Patents by Inventor Reinhard Heller

Reinhard Heller 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).

  • Patent number: 11328841
    Abstract: Methods and devices for producing a superconductive conductor are disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of conductive strips by means of a strip provision device, applying liquid soldering agent onto the plurality of conductive strips, stacking the conductive strips wetted with soldering agent, and forming a superconductive body by machining the strip stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • Patent number: 10825585
    Abstract: A superconductive conductor and method of using the superconductive conductor is described. The superconductive conductor includes a plurality of first conductive strips with a first width and a plurality of second conductive strips with a second width, and a strip stack formed from the first and second conductive strips that has a cruciform-shaped cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • Patent number: 10218090
    Abstract: The disclosed connector can be used to connect superconductive conductors. The connector, which is suitable for electrically connecting at least one first superconductive conductor to at least one second superconductive conductor, includes an electrically conductive base element having a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least one superconductive additional element arranged in the base element extending from the first end portion to the second end portion of the base element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • Publication number: 20180226177
    Abstract: Methods and devices for producing a superconductive conductor are disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of conductive strips by means of a strip provision device, applying liquid soldering agent onto the plurality of conductive strips, stacking the conductive strips wetted with soldering agent, and forming a superconductive body by machining the strip stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • Publication number: 20180226730
    Abstract: The disclosed connector can be used to connect superconductive conductors. The connector, which is suitable for electrically connecting at least one first superconductive conductor to at least one second superconductive conductor, includes an electrically conductive base element having a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least one superconductive additional element arranged in the base element extending from the first end portion to the second end portion of the base element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • Publication number: 20180226178
    Abstract: A superconductive conductor and method of using the superconductive conductor is described. The superconductive conductor includes a plurality of first conductive strips with a first width and a plurality of second conductive strips with a second width, and a strip stack formed from the first and second conductive strips that has a cruciform-shaped cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • Patent number: 5648638
    Abstract: In a low-temperature current transfer structure including a conductor with a cold end for connection to a superconductive component and a warm end for connection to a bus, there are provided heat exchange regions around the conductor at the cold end and a heat exchange region within the conductor at the warm end where the conductor is hollow cylindrical and, in a transition zone, includes passages for conducting coolant from the heat exchange regions around the conductor to the heat exchange region within the hollow conductor at the warm end to which electrical connectors are mounted on the outside. The arrangement permits heating of the coolant within the conductor close to ambient temperature so that no condensation or icing of the structure occurs and no insulation is needed at the connector end. Also the amount of coolant required is reduced so that also cooling equipment requirements are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Forschungszenlrum Karlsruhe GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Friesinger, Reinhard Heller, Heinrich Katheder