Patents by Inventor John E. Book

John E. Book 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).

  • Niobium tin sheet for superconducting magnets
    Patent number: 5597423
    Abstract: A method to provide large sheets of Nb.sub.3 Sn superconducting material suitable for use as a superconducting gradient shield in a magnetic resonance imaging system magnet by heating an anodized Nb-1 Zr sheet, tin dipping and reacting the sheet, and subsequently quenching the sheet in a purged atmosphere to provide an improved time constant and lowered Jc heating when used in a superconducting magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John E. Book, Delton A. Grey, Jr., Christopher G. King, Antony Mantone