Patents by Inventor Thomas Andrew Painter

Thomas Andrew Painter 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: 11721462
    Abstract: A high temperature superconductor (HTS) cable comprising at least one coil form comprising a helical channel formed on an exterior surface of the coil form and the helical channel extending at least partially along an axial length of the coil form and a plurality of high temperature superconductor (HTS) tape layers positioned within the helical channel of the coil form. A method for operating a winding machine to produce a high temperature superconductor (HTS) cable comprising a plurality of coil forms comprising a helical channel formed on an exterior surface of the coil form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Andrew Painter
  • Publication number: 20190385771
    Abstract: A high temperature superconductor (HTS) cable comprising at least one coil form comprising a helical channel formed on an exterior surface of the coil form and the helical channel extending at least partially along an axial length of the coil form and a plurality of high temperature superconductor (HTS) tape layers positioned within the helical channel of the coil form. A method for operating a winding machine to produce a high temperature superconductor (HTS) cable comprising a plurality of coil forms comprising a helical channel formed on an exterior surface of the coil form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Andrew PAINTER
  • Publication number: 20120137707
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring cryogenic refrigeration includes a cryocooler interface, a housing, a working fluid, a heat exchanger, a flexible thermal link, and a remote cartridge cold head. The cryocooler interface is thermally connected to a cryocooler providing a source of refrigeration. The refrigeration is passed from the crycooler into the heat exchanger via the cryocooler interface. The remote cartridge cold head is attached to a remote location. Heat is drawn from the remote location through the remote cartridge cold head and into the heat exchanger via the working fluid within the flexible thermal link and housing. Within the heat exchanger, heat is transferred from the working fluid to the refrigeration source, such as a cryocooler; accordingly, the remote location is cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Korea Basic Science Institute, The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Painter, Yeon Suk Choi, Dong Lak Kim, Hongyu Bai