ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,204, issued on July 21.
"Cable joint for superconducting cables and related techniques" was invented by Zachary Hartwig (Jamaica Plain, Mass.), Philip Michael (Cambridge, Mass.), Brandon N. Sorbom (Cambridge, Mass.), James Irby (Natick, Mass.), Rui Vieira (Billerica, Mass.), William Beck (Watertown, Mass.), Erica Salazar (Somerville, Mass.) and Vincent Fry (Waltham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are cable joints and related structures and techniques for coupling high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables. A cable joint includes a conductive member having a length which defines the length of the joint and having fi...