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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5814122 | Method of making hollow high temperature ceramic superconducting fibers A hollow high temperature ceramic superconducting fiber (10, 100), a process for making the hollow fibers and an apparatus for carrying out the process are provided. The apparatus functions to simultaneously draw a molten superconducting material (16) and... | 09/29/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5409888 | Process for producing a high-temperature superconductor and also shaped bodies composed thereof To produce a high-temperature superconductor of the composition Bi2 (Sr,Ca)3 Cu2 O8+x having a strontium to calcium ratio of 5:1 to 2:1 and a value of x between 0 and 2, the oxides and/or carbonates of bismuth, ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5356871 | Method of making a superconductive fiber A method of making a high critical temperature superconductive fiber by fiber drawing a material of the family Bix Pby Sr2 Ca2 Cu3 Oz where 1.9ࣘ x+yࣘ 2.3. In the method a preform is mad... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5276011 | Method of manufacturing a component of the tape or filament kind out of a material based on a superconducting oxide having a high critical temperature, and a component obtained thereby A method of manufacturing a component of the tape or filament kind out of a material based on a superconducting oxide having a high critical temperature, wherein said material is formed while it is in the vitreous state, the method being characterized by ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5229357 | Method of producing superconducting ceramic wire and product A superconducting ceramic wire is produced by melting a superconducting ceramic-forming metal oxide composition, and quenching the melt into a glass which is then formed into a preform of thin plate. The preform is soften and wire-drawn without causing cr... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5140004 | Method for preparing a high Tc superconducting fiber A method of preparing a high Tc superconducting fiber is disclosed, which comprises drawing into fiber form a core filament of a crystalline oxide, continuously depositing on the heated core filament a high Tc superconducting thin film and then depositing... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5126321 | Preparation of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductors from oxide-glass precursors A superconductor and precursor therefor from oxide mixtures of Ca, Sr, Bi and Cu. Glass precursors quenched to elevated temperatures result in glass free of crystalline precipitates having enhanced mechanical properties. Superconductors are formed from th... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5114909 | Flux pinning by precipitates in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system A fundamental pinning mechanism has been identified in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system. The pinning strength has been greatly increased by the introduction of calcium- and copper-rich precipitates into the sample matrix. The calcium and copper are supersaturated... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5045526 | Making insulated superconductor wire A method for producing insulated superconductor wire including the steps of a tubular glass preform, filling it with a superconductor material, suspending the preform within an oven to heat a section of the preform to approximately its softening point, an... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5037800 | Method of drawing glass encased superconductive oxide core A sintered elongated core made of a ceramic type superconductive material consisting essentially of (Rx Ba.sub.(1-x))3 Cu2 Oz in which R is Sc, Y La, Ho, Dy or Eu; x is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.8; and z is ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5006671 | Glass-clad superconducting wire A glass-clad wire of ceramic superconductive material is produced by filling a glass-lined metal cylinder with a powder of superconductive material, sealing the cylinder ends and drawing the filled, sealed cylinder through dies of progressively smaller si... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4980964 | Superconducting wire A wire of ceramic superconductive material is produced by filling a metal tube with a powder of superconductive material, sealing the tube ends and drawing the filled, sealed tube through dies of progressively smaller size until a predetermined wire size ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4975416 | Method of producing superconducting ceramic wire A superconducting ceramic wire is prepared from a superconducting ceramic-forming oxide composition by melting, the composition and quenching the melt to form a dense glass, which is soften and wire-drawn in a furnace. The resulting wire is heat-treated t... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4973574 | Superconducting wire and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a superconducting wire is carried out by first preparing a material being composed of Y1 Ba2 Cu3 O7. This material is melted in a platinum crucible. A melt thus obtained is drawn out fr... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4970195 | Process of making a superconducting glass-ceramic composition A process for preparing a glass-ceramic material with superconducting properties is disclosed. In the first step of this process, a powder batch comprised of a glass-former and of barium oxide, yttrium oxide, and copper oxide (or the precursors of one or ... | 11/13/1990 |
