Patents by Inventor Alexander N. Terentiev

Alexander N. Terentiev 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).

  • Method and apparatus for damping mechanical vibration with a high Tc superconductor
    Patent number: 5567672
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for damping vibrations in high Tc superconducting magnetic levitation bearings and the like is described. By controlling the temperature of the superconducting material at the "energy dissipation peak", which is a few degrees below the temperature of the transition to the superconducting state, a damping effect can be switched on or off as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Alexander N. Terentiev, John P. Harrison