ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,196, issued on April 14, was assigned to ELECTRIC MAYHEM LLC (Littleton, Colo.).
"Hybrid superconducting cable" was invented by Glenn Auld Knierim (Littleton, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid cable generally comprising a superconducting material and a material consisting at least partially of a conventional conductor. In operation, the hybrid cable is chilled to superconducting temperatures, wherein current primarily passes through the superconducting material. If the superconducting material loses performance, e.g., is quenched, current will flow primarily through the chilled conventional conductor. In the event hybrid...