Patents by Inventor Roy Weinstein
Roy Weinstein 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: 9865383Abstract: A system for activating trapped field magnets in a superconducting material may include a superconducting material element and an electromagnet source disposed proximate the superconducting material element. The electromagnet source may be configured to produce a magnetic field pulse sufficient to activate the superconducting material element. The superconducting material element may be configured to retain a trapped magnetic field that is substantially equal to a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field pulse.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.Inventors: Drew Paul Parks, Roy Weinstein, Ravi-Persad Sawh, Keith Carpenter
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Patent number: 9847159Abstract: A system for activating trapped field magnets in a superconducting material is disclosed. The system includes a superconducting material element and an electromagnet source disposed proximate the superconducting material element. The electromagnet source is configured to produce a magnetic field pulse sufficient to activate the superconducting material element. Furthermore, substantially all of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field pulse is contained within an area that has smaller physical lateral dimensions than the superconducting material element.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.Inventors: Drew Paul Parks, Roy Weinstein
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Publication number: 20160336102Abstract: A system for activating trapped field magnets in a superconducting material may include a superconducting material element and an electromagnet source disposed proximate the superconducting material element. The electromagnet source may be configured to produce a magnetic field pulse sufficient to activate the superconducting material element. The superconducting material element may be configured to retain a trapped magnetic field that is substantially equal to a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.Inventors: Drew Paul PARKS, Roy WEINSTEIN, Ravi-Persad SAWH, Keith CARPENTER
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Publication number: 20150294776Abstract: A system for activating trapped field magnets in a superconducting material is disclosed. The system includes a superconducting material element and an electromagnet source disposed proximate the superconducting material element. The electromagnet source is configured to produce a magnetic field pulse sufficient to activate the superconducting material element. Furthermore, substantially all of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field pulse is contained within an area that has smaller physical lateral dimensions than the superconducting material element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.Inventors: Drew Paul Parks, Roy Weinstein
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Patent number: 9007058Abstract: A method and a dual-stage trapped-flux magnet cryostat apparatus are provided for implementing enhanced measurements at high magnetic fields. The dual-stage trapped-flux magnet cryostat system includes a trapped-flux magnet (TFM). A sample, for example, a single crystal, is adjustably positioned proximate to the surface of the TFM, using a translation stage such that the distance between the sample and the surface is selectively adjusted. A cryostat is provided with a first separate thermal stage provided for cooling the TFM and with a second separate thermal stage provided for cooling sample.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLCInventors: Zahirul Islam, Ritesh K. Das, Roy Weinstein
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Patent number: 8556843Abstract: Methods for treating malaria are provided, the treatment comprising the step of removing malaria-infected red blood cells from the patient's blood. Blood is drawn from the patient's circulatory system and circulated through a blood purification device that selectively eliminates the infected red blood cells from all other blood's components and replaces the cleansed blood back into the patient's circulatory system. A blood purification device, which is useful to perform the therapeutic methods of the invention, is also provided. The device leverages the magnetic properties of the hemozoin contained within the infected red blood cells and comprises one or more separation chambers (4) though which blood flows through a high-gradient magnetic field generated by an array of wires (5) separated from the chambers and not in contact with the patient blood.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: AccelDxInventors: Alberto Gandini, Roy Weinstein, Ravi-persad Sawh, Drew Parks
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Publication number: 20130221958Abstract: A method and a dual-stage trapped-flux magnet cryostat apparatus are provided for implementing enhanced measurements at high magnetic fields. The dual-stage trapped-flux magnet cryostat system includes a trapped-flux magnet (TFM). A sample, for example, a single crystal, is adjustably positioned proximate to the surface of the TFM, using a translation stage such that the distance between the sample and the surface is selectively adjusted. A cryostat is provided with a first separate thermal stage provided for cooling the TFM and with a second separate thermal stage provided for cooling sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLCInventors: Zahirul Islam, Ritesh K. Das, Roy Weinstein
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Patent number: 7667562Abstract: A new class of fundamental devices and methods for their manufacture and use. The bulk magnetic field replicators of the present invention require no precision machining or alignment to accurately reproduce magnetic fields of any complexity, nor extreme positional stability to maintain superconductivity. Such bulk devices may be formed of either low or high critical temperature superconductive materials, but are particularly adapted to formation from high critical temperature materials.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 1990Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Inventor: Roy Weinstein
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Patent number: 7026271Abstract: An oxide superconductor includes a textured superconducting material including an array of defects, where the defects are a compound of two elements foreign to the superconductor, plus other elements native to the superconductor. The two foreign elements include one from group A and one from group B (or alternately the two foreign elements include the element uranium and one element from group C), where group A includes Cr, Mo, W, or Nd, group B includes Pt, Zr, Pd, Ni, Ti, Hf, Ce and Th, and group C includes Zr, Pd, Ni, Ti, Hf, Ce and Th. The array of defects is dispersed throughout the superconducting material. The superconducting material may be the RE1Ba2Cu3O7?? compound, wherein RE=Y, Nd, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Tb; the Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox, (Bi, Pb)2Sr2CaCu2Ox, Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox and (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox compounds; the HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8 and HgBa2CaCu2O6 compounds, the TlCaBa2Cu2Ox or Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3Ox compounds and compounds involving substitution such as the Nd1+xBa2?xCu3Ox compounds.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Inventor: Roy Weinstein
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Patent number: 6869915Abstract: An oxide superconductor includes a textured superconducting material including an array of defects, where the defects are a compound of two elements foreign to the superconductor, plus other elements native to the superconductor. The two foreign elements include one from group A and one from group B (or alternately the two foreign elements include the element uranium and one element from group C), where group A includes Cr, Mo, W, or Nd, group B includes Pt, Zr, Pd, Ni, Ti, Hf, Ce and Th, and group C includes Zr, Pd, Ni, Ti, Hf, Ce and Th. The array of defects is dispersed throughout the superconducting material. The superconducting material may be the RE1Ba2Cu3O7?? compound, wherein RE=Y, Nd, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Tb; the Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox, (Bi, Pb)2Sr2CaCu2Ox, Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox compounds; the HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8 and HgBa2CaCu2O6 compounds, the TlCaBa2Cu2Ox or Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3Ox compounds and compounds involving substitution such as the Nd1+xBa2?xCu3Ox compounds.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2001Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Inventor: Roy Weinstein
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Publication number: 20040198610Abstract: An oxide superconductor includes a textured superconducting material including an array of defects, where the defects are a compound of two elements foreign to the superconductor, plus other elements native to the superconductor. The two foreign elements include one from group A and one from group B (or alternately the two foreign elements include the element uranium and one element from group C), where group A includes Cr, Mo, W, or Nd, group B includes Pt, Zr, Pd, Ni, Ti, Hf, Ce and Th, and group C includes Zr, Pd, Ni, Ti, Hf, Ce and Th. The array of defects is dispersed throughout the superconducting material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2001Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventor: Roy Weinstein
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Patent number: 6525002Abstract: An oxide superconductor includes a textured superconducting material including an array of defects with a neutron-fissionable element, or with at least one of the following chemical elements: uranium-238, Nd, Mn, Re, Th, Sm, V, and Ta. The array of defects is dispersed throughout the superconducting material. The superconducting material may be the RE1Ba2Cu3O7−&dgr; compound, wherein RE=Y, Nd, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu; the Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox, the (Bi, Pb)2Sr2CaCu2Ox, Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox or (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox compound; the Tl2Ca1.5BaCu2Ox or Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3Ox compound; or a compound involving substitution such as the Nd1+xBa2−xCu3Ox compounds. The neutron-fissionable element may be uranium-235. The oxide superconductor may include additional defects created by fission.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2000Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Inventor: Roy Weinstein
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Patent number: 6083885Abstract: An oxide superconductor includes a textured superconducting material including an array of defects with a neutron-fissionable element, or with at least one of the following chemical elements: uranium-238, Nd, Mn, Re, Th, Sm, V, and Ta. The array of defects is dispersed throughout the superconducting material. The superconducting material may be the RE.sub.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7-.delta. compound, wherein RE=Y, Nd, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu; the Bi.sub.2 Sr.sub.2 CaCu.sub.2 O.sub.x, the (Bi, Pb).sub.2 Sr.sub.2 CaCu.sub.2 O.sub.x, Bi.sub.2 Sr.sub.2 Ca.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.x or (Bi, Pb).sub.2 Sr.sub.2 Ca.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.x compound; the Tl.sub.2 Ca.sub.1.5 BaCu.sub.2 O.sub.x or Tl.sub.2 Ca.sub.2 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.x compound; or a compound involving substitution such as the Nd.sub.1+x Ba.sub.2-x Cu.sub.3 O.sub.x compounds. The neutron-fissionable element may be uranium-235. The oxide superconductor may include additional defects created by fission.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1998Date of Patent: July 4, 2000Inventor: Roy Weinstein