Patents by Inventor Bu X. Xu

Bu X. Xu 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).

  • Coil leap lap joint for superconducting magnet
    Patent number: 5255837
    Abstract: A method of forming a long 100-inch low resistance lap joint suitable for joining magnet coils in a superconducting magnet assembly on the magnet drum, which is accomplished by forming a flat solder sandwich within a groove on the drum and moving a heat source along the lap joint with controlled temperature, pressure and rotational speed of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bu X. Xu, Granville G. Ward, Winfield S. DeWitt, III, Gerhard S. Kobus, Craig C. Duer, Jimmy L. Turner