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Superconducting current multiplier

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1962-06-22
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1982-06-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harold H Edwards
  • 👤 Vernon L Newhouse

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 20:10
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/44; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/856; Y10S505/857; Y10S505/86

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
APPARATUS FOR DERIVING A MULTIPLE CURRENT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS, CONNECTION MEANS FOR PASSING A CURRENT THROUGH EACH OF SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND SWITCHING MEANS RECOUPLING SAID ELEMENTS IN A PARALLEL CIRCUIT WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEREIN A PARALLEL CURRENT IS PRODUCED BY COLLAPSE OF THE FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH PARALLEL CURRENT IS LARGER THAN CURENT ORIGINALLY RECEIVED BY SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENT FROM SAID COUPLING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 83 words
APPARATUS FOR DERIVING A MULTIPLE CURRENT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS, CONNECTION MEANS FOR PASSING A CURRENT THROUGH EACH OF SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND SWITCHING MEANS RECOUPLING SAID ELEMENTS IN A PARALLEL CIRCUIT WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEREIN A PARALLEL CURRENT IS PRODUCED BY COLLAPSE OF THE FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH PARALLEL CURRENT IS LARGER THAN CURENT ORIGINALLY RECEIVED BY SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENT FROM SAID COUPLING MEANS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 70 words
APPARATUS FOR DERIVING MULTIPLIED ENERGY OUTPUT FOR DELIVERY TO A LOAD COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS FORMED OF SUPERCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, CONNECTION MEANS INITIALLY PASSING A CURRENT THROUGH EACH OF SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND SWITCHING MEANS FOR THEN COUPLING SAID ELEMETS IN PARALLEL WITH SAID LOADING PROVIDING A REACTIVE CURRENT TO SAID LOAD FROM EACH OF SAID SUPERCONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 70 words
APPARATUS FOR DERIVING MULTIPLIED ENERGY OUTPUT FOR DELIVERY TO A LOAD COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS FORMED OF SUPERCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, CONNECTION MEANS INITIALLY PASSING A CURRENT THROUGH EACH OF SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND SWITCHING MEANS FOR THEN COUPLING SAID ELEMETS IN PARALLEL WITH SAID LOADING PROVIDING A REACTIVE CURRENT TO SAID LOAD FROM EACH OF SAID SUPERCONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS.

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