ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,761, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to CERN-EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (Geneva).
"Cable comprising superconductive tape" was invented by Amalia Ballarino (Geneva) and Christian Barth (Veigny-Foncenex, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cables comprising a flexible core and formed of wound superconducting tape wrapped helically around the flexible core, as well as methods of producing such cables are disclosed. The superconducting tape is wrapped around a conductive layer comprising conductive material, providing mechanical cushioning and electrical stabilization for the superconducting material. When producing suc...