Patents by Inventor Edward P. Vicenzi

Edward P. Vicenzi 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 for producing ceramic superconductor single crystals
    Patent number: 5869432
    Abstract: A bulk high temperature superconductor single crystal having the formula MBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7-x wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Y, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, and Yb; and, x has a number value from about 0.1 to about 1.0; are produced by a novel process incorporating: i) starting powders produced by combustion spray pyrolysis, ii) a novel setter powder, and/or iii) a monitored isothermal growth process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Ilhan A. Aksay, Edward P. Vicenzi, David L. Milius, John S. Lettow