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US3210610A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for electrically insulating the turns of superconducting coils

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1963-09-23
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1983-09-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Malcolm J Fraser

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 07:50
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F6/00; H01F6/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/879

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
IN COMBINATION FOR USE IN AN ELECTROMAGNET: A COIL OF COMPOSITE WIRE, SAID COMPOSITE WIRE HAVING A CORE OF A FIRST MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE MADE SUPERCONDUCTING, A SHEATH OF A SECOND MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE MADE SUPERCONDUCTING SURROUNDING SAID CORE, THE CRITICAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF SAID SECOND MATERIAL BEING LOWER THAN THE CRITICAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF SAID FIRST MATERIAL, COOLING MEANS TO RENDER SAID COIL SUPERCONDUCTING, MAGNETIC FIELD MEANS DISPOSED TO RENDER SAID SHEATH NON-SUPERCONDUCTING, MEANS FOR INITIATING AN ELETRICAL CURRENT IN SAID COIL, SAID MEANS FOR INITIATING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN SAID COIL BEING INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID MAGNETIC FIELD MEANS, TO ALLOW SAID MAGNETIC FIELD MEANS TO RENDER SAID SHEATH NON-SUPERCONDUCTING BEFORE AN ELECTREIC CURRENT IS INITIATED IN SAID COIL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 125 words
IN COMBINATION FOR USE IN AN ELECTROMAGNET: A COIL OF COMPOSITE WIRE, SAID COMPOSITE WIRE HAVING A CORE OF A FIRST MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE MADE SUPERCONDUCTING, A SHEATH OF A SECOND MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE MADE SUPERCONDUCTING SURROUNDING SAID CORE, THE CRITICAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF SAID SECOND MATERIAL BEING LOWER THAN THE CRITICAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF SAID FIRST MATERIAL, COOLING MEANS TO RENDER SAID COIL SUPERCONDUCTING, MAGNETIC FIELD MEANS DISPOSED TO RENDER SAID SHEATH NON-SUPERCONDUCTING, MEANS FOR INITIATING AN ELETRICAL CURRENT IN SAID COIL, SAID MEANS FOR INITIATING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN SAID COIL BEING INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID MAGNETIC FIELD MEANS, TO ALLOW SAID MAGNETIC FIELD MEANS TO RENDER SAID SHEATH NON-SUPERCONDUCTING BEFORE AN ELECTREIC CURRENT IS INITIATED IN SAID COIL.

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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) 1968-10-04 1969-04-05 1969-10-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-10-04 1973-04-05 1973-10-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-10-04 1977-04-05 1977-10-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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