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Protective circuit for removing energy from superconducting coils

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1964-10-01
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1984-10-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Carl H Rosner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 05:45
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02H; H02H7/00; H02H7/001; H01; H01F; H01F6/00; H01F6/006; H01F6/008; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E40/00; Y02E40/60; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/85

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A SUPERCONDUCTING COIL DISPOSED IN AN OPERATING CIRCUIT AND SUBJECT TO TRANSITIONS TO A STATE OF NORMAL CONDUCTION COMPRISING SENSING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF A POTENTIAL GRADIENT WITHIN SAID COIL FOR DETECTING A TRANSITION; SWITCHING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SENSING MEANS FOR DISCONNECTING SAID COIL FROM SAID OPERATING CIRCUIT; AND VOLTAGE LIMITING ENERGY TRANSFER MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A POTENTIAL GRADIENT WITHIN SAID COIL CONNECTED TO SAID COIL FOR LIMITING THE POTENTIAL GRADIENT ACROSS SAID COIL WHILE REMOVING ENERGY THEREFROM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A SUPERCONDUCTING COIL DISPOSED IN AN OPERATING CIRCUIT AND SUBJECT TO TRANSITIONS TO A STATE OF NORMAL CONDUCTION COMPRISING SENSING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF A POTENTIAL GRADIENT WITHIN SAID COIL FOR DETECTING A TRANSITION; SWITCHING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SENSING MEANS FOR DISCONNECTING SAID COIL FROM SAID OPERATING CIRCUIT; AND VOLTAGE LIMITING ENERGY TRANSFER MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A POTENTIAL GRADIENT WITHIN SAID COIL CONNECTED TO SAID COIL FOR LIMITING THE POTENTIAL GRADIENT ACROSS SAID COIL WHILE REMOVING ENERGY THEREFROM.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-29 1970-02-28 1970-08-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-29 1974-02-28 1974-08-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-29 1978-02-28 1978-08-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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