Patents by Inventor Patrik Vonlanthen
Patrik Vonlanthen 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).
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Patent number: 11923132Abstract: A solenoidal magnet section has a high-temperature-superconductor tape wound in a solenoidal manner in a main winding chamber of a coil former. Two joints, each from the HTS tape to a follow-on superconductor, are integrated in the magnet section. The terminal sections of the HTS tape and the associated follow-on superconductor are each wound onto the coil former and connected to one another in a laminar manner. The regions of the first and second joint are axially offset from each other and the main winding chamber. The magnet section occupies a radial range with limits less than 20% larger than the outer radius of the main HTS winding package and less than 20% smaller than the inner radius of the coil former in the region of the main winding chamber. A plurality of magnet sections can be inserted one inside the other to form a magnet coil assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventors: Robert Herzog, Patrik Vonlanthen
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Patent number: 11506736Abstract: A superconducting magnet assembly with a reinforced coil region (3) having a layered conductor coil assembly (10) forming cylindrical conductor layers (11, . . . ), each having plural circular conductor turns (12) centered around and aligned along the axis of cylindrical symmetry (z). The reinforced coil region further includes a layered corset coil assembly (20) having an inner radius bigger than an outer radius of the layered conductor coil assembly (10), and a corset sheet assembly (30) including a foil element forming a corset sheet (31, . . . ). A cross section of the corset sheet with any plane perpendicular to the z-axis forms a segmented circle centered around the z-axis, the radius of which is bigger than that of one of the conductor layers and smaller than that of another of the conductor layers. In addition, the segmented circle covers at least 90% of a full circle but has at most four segments. The assembly provides mechanical reinforcement against radial magnetic forces.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: BRUKER SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Robert Schauwecker, Matteo Alessandrini, Pierre-Alain Bovier, Stephan Heiss, Patrik Vonlanthen
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Publication number: 20220065960Abstract: A superconducting magnet assembly with a reinforced coil region (3) having a layered conductor coil assembly (10) forming cylindrical conductor layers (11, . . . ), each having plural circular conductor turns (12) centered around and aligned along the axis of cylindrical symmetry (z). The reinforced coil region further includes a layered corset coil assembly (20) having an inner radius bigger than an outer radius of the layered conductor coil assembly (10), and a corset sheet assembly (30) including a foil element forming a corset sheet (31, . . . ). A cross section of the corset sheet with any plane perpendicular to the z-axis forms a segmented circle centered around the z-axis, the radius of which is bigger than that of one of the conductor layers and smaller than that of another of the conductor layers. In addition, the segmented circle covers at least 90% of a full circle but has at most four segments. The assembly provides mechanical reinforcement against radial magnetic forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Robert SCHAUWECKER, Matteo ALESSANDRINI, Pierre-Alain BOVIER, Stephan HEISS, Patrik VONLANTHEN
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Publication number: 20210035722Abstract: A solenoidal magnet section has a high-temperature-superconductor tape wound in a solenoidal manner in a main winding chamber of a coil former. Two joints, each from the HTS tape to a follow-on superconductor, are integrated in the magnet section. The terminal sections of the HTS tape and the associated follow-on superconductor are each wound onto the coil former and connected to one another in a laminar manner. The regions of the first and second joint are axially offset from each other and the main winding chamber. The magnet section occupies a radial range with limits less than 20% larger than the outer radius of the main HTS winding package and less than 20% smaller than the inner radius of the coil former in the region of the main winding chamber. A plurality of magnet sections can be inserted one inside the other to form a magnet coil assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Robert HERZOG, Patrik VONLANTHEN
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Patent number: 10545206Abstract: A superconductive magnet coil assembly includes a layer-wound coil that is cylindrically symmetric, wherein the rectangular coil cross section of the coil has a first rectangular portion (1; 1?; 1?; 1??) within the coil cross section, and at least one second rectangular portion (2; 2?; 2?; 2??) and third rectangular portion (3; 3?; 3?; 3??) within the first portion which spans the first portion completely in the radial direction and in part in the axial direction, the second portion being completely wound with the first strip-like superconductor, and the third portion being completely wound with the second strip-like superconductor, and the strip-like superconductors being guided into a region outside the coil cross section and being electrically connected there, and wherein the second and the third rectangular portions are disjunct.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: BRUKER SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Patrik Vonlanthen, Robert Herzog, Robert Schauwecker
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Patent number: 10332665Abstract: A layer wound magnet coil includes a central coil region and end coil regions adjoining the central coil region along an axial line of symmetry. The central coil region includes layers of coil windings of an anisotropic material. The end coil regions include layers of coil windings of the anisotropic superconducting material interspersed with layers of non-superconducting material.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: BRUKER BIOSPIN AGInventors: Kenneth Guenter, Patrik Vonlanthen, Robert Schauwecker
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Publication number: 20180321343Abstract: A superconductive magnet coil assembly includes a layer-wound coil that is cylindrically symmetric, wherein the rectangular coil cross section of the coil has a first rectangular portion (1; 1?; 1?; 1??) within the coil cross section, and at least one second rectangular portion (2; 2?; 2?; 2??) and third rectangular portion (3; 3?; 3?; 3??) within the first portion which spans the first portion completely in the radial direction and in part in the axial direction, the second portion being completely wound with the first strip-like superconductor, and the third portion being completely wound with the second strip-like superconductor, and the strip-like superconductors being guided into a region outside the coil cross section and being electrically connected there, and wherein the second and the third rectangular portions are disjunct.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Patrik VONLANTHEN, Robert HERZOG, Robert SCHAUWECKER
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Patent number: 9715958Abstract: A method for charging a magnet arrangement having a superconducting tape conductor with a first transition temperature in a cryostat device. The magnet arrangement is temperature-controlled to a first pre-operating temperature between the first transition temperature and the operating temperature, a first pre-operating current is excited, the magnet arrangement is cooled to operating temperature and a first operating current is excited. The magnet arrangement has a second magnet winding composed of a second superconductor material with a second transition temperature above the operating temperature and at least 15 K below the first transition temperature, wherein a second operating current in the second magnet winding is excited at the latest after cooling of the magnet arrangement to the operating temperature, and with the second operating current the second magnet winding generates a second operating magnetic field in the volume of the first magnet winding.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Bruker Biospin AGInventors: Robert Schauwecker, Patrik Vonlanthen
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Publication number: 20170162310Abstract: A layer wound magnet coil includes a central coil region and end coil regions adjoining the central coil region along an axial line of symmetry. The central coil region includes layers of coil windings of an anisotropic material. The end coil regions include layers of coil windings of the anisotropic superconducting material interspersed with layers of non-superconducting material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Kenneth GUENTER, Patrik VONLANTHEN, Robert SCHAUWECKER
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Publication number: 20160049228Abstract: A method for charging a magnet arrangement having a superconducting tape conductor with a first transition temperature in a cryostat device. The magnet arrangement is temperature-controlled to a first pre-operating temperature between the first transition temperature and the operating temperature, a first pre-operating current is excited, the magnet arrangement is cooled to operating temperature and a first operating current is excited. The magnet arrangement has a second magnet winding composed of a second superconductor material with a second transition temperature above the operating temperature and at least 15 K below the first transition temperature, wherein a second operating current in the second magnet winding is excited at the latest after cooling of the magnet arrangement to the operating temperature, and with the second operating current the second magnet winding generates a second operating magnetic field in the volume of the first magnet winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Robert Schauwecker, Patrik Vonlanthen
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Patent number: 7606019Abstract: A magnet coil system (2) which is at least partially superconducting at a cryogenic temperature, comprising at least two partial coils (3, 4, 5) which are connected in series and are each bridged by a superconducting switch (6, 7, 8), such that the partial coils form independent electric loops (11, 12, 13) when the superconducting switches (6, 7, 8) are closed, is characterized in that two electric loops (11, 12) have a common section and a flux pump (10) is provided which is circuited in the common section (14) of the electric loops (11, 12) of two partial coils (3, 4), wherein the sum of the currents of the two partial coils (3, 4) flows through the flux pump (10) in the operating state. In this fashion, the drifts of two independent electric loops can be compensated for with a few devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Bruker Biospin AGInventors: Rolf Spreiter, Patrik Vonlanthen
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Publication number: 20080191823Abstract: A magnet coil system (2) which is at least partially superconducting at a cryogenic temperature, comprising at least two partial coils (3, 4, 5) which are connected in series and are each bridged by a superconducting switch (6, 7, 8), such that the partial coils form independent electric loops (11, 12, 13) when the superconducting switches (6, 7, 8) are closed, is characterized in that two electric loops (11, 12) have a common section and a flux pump (10) is provided which is circuited in the common section (14) of the electric loops (11, 12) of two partial coils (3, 4), wherein the sum of the currents of the two partial coils (3, 4) flows through the flux pump (10) in the operating state. In this fashion, the drifts of two independent electric loops can be compensated for with a few devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Rolf Spreiter, Patrik Vonlanthen
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Patent number: 7005953Abstract: A magnet system with a magnet arrangement (M), a working volume (V) and a pulse tube cooler (P) with magnetic regenerator material (r) is characterized in that a shielding (m) of magnetic material is provided which reduces the stray field of the magnet arrangement at the location of the magnetic regenerator material (r) and is characterized in that ?|{tilde over (m)}RegR|+|mMag?x|<?|mRegR|, wherein mMag is the dipole moment of the magnetic material of the shielding (m), ?? is the vibration amplitude of the magnetic material of the shielding (m), mReg is the amplitude of the dipole fluctuations of the magnetic regenerator material (r) in one cycle without magnetic shielding (m), {tilde over (m)}Reg is the amplitude of the dipole fluctuations of the magnetic regenerator material (r) in one cycle with magnetic shielding (m), and R is the average separation of the magnetic regenerator material (r) from the working volume (V).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Bruker Biospin AGInventors: Pierre-Alain Bovier, Patrik Vonlanthen, Andreas Kraus
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Publication number: 20050253676Abstract: A magnet system with a magnet arrangement (M), a working volume (V) and a pulse tube cooler (P) with magnetic regenerator material (r) is characterized in that a shielding (m) of magnetic material is provided which reduces the stray field of the magnet arrangement at the location of the magnetic regenerator material (r) and is characterized in that 1 3 ? ? m ~ Reg ? R ? + ? m Mag ? ? ? ? ? x ? < 1 6 ? ? m Reg ? R ? , wherein mMag is the dipole moment of the magnetic material of the shielding (m), ?? is the vibration amplitude of the magnetic material of the shielding (m), mReg is the amplitude of the dipole fluctuations of the magnetic regenerator material (r) in one cycle without magnetic shielding (m), {tilde over (m)}Reg is the amplitude of the dipole fluctuations of the magnetic regenerator material (r) in one cycle with magnetic shielding (m), and R is the average separation of the magnetic regenerator material (r) from the working volume (V).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: November 17, 2005Applicant: Bruker BioSpin AGInventors: Pierre-Alain Bovier, Patrik Vonlanthen, Andreas Kraus