ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,680, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY (Shanghai).

"Composite superconducting tape, combination and preparation method thereof, and defect bypassing and joint connection method" was invented by Xiaofen Li (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite superconducting tape, a combination and preparation method thereof, and a defect bypassing or an end joint connection method. The composite superconducting tape includes a plurality of superconducting tapes, including a first superconducting tape and a second superconducting tape. The first superconducting tape includes a first superconducting layer...