Patents by Inventor Allan Robert Knoll

Allan Robert Knoll 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).

  • Superconducting articles, and methods for forming and using same
    Patent number: 7702373
    Abstract: A superconducting tape is disclosed, including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the substrate including a plurality of indicia provided on the first surface spaced apart along a length of the substrate; and a superconductor layer overlying the second surface. Also disclosed are components incorporating superconducting tapes, methods for manufacturing same, and methods for using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: SuperPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Robert Knoll, Kenneth Patrick Lenseth
  • Superconducting articles, and methods for forming and using same
    Patent number: 7365271
    Abstract: A superconducting tape includes a substrate, a buffer layer overlying the substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the buffer layer, and an electroplated stabilizer layer overlying the superconductor layer. The tape provides for low AC losses, and is particularly suitable for deployment in components where attenuation of AC losses is important, such as in rotating machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Superpower, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Robert Knoll, Venkat Selvamanickam, Chandra Reis
  • Superconducting articles, and methods for forming and using same
    Patent number: 7162286
    Abstract: A superconducting tape is disclosed, including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the substrate including a plurality of indicia provided on the first surface spaced apart along a length of the substrate; and a superconductor layer overlying the second surface. Also disclosed are components incorporating superconducting tapes, methods for manufacturing same, and methods for using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Superpower, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Robert Knoll, Kenneth Patrick Lenseth
  • Joined superconductive articles
    Patent number: 7071148
    Abstract: A superconducting article includes a first superconductive segment having a nominal thickness tn1, a second superconductive segment having a nominal thickness tn2, and a joint region comprising a splice connecting the first and second superconductive segments together. The splice overlies portions of both the first and second superconductive segments along the joint region, the joint region having a thickness tjr, wherein tjr is not greater than at least one of 1.8 tn1 and 1.8 tn2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Superpower, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkat Selvamanickam, Yi-Yuan Xie, Allan Robert Knoll
  • High adhesion performance roll sputtered strike layer
    Patent number: 6337004
    Abstract: The adhesion of chromium-copper layer to polyimide has been greatly improved by a method which provides controlled reduction, rather than total elimination, of water content in the polyimide. The electronic packaging device which incorporates the flexible circuit prepared by the method exhibits greatly improved reliability. It is believed that the invention can be used to improve the adhesion between other organic materials having moisture affinity and materials comprising in-organics or between two organic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kim Joseph Blackwell, Pei Cheh Chen, Frank Daniel Egitto, Allan Robert Knoll, George Joseph Matarese, Luis Jesus Matienzo
  • Process for coating a substrate with metallic layer
    Patent number: 6235411
    Abstract: A metallic layer is coated onto a polyimide substrate by sputtering a layer of chromium followed by a layer of copper whereby the rate of deposition of the chromium is about 4 angstroms/second or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kim Joseph Blackwell, Pei Cheh Chen, Allan Robert Knoll, Luis Jesus Matienzo, Richard Dean Weale