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US3204211A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Superconductive device

Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-21
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1981-04-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr E C Crittenden
  • 👤 John N Cooper
  • 👤 Arthur J Learn
  • 👤 Fred W Schmidlin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 04:05
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/44; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/827

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A SUPERCONDUCTIVE DEVICE COMPRISING: AN INSULATING SUPPORT, A LINEAR ARRANGEMENT OF SERIES CONNECTED THIN FILM SUPERCONDUCTEIVE ELEMENTS ON SAID SUPPORT, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS INCLUDING A RELATIVELY NARROW BODY PORTION CONNECTING A PAIR OF RELATIVELY WIDE END PORTIONS, SAID BODY PORTIONS BEING DISSIMILARLY DIMENSIONED TO HAVE MUTUALLY DIFFERENT CRITICAL CURRENT AND RESISTANCE VALUES, AND A PLURALITY OF STRIP CONDUCTORS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID ELEMENT AND IN ELECTTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID END PORTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
A SUPERCONDUCTIVE DEVICE COMPRISING: AN INSULATING SUPPORT, A LINEAR ARRANGEMENT OF SERIES CONNECTED THIN FILM SUPERCONDUCTEIVE ELEMENTS ON SAID SUPPORT, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS INCLUDING A RELATIVELY NARROW BODY PORTION CONNECTING A PAIR OF RELATIVELY WIDE END PORTIONS, SAID BODY PORTIONS BEING DISSIMILARLY DIMENSIONED TO HAVE MUTUALLY DIFFERENT CRITICAL CURRENT AND RESISTANCE VALUES, AND A PLURALITY OF STRIP CONDUCTORS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID ELEMENT AND IN ELECTTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID END PORTIONS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-30 1969-03-01 1969-08-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-30 1973-03-01 1973-08-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-30 1977-03-01 1977-08-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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