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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Llc, Cambridge, MA (US);
Zachary Hartwig, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Philip Michael, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brandon N. Sorbom, Cambridge, MA (US);
James Irby, Natick, MA (US);
Rui Vieira, Billerica, MA (US);
William Beck, Watertown, MA (US);
Erica Salazar, Somerville, MA (US);
Vincent Fry, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are cable joints and related structures and techniques for coupling high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables. A cable joint includes a conductive member having a length which defines the length of the joint and having first and second mounting regions shaped to accept first and second HTS cable with an interface layer comprised of a malleable metal disposed between a surfaces of the first and second mounting regions and surfaces of the first and second HTS cables.