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US 4,602,231 AGranted
Spaced stabilizing means for a superconducting switch
AssigneeGA Technologies Inc.
InventorsJohn R. Purcell, Yen-hwa Hsu
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Abstract
A switch comprises a length of superconductive wire having a plurality of normally conductive stabilizing segments thereon.
Claims8
A switch comprising:
- a length of superconductive material comprising a plurality of filaments and having a transition temperature;
- stabilizing means comprising a plurality of segments of normally conductive material spaced from one another along said length of superconductive material and in contact therewith so as to connect said filaments in parallel;
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- means for varying the temperature of said superconductive material between respective temperatures above and below its transition temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.