Rockwell International Corporation

Roger E De Wames

David Bruce Marshall

Peter E Morgan

William F Hall

Joseph J Ratto

Ira B Goldberg

Edward J Staples

William W Ho

Teong C Lim

A magnetic switch for recording the change in position of a magnetic field includes a first object on which is positioned a source of magnetic force for creating a magnetic field and a second object on which is positioned at least one type II superconducting medium. The type II superconducting medium exhibits a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field, such that relative motion between the first object and the second object causes the magnetic field to induce a residual magnetization in the superconducting medium. A device for sensing the direction of a magnetic field includes a first type II superconducting medium adapted to exhibit a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field having a first direction, a second type II superconducting medium adapted to exhibit a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field having a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a third type II superconducting medium adapted to exhibit a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field having a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions.

High temperature superconductor magnetic-switch

A tunable electromagnetic filter includes a type II superconducting medium which exhibits a permanent ferromagnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field. A magnetic field passes through the medium in a first direction, while an input conductor wound around the medium in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction receives an input signal, and an output conductor is wound around the medium in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. At resonance of the medium, an alternating field magnetic component perpendicular to both the incoming signal and the magnetic field is created to induce a current of the resonant frequency in the output conductor.

Superconductors with switchable magnetic domains

A device is provided for suspending an external load by means of a magnetic field and a superconductor. The superconductor is supported in a magnetic field which penetrates the superconductor. A magnet is suspended below the superconductor and oriented so that its magnetic moment is aligned parallel to the magnetic field. The magnet is provided with a coupling means so that it can be coupled to an external load. Either a vertical or a horizontal magnetic field can be used. In one embodiment, the load-carrying member is a composite material suspended from a supported magnet. The composite consists of a superconducting phase and an attractive phase comprising either a magnet, a ferromagnetic material, or a paramagnetic material. In another embodiment, a device for concentrating flux is provided by placing a superconductor between the source of the magnetic field and the position in which the concentrated flux is desired.

Magnetic suspension and magnetic field concentration using

Disclosed is a surface acoustic wave interferometer, including a substrate on which are disposed a first reflector and a second reflector so as to define a multimode resonant cavity therebetween. A third reflector is positioned on the substrate so that a single mode resonant cavity is defined between the second and third reflectors. An input transducer generates surface acoustic waves in the single mode cavity, while an output transducer detects the interference between surface acoustic waves in the multimode and single mode cavities. A base is rigidly affixed to the substrate in the region of the single mode cavity so that a force applied to the substrate will alter the surface acoustic wave propagation characteristics within the multimode cavity.

Surface acoustic wave interferometer

Disclosed is a phased array for steering an electromagnetic wave, which includes a first layer of active material, including parallel first inner and outer surfaces, and a second layer of active material, including parallel second inner and outer surfaces which are also parallel to the first inner and outer surfaces, the second layer being adjacent to the first layer. An electrically conductive ground plane of indium tin oxide is disposed between the first and second layers and in electrical contact with the first and second inner surfaces. A first series of spaced parallel electrodes, each of the electrodes being in the form of a thin strip of indium tin oxide, is deposited on the first outer surface, while a second series of spaced parallel electrodes, each of these electrodes also being in the form of a thin strip of indium tin oxide, is similarly deposited on the second outer surface but is orthogonal to the first series of electrodes. A first anti-reflective coating may be deposited on the first outer surface, with a second antireflective coating deposited on the second outer surface.

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Thousand Oaks, CA, United States of America

Roger E De Wames