Superconductor Technologies Inc. Awarded U.S. Patent for HTS Wire Manufacturing System
February 21 2017 - 6:30AM
– Increases IP portfolio for its Conductus wire
manufacturing –
Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq:SCON) was awarded a
U.S. Patent for a key aspect of the RCE-CDR system architecture
used in manufacturing Conductus® HTS wire. This invention enables
STI to efficiently monitor the evaporation conditions of multiple
source materials used in the vacuum deposition chamber during the
HTS growth process.
U.S. Patent No. 9,567,661 entitled “Reactor Device With
Removable Deposition Monitor” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) protects the system design developed by STI to
improve monitoring efficiency when evaporating materials in vacuum.
This type of automated machine architecture utilized within the
Reactive Co-evaporation (RCE) chamber, enables improved cycle time,
higher throughput, and lower costs.
“This patent reinforces the sustainable production advantages of
our HTS wire manufacturing process,” stated Jeff Quiram, STI's
president and CEO. “We design our systems to simplify the
manufacturing process, which allow us to increase efficiency and
reduce cycle time. One of the key advantages of our method is the
utilization of removable monitoring tools that enable us to
evaluate material evaporation status without disrupting the
production process. In addition to saving time, this design reduces
maintenance and cleaning requirements. Our team continues to
develop and implement trade secrets that improve the economics of
our Conductus wire and improve our commercial-scale capacity.”
Reactive Co-evaporation and Cyclic Deposition Reaction
(RCE-CDR) The RCE-CDR process grows a Rare Earth, Barium,
Copper Oxide (ReBCO) superconductor film onto a flexible template.
This process requires accurate temperature, uniform pressure,
precise ratios of elements and the presence of oxidizing
atmospheres to grow high performance superconducting materials. The
RCE-CDR system is scaled for large batch operation to insure every
portion of superconducting wire has uniform material properties.
STI’s RCE-CDR process yields very high quality superconducting wire
to maximize current carrying performance.
About Superconductor Technologies Inc.
(STI)Superconductor Technologies Inc. is a global leader
in superconducting innovation. Its Conductus® superconducting wire
platform offers high performance, cost-effective and scalable
superconducting wire. With 100 times the current carrying capacity
of conventional copper and aluminum, superconducting wire offers
zero resistance with extreme high current density. This provides a
significant benefit for electric power transmission and also
enables much smaller or more powerful magnets for motors,
generators, energy storage and medical equipment. Since 1987, STI
has led innovation in HTS materials, developing more than 100
patents as well as proprietary trade secrets and manufacturing
expertise. For more than 20 years STI utilized its unique HTS
manufacturing process for solutions to maximize capacity
utilization and coverage for Tier 1 telecommunications operators.
Headquartered in Austin, TX, Superconductor Technologies Inc.'s
common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the
ticker symbol “SCON.” For more information about STI, please visit
http://www.suptech.com.
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uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our limited cash and
a history of losses; our need to materially grow our revenues from
commercial operations and/or to raise additional capital (which
financing may not be available on acceptable terms or at all) in
the very near future, before cash reserves are depleted (which
reserves are expected to be sufficient into the first quarter of
2017), to implement our current business plan and maintain our
viability; the performance and use of our equipment to produce wire
in accordance with our timetable; overcoming technical challenges
in attaining milestones to develop and manufacture commercial
lengths of our HTS wire; the possibility of delays in customer
evaluation and acceptance of our HTS wire; the limited number of
potential customers and customer pressures on the selling prices of
our products; the limited number of suppliers for some of our
components and our HTS wire; there being no significant backlog
from quarter to quarter; our market being characterized by rapidly
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