Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Moran

Thomas Edward Moran 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).

  • High temperature superconducting current lead assembly for cryogenic apparatus
    Patent number: 11961662
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lead assembly of a cryogenic system is provided. The method includes developing a three-dimensional (3D) model of a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of channels extending longitudinally through the heat exchanger from the first end to the second end, the plurality of channels forming a plurality of thermal surfaces within the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having a transverse cross section. The method further includes modifying the 3D model by at least one of reducing an area of the cross section and increasing the plurality of thermal surfaces. The method also includes additively manufacturing the heat exchanger using an electrically-conductive and thermally-conductive material according to the modified 3D model. Further, the method includes providing a high temperature superconductor (HTS) assembly that includes an HTS strip, and connecting the HTS assembly to the heat exchanger at the second end of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Jiayin Ling, Longzhi Jiang, Liyang Ye, Stuart Paul Feltham, Thomas Edward Moran, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner
  • HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING CURRENT LEAD ASSEMBLY FOR CRYOGENIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220013266
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lead assembly of a cryogenic system is provided. The method includes developing a three-dimensional (3D) model of a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of channels extending longitudinally through the heat exchanger from the first end to the second end, the plurality of channels forming a plurality of thermal surfaces within the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having a transverse cross section. The method further includes modifying the 3D model by at least one of reducing an area of the cross section and increasing the plurality of thermal surfaces. The method also includes additively manufacturing the heat exchanger using an electrically-conductive and thermally-conductive material according to the modified 3D model. Further, the method includes providing a high temperature superconductor (HTS) assembly that includes an HTS strip, and connecting the HTS assembly to the heat exchanger at the second end of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jiayin Ling, Longzhi Jiang, Liyang Ye, Stuart Paul Feltham, Thomas Edward Moran, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner