Patent ID: 8030246

Claim:
A laminated, spliced superconductor wire, said spliced wire comprising: (a) a superconductor joint, comprising: (i) first and second superconductor wires, each wire comprising a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer; and (ii) a conductive bridge, the conductive bridge comprising a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer, wherein the cap layer of the conductive bridge is in electrically conductive contact with a portion of the cap layer of each of the first and second superconductor wires through an electrically conductive bonding material, the electrically conductive bonding material comprising low resistance solder that forms edge seals on an end of each of the first and second superconductor wires and on first and second ends of the conductive bridge; (b) a stabilizer structure surrounding at least a portion of the superconductor joint, wherein the superconductor joint is in electrical contact with first and second stabilizer strips; and (c) a substantially nonporous electrically conductive filler, wherein the filler substantially surrounds the superconductor joint.