing oxide superconductor A method for producing an oxide superconductor comprises obtaining a cyclic voltammogram using an oxide material containing an element having a redox charge as an electrode, determining an electrolytic potential for the oxide material on the basis of the ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5244875 | Electroplating of superconductor elements Processes and techniques are described for concurrent electroplating of yttrium, barium and copper from aqueous solution onto a desired substrate (e.g., nickel, nichrome or silver). Compounds of these elements are dissolved in solution and then placed in ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5162295 | Superconducting ceramics by sequential electrodeposition of metals, followed by oxidation The invention provides a method for forming deposits of superconducting ceramics by sequentially electrodepositing layers of metals, of a type and in proportion suitable for forming a superconducting ceramic, to form a precursor metal deposit, followed by... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5120707 | Superconducting ceramics by electrodeposition of metals with embedment of particulate matter, followed by oxidation Superconducting ceramic layers are made by first electrochemically depositing metal layers containing embedded particulate matter, followed by oxidation of the precursor layer to form the desired superconducting ceramic. The embedded particulate matter ma... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4975417 | Process for preparing superconductor A superconductor is prepared by suspending in a solvent a ceramics superconductive material having been fired and ground into fine powder, and then electrodepositing the material on an electrode by an electrophoretic means, or again firing the material af... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4971663 | Cryoelectrosynthesis A method of chemical fabrication for producing chemical compositions composed of at least two elemental constituents at low temperatures in an electrochemical cell is provided. Preferred compositions so produced include semiconductors, superconductors and... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4939119 | Process for producing a superconducting article A process for producing a superconducting article having a layer of compound oxide of quasi-perovskite type oxide crystal structure by electrodeposition technique. The process is characterized by dispersing a material powder in a liquid containing a carri... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4914081 | Process for making metallized structure and article comprising structure Processes are described for electroplating metal or alloy on superconducting oxides using either a nonaqueous bath or aqueous bath with suitably applied potential. Articles made in accordance with the electroplating process are also described.... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4879270 | Method of forming superconducting ceramics by electrodeposition The invention relates to an improvement in a method of forming deposits of superconducting ceramics. Generally, such ceramics are formed by electrodepositing a mixture of metals of the type, and in proportions sufficient to be oxidized into ceramic, onto ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4589961 | Aluminum mask anodization with lift-off for patterning Josephson junction devices In an improvement to the Selective Non-Anodizing Process (SNAP) an anodizable layer, nominally 100 nm of aluminum, is deposited on top of a 300 nm niobium--6 nm silicon--30 nm niobium tri-layer upon a substrate of oxidized silicon. The structure is then m... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4499119 | Method of manufacturing super-conductive tunnel junction devices with precise junction area control Superconductive tunnel junctions are manufactured with precise junction areas by defining a narrow-line junction of precise width utilizing a narrow-line mask of precise width and thereafter applying a second narrow-line mask of precise width at an angle ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4456506 | Superconducting circuit fabrication An improved method of anodization of thin films for the fabrication of superconducting devices. An electrically conducting contact layer is formed over a substrate between an electrically conducting object layer and the substrate. Also, an electrically in... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4108737 | Method of continuous production of a ductile superconducting material in the form of tapes, foils or wires A method for the continuous production of ductile, superconducting tapes, foils, or wires disclosed in which extremely small superconducting particles are incorporated into a metallic matrix. In the method, niobium nitride particles are suspended in an el... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4012293 | Method for the manufacture of AC superconducting articles A novel AC superconducting article comprising a composite structure having a superconducting surface along with a high thermally conductive material wherein the superconducting surface has the desired physical properties, geometrical shape and surface fin... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3974043 | Making a stabilized superconductor Copper particles are brushed onto the surface of niobium or niobium alloy strip which is then wound helically on a roll for electroplating a thin copper layer onto the one strip surface. The coated strip is annealed above 900° C for 30 minutes and electr... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3954572 | Method of manufacturing an intermetallic superconductor A method for the manufacture of a superconductor having a superconductive intermetallic compound consisting of at least two elements in which at least one core containing at least one ductile element of the compound is surrounded by a jacket of ductile ma... | 05/04/1976 |
