Superconductor Technologies Inc. develops and commercializes high temperature superconductor (HTS) materials and related technologies.
The company has generated approximately 100 patents, as well as proprietary trade secrets and manufacturing focus. It is utilizing its key enabling technologies in HTS materials and cryogenics, to pursue emerging opportunities in the electrical grid and in equipment platforms that utilize electrical circuits.
Proprietary Technology
In June 2016, the company wa...
Superconductor Technologies Inc. develops and commercializes high temperature superconductor (HTS) materials and related technologies.
The company has generated approximately 100 patents, as well as proprietary trade secrets and manufacturing focus. It is utilizing its key enabling technologies in HTS materials and cryogenics, to pursue emerging opportunities in the electrical grid and in equipment platforms that utilize electrical circuits.
Proprietary Technology
In June 2016, the company was awarded U.S. Patent No. 9,362,025 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) further protecting its capabilities for improving the performance of its Conductus superconducting wire in applications that utilize the advantages for operating in the presence of high magnetic field. In February 2017, the company was awarded two patents from the USPTO, including U.S. Patent No. 9,564,258, associated with U.S. Patent No. 9,362,025, providing additional protection for the foundation from which it would build high performance wire for its customers, and U.S. Patent No. 9,567,661 protecting the system design developed by the company to improve monitoring efficiency when evaporating materials in vacuum. In July 2017, EU patent 2188495 (08797906.8) was granted, this patent follows the U.S. Patent granted by U.S. 8,607,560. This patent focuses on METHOD FOR CENTERING RECIPROCATING BODIES AND STRUCTURES MANUFACTURED THEREWITH, related to its Sapphire Cryocooler. The company’s patents expire at various dates from 2020 to 2034.
The company has sold majority of patents related to its HTS wires business subsequent to January 28, 2020, but retains patents related to its Sapphire Cryocooler technology.
Licenses
the company has granted licenses to, among others, Bruker for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance application; General Dynamics for government applications; Star Cryoelectronics for Superconducting Quantum Interference Device applications; and Theva for network infrastructure wireless electronic devices.
Discontinued Operations
In January 2020, the company announced it was ceasing manufacturing of its Conductus wire.
Research and Development
In 2020, the company spent $178,000 on research and development.
Competition
The company’s primary competitors include American Superconductor, SuperPower (Furukawa), SuNam, Bruker, Shanghai Superconductor, BASF, SuperOx, Fujikura, Sumitomo, Oxolutia, MetOx, THEVA, Showa Cable Systems, Suzhou Advanced Materials Research Institute, and Shanghai Creative Superconductor Technologies Co., Ltd.
History
Superconductor Technologies Inc. was founded in 1987. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 1987.