Patents by Inventor Raymond Hornsby

Raymond Hornsby 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 cooling superconductive joints
    Patent number: 8253024
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for joining a number of superconductive cables to establish electrical connection therebetween, a cup-like member having a base, a sidewall, and an opening to receive electrically conductive ends of said cables is provided. The base of the cup-like member is attached to a holder device. The holder device is attached to a cryogenically cooled surface. The ends of the superconductive cables are connected together within the cup-like member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens PLC
    Inventors: Neil John Belton, Simon James Calvert, Raymond Hornsby, Marcel Jan Márie Kruip
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING SUPERCONDUCTIVE JOINTS
    Publication number: 20090101325
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for joining a number of superconductive cables to establish electrical connection therebetween, a cup-like member having a base, a sidewall, and an opening to receive electrically conductive ends of said cables is provided. The base of the cup-like member is attached to a holder device. The holder device is attached to a cryogenically cooled surface. The ends of the superconductive cables are connected together within the cup-like member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Neil John Belton, Simon James Calvert, Raymond Hornsby, Marcel Jan Marie Kruip
  • Tool and Method for Shimming a Magnet
    Publication number: 20080204025
    Abstract: The invention provides tools and methods for shimming magnets such as MRI and NMR magnets, while at field. The invention provides safe methods for shimming at field. The invention particularly provides a tool (40) for withdrawing and inserting a shim tray (7) into slots (34) in a magnet (30), in the presence of a magnetic field. The tool comprises a channel (11, 12) for guiding a shim tray, alignment means (64, 74, 76, 6) for aligning the channel with a selected slot, a drive means (9) arranged to propel a shim tray along the channel; and a connector (96) arranged to detachably link the drive means to a shim tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Gregory Eymin-Balzano, Karen Hayes, Raymond Hornsby, Andrew Wren
  • Assembly providing a tubular electrical conductor in thermal contact but electrical isolation with a thermal link
    Publication number: 20060207266
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved joint between a thermal link and a tubular electrical conductor within a turret used in a cryostat. The joint is thermally conductive yet electrically isolating, cheap and simple to produce, and offers superior electrical isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Neil Belton, Raymond Hornsby, Patrick Sorsby