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US 5,491,410 AGranted
Superconducting magnetic sensor having a ferromagnetic element for converging an external magnetic field
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideo Nojima, Hidetaka Shintaku, Masaya Nagata, Manabu Fujimoto, Masayoshi Koba
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Abstract
A superconductive magnetoresistor has a substrate, a ceramic superconductive film which is formed on one face of the substrate, ferromagnetic elements for focusing an external magnetic field, and an insulating film. One of the ferromagnetic elements is integrally combined with the other face of the substrate. The other of the ferromagnetic elements is combined with the ceramic superconductive film thorough the insulating film.
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A superconducting magnetic sensor comprising:
- a substrate,
- a continuous superconductive magnetoresistor formed on and in direct contact with the substrate,
- the continuous superconductive magnetoresistor being comprised of a continuous ceramic superconductive film, and
- a truncated cone shaped ferromagnetic element for converging an external magnetic field into the superconductive magnetoresistor operatively connected to the superconductive magnetoresistor, the ferromagnetic element having a substantial outer surface area for exposure to the external magnetic field, so that the sensor has a sensitivity level in the order of 10.sup.-7 gauss.
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A superconducting magnetic sensor comprising:
- a substrate,
- a continuous superconductive magnetoresistor formed on and in direct contact with the substrate,
- the continuous superconductive magnetoresistor being comprised of a continuous ceramic superconductive film,
- a ferromagnetic element for converging an external magnetic field into the superconductive magnetoresistor operatively connected to the superconductive magnetoresistor, the ferromagnetic element having a substantial outer surface area for exposure to the external magnetic field, so that the sensor has a sensitivity level in the order of 10.sup.-7 gauss, and
- a spacer disposed between said continuous superconductive magnetoresistor and said ferromagnetic element providing a gap between and for separating said superconductive magnetoresistor and said ferromagnetic element from each other.
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A superconducting magnetic sensor comprising:
- a substrate,
- a continuous superconductive magnetoresistor formed on and in direct contact with the substrate,
- the continuous superconductive magnetoresistor being comprised of a continuous ceramic superconductive film,
- a ferromagnetic element for converging an external magnetic field into the superconductive magnetoresistor operatively connected to the superconductive magnetoresistor, the ferromagnetic element having a substantial outer surface area for exposure to the external magnetic field, so that the sensor has a sensitivity level in the order of 10.sup.-7 gauss,
- wherein said ferromagnetic element is located directly on an insulating film on the superconductive magnetoresistor, and there is a second ferromagnetic element having a substantial outer surface area for exposure to the external magnetic field located directly on a surface of the substrate opposite to a surface where the superconductivie element is formed, wherein the ferromagnetic elements are insulated from each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.