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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2000
John D. Scudiere, Bolton, MA (US);
David M. Buczek, Needham, MA (US);
American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A high performance superconducting ceramic article for use in a liquid cryogen bath is provided. It includes a superconducting ceramic tape having at least one surface vulnerable to cryogenic infiltration is sealed on each vulnerable surface to a non-porous metallic laminate, which also provides the desired support structure, in substantially impervious relation by a non-porous metallic bonding agent. This results in greater protection of the superconducting ceramic tape from cryogen infiltration, and permits greater thermal cycling of the superconductor during use without causing degradation of the tape's critical current carrying capacity.