Inventor
BRAY JAMES WILLIAM
US40 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
32 patentsUS9651032B2May 16, 2017
Submersible power generators and method of operating thereof
GEN ELECTRIC328 citations99
US7489060B2Feb 10, 2009
Superconducting rotating machines with stationary field coils
GEN ELECTRIC49 citations92
US7315103B2Jan 1, 2008
Superconducting rotating machines with stationary field coils
GEN ELECTRIC32 citations92
US7226894B2Jun 5, 2007
Superconducting wire, method of manufacture thereof and the articles derived therefrom
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations92
US7049724B2May 23, 2006
Superconducting rotating machines with stationary field coils and axial airgap flux
GEN ELECTRIC27 citations92
US6900714B1May 31, 2005
System and method for quench and over-current protection of superconductor
GEN ELECTRIC50 citations91
US7492073B2Feb 17, 2009
Superconducting rotating machines with stationary field coils
GEN ELECTRIC17 citations84
US9520801B1Dec 13, 2016
Method and system for a gas tube switch-based voltage source high voltage direct current transmission system
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations82
US7732966B2Jun 8, 2010
Superconducting homopolar inductor alternator for power applications
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations82
US7342757B2Mar 11, 2008
System and method for quench protection of a superconductor
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations82
US7319327B2Jan 15, 2008
Magnetic resonance imaging system with reduced cooling needs
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations82
US9312063B2Apr 12, 2016
Contactless power transfer system and method
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US11858613B2Jan 2, 2024
Aerospace vehicles with coatings for heat radiation and associated methods
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations63
US11282613B2Mar 22, 2022
Nuclear-powered turbine engine
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations63
US7723894B2May 25, 2010
Electrical machine with improved loss characteristics and method of making same
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations63
US7724483B2May 25, 2010
Systems and methods involving protection of superconducting generators for power applications
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations63
US7317268B2Jan 8, 2008
System and method for cooling a super-conducting device
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations63
US7312544B2Dec 25, 2007
Fluid transfer device and method for conveying fluid to a rotating member
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations63
US10978943B2Apr 13, 2021
System and method for auto-ramping and energy dump for a superconducting wind turbine generator
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations61
US10381889B2Aug 13, 2019
Permanent magnet machine with segmented sleeve for magnets
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations61
US7928616B2Apr 19, 2011
Systems and apparatus involving toothed armatures in superconducting machines
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations61
US7969049B2Jun 28, 2011
High power density cooling of electrical machines using ceramic tubes of high thermal conductivity
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations60
US7994664B2Aug 9, 2011
System and method for cooling a superconducting rotary machine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations58
US12554117B2Feb 17, 2026
Alterable optical structures
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations53
US12094650B2Sep 17, 2024
Superconducting magnet apparatus and method of operating same
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations51
US9748857B2Aug 29, 2017
Method and system for a gas tube-based current source high voltage direct current transmission system
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations51
US11606017B2Mar 14, 2023
Wind turbine having superconducting generator and armature for use in the superconducting generator
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations50
US10096999B2Oct 9, 2018
Gas tube-switched flexible alternating current transmission system
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations50
US9973092B2May 15, 2018
Gas tube-switched high voltage DC power converter
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations47
US8346326B2Jan 1, 2013
Superconductive wire, processes of manufacture and uses thereof
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations42
US10720804B2Jul 21, 2020
Permanent magnet machine with segmented sleeve for magnets
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations40
US9244049B2Jan 26, 2016
System and method for detection of nutritional parameters in food items
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations39
BRAY JAMES WILLIAM
3 patentsUS8134345B2Mar 13, 2012
Cryogenic exciter
BRAY JAMES WILLIAM7 citations82
US8338979B2Dec 25, 2012
Method and apparatus for a superconducting direct current generator driven by a wind turbine
BRAY JAMES WILLIAM5 citations61
US8671552B2Mar 18, 2014
Method for manufacturing a rotor for an electric machine
BRAY JAMES WILLIAM1 citations50