Patents by Inventor Joachim Bock

Joachim Bock has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11570880
    Abstract: An isochronous cyclotron including one or more coils and a plurality of pairs of bulk superconductor sectors. The one or more coils can be configured to generate a magnetic field in the beam chamber having a magnetic flux density that increases radially from the central axis of the beam chamber, and is orientated substantially perpendicular to the median acceleration plane of the beam chamber. Each pair of bulk superconductor sectors can be disposed on opposite sides of the median acceleration plane. The plurality of pairs of bulk superconductor sectors can be configured to guide or concentrate the magnetic field to provide an axial focusing component of the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems Particle Therapy GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Arno Godeke
  • Publication number: 20210315091
    Abstract: An isochronous cyclotron including one or more coils and a plurality of pairs of bulk superconductor sectors. The one or more coils can be configured to generate a magnetic field in the beam chamber having a magnetic flux density that increases radially from the central axis of the beam chamber, and is orientated substantially perpendicular to the median acceleration plane of the beam chamber. Each pair of bulk superconductor sectors can be disposed on opposite sides of the median acceleration plane. The plurality of pairs of bulk superconductor sectors can be configured to guide or concentrate the magnetic field to provide an axial focusing component of the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Joachim BOCK, Arno GODEKE
  • Patent number: 9112106
    Abstract: A premixed powdery precursor composition suitable as precursor material for obtaining a coating solution for the preparation of, for instance, thin film superconductors based on YBCO 1:2:3 via a coating technique, wherein the powdery precursor composition comprises a mixture of suitable salts of the constituent elements, in particular salts of trifluoroacetate and acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Andre Wolf, Dirk Isfort
  • Patent number: 8946126
    Abstract: A precursor material for the preparation of superconductors based on Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8+? wherein the precursor material which is as close to equilibrium state as possible, i.e., has less than 5% in average 2201 intergrowths in the 2212 phase; in particular, the present invention relates to a precursor material, which is converted to the final conductor by partial melt processing, as well as to a process for the production of the precursor material and the use of the precursor material for preparing superconductors based on Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8+?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Jurgen Ehrenberg, Mark Rikel
  • Patent number: 8673821
    Abstract: A coated conductor comprising an improved buffer layer architecture where the buffer layers are obtainable by chemical solution deposition and where the buffer layers essentially adopt the degree of texture of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Jürgen Ehrenberg, Mark O. Rikel
  • Publication number: 20110312501
    Abstract: A coated conductor comprising an improved buffer layer architecture where the buffer layers are obtainable by chemical solution deposition and where the buffer layers essentially adopt the degree of texture of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Jürgen Ehrenberg, Mark O. Rikel
  • Patent number: 8008233
    Abstract: A coated conductor with simplified layer architecture includes a biaxial textured substrate, a template buffer layer composed of a material having the general formula RE2?xB2+xO7 with RE being at least one lanthanoid metal, B being at least one metal selected from Zr and Hf and ?0.4?x?+0.7, where the superconductor layer is obtainable by hybrid liquid phase epitaxy and can be deposited directly onto the template buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Nexans, Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: Dirk Isfort, Joachim Bock, Judith Louise Driscoll, Ahmed Kursumovic
  • Patent number: 7996053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a quench controlled high temperature superconductor component wherein at least one depression is provided in a surface of the component resulting in a reduced wall thickness, and, wherein an electrical shunt is applied into the depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Heribert Walter, Joachim Bock, Robert Dommerque, Sergej Bemert
  • Patent number: 7995312
    Abstract: Electric fault current limiter has superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit. The electric fault current limiter (1) includes a cryogenic vessel (2) and superconducting assemblies (5) including high temperature type superconducting elements (HTSC) immersed in a liquid coolant (6) such as liquefied nitrogen. Bushings (25, 28) with conductors (17, 18) are associated with a main body (3) of the vessel (2) such that the conductors (17, 18) extend horizontally from a surrounding space into an ullage space (8) situated between a level (7) of the liquid coolant (6) inside the vessel (2) and a cover (4). The arrangement of the bushings (25, 28) according to the invention allows for removing the cover (4) without dismantling electrical connections between the current limiter (1) and a circuit to be protected as is necessary with prior art limiters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Frank Breuer, Werner Kohler
  • Patent number: 7910521
    Abstract: A coated conductor with simplified layer architecture includes a biaxial textured substrate, a template buffer layer composed of a material having the general formula RE2?xB2+xO7 with RE being at least one lanthanoid metal, B being at least one metal selected from Zr and Hf and ?0.4?x?+0.7, where the superconductor layer is obtainable by hybrid liquid phase epitaxy and can be deposited directly onto the template buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Inventors: Dirk Isfort, Joachim Bock, Judith Louise Driscoll, Ahmed Kursumovic
  • Patent number: 7706110
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a superconducting current limiting component, particularly to a ceramic high temperature superconducting current limiting component which is self triggering, comprising a coil (1) made of ceramic high temperature superconductor material, wherein around the outer surface of the coil (1) made of ceramic high temperature superconductor material a second coil (3) is applied as a shunt and, preferably, wherein the coil (1) made of ceramic high temperature superconductor material is applied onto a hollow cylindrical body (2) made of a ceramic high temperature superconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Steffen Elschner, Frank Breuer
  • Patent number: 7586396
    Abstract: A resistive current limiter with at least one tubular high temperature superconductor body is disclosed provided with a shunt of a normal conducting material wound in coil configuration around the surface of the tubular superconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Steffen Elschner, Frank Breuer
  • Publication number: 20090105080
    Abstract: A coated conductor with simplified layer architecture includes a biaxial textured substrate, a template buffer layer composed of a material having the general formula RE2?xB2+xO7 with RE being at least one lanthanoid metal, B being at least one metal selected from Zr and Hf and ?0.4?x?+0.7, where the superconductor layer is obtainable by hybrid liquid phase epitaxy and can be deposited directly onto the template buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Dirk Isfort, Joachim Bock, Judith Louise Driscoll
  • Patent number: 7448924
    Abstract: A current distribution bus comprises an electrically conductive conduit which has been brought into a flattened shape at least regionally by pressing and whose end sections are made in sleeve shape for the connection of electrical leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Staab, Joachim Bock, Frank Ochse
  • Publication number: 20080232014
    Abstract: Electric fault current limiter has superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit. The electric fault current limiter (1) includes a cryogenic vessel (2) and superconducting assemblies (5) including high temperature type superconducting elements (HTSC) immersed in a liquid coolant (6) such as liquefied nitrogen. Bushings (25, 28) with conductors (17, 18) are associated with a main body (3) of the vessel (2) such that the conductors (17, 18) extend horizontally from a surrounding space into an ullage space (8) situated between a level (7) of the liquid coolant (6) inside the vessel (2) and a cover (4). The arrangement of the bushings (25, 28) according to the invention allows for removing the cover (4) without dismantling electrical connections between the current limiter (1) and a circuit to be protected as is necessary with prior art limiters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Frank Breuer, Werner Kohler
  • Patent number: 7352267
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cylindrically shaped superconductor component particularly useful as resistive current limiter composed of a cylindrical superconductor body, in particular of high temperature superconductor material, provided vertically to its longitudinal axis with a number of azimuthal slots 3, incised in parallel and alternating, and one longitudinal slot 2 running parallel to the longitudinal axis over almost the whole length of the cylindrical superconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Steffen Elschner, Frank Breuer
  • Publication number: 20080076668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a quench controlled high temperature superconductor component wherein at least one depression is provided in a surface of the component resulting in a reduced wall thickness, and, wherein an electrical shunt is applied into the depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Heribert Walter, Joachim Bock, Robert Dommerque, Sergej Bemert
  • Patent number: 7330744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for applying a resistive layer on an oxide superconducting element for electrically decoupling superconducting filaments contained in the element, an oxide superconducting element having a resistive layer and use thereof, in particular in ac applications, the resistive layer being formed by chemically converting the surface of a conducting metal coating sheating the superconducting core of said filaments into a salt of a metal constituting said conducting coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Michael Baecker, Joachim Bock
  • Publication number: 20070082527
    Abstract: A current distribution bus comprises an electrically conductive conduit which has been brought into a flattened shape at least regionally by pressing and whose end sections are made in sleeve shape for the connection of electrical leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Staab, Joachim Bock, Frank Ochse
  • Publication number: 20070063798
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cylindrically shaped superconductor component particularly useful as resistive current limiter composed of a cylindrical superconductor body, in particular of high temperature superconductor material, provided vertically to its longitudinal axis with a number of azimuthal slots 3, incised in parallel and alternating, and one longitudinal slot 2 running parallel to the longitudinal axis over almost the whole length of the cylindrical superconductor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Joachim Bock, Steffen Elschner, Frank Breuer