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I was just reading that. I don't know what to make of it. I'm starting my research now. It's undercover so I would imagine that if it's positive news... then it's time to load up quick before everyone finds out
Looking good this morning. It'll break through this week. I'm holding
I think it'll hit .03 next week as smart money gets in. Buying anything in the .02's is profit.
I haven't been following as long, but I love the points that you have made. This seems like a real winner right here
This is totally flying under the radar. This stock is doing well today, but I think it'll run
Agreed.
It's not done. It's been raising slow and steady and hasn't been volatile.
Watch them announce another new contract/client to add to this. I don't typically like to hold, but this one is a keeper
Watch the afternoon rebound. It'll close over $1 and raise more tomorrow.
What are you talking about? Look at their history. They recently announced a bunch of contracts and they released financials to show they made more money than last year. There's no pump and dump, you're just trying to get cheap shares. lol
Great News!
We should see some good activity over the week
They released 2016 Financial results. Where will this go?
Loading up some more!
This has held resistance relatively strong, and with the low float, it's one solid contract announcement away from blowing up. I would imagine that if it runs - it'll run big. I'm holding and am watching to pick some more up
Seems like the big guys were trying to drive the price down so they could buy in cheap. Hopefully they keep pumping more news day by day
SCON with another Patent!
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.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding our business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors and 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 advancing technology; the impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; manufacturing capacity constraints and difficulties; the impact of any financing activity on the level of our stock price; the dilutive impact of any issuances of securities to raise capital; the steps required to maintain the listing of our common stock with a U.S. national securities exchange and the impact on the liquidity and trading price of our common stock if we fail to maintain such listing; the cost and uncertainty from compliance with environmental regulations; and local, regional, and national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers.
Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of STI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in STI's other public filings. These documents are available online at STI's website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact
Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman
LHA +1-415-433-3777 invest@suptech.com
SCON with another Patent!
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.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding our business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors and 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 advancing technology; the impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; manufacturing capacity constraints and difficulties; the impact of any financing activity on the level of our stock price; the dilutive impact of any issuances of securities to raise capital; the steps required to maintain the listing of our common stock with a U.S. national securities exchange and the impact on the liquidity and trading price of our common stock if we fail to maintain such listing; the cost and uncertainty from compliance with environmental regulations; and local, regional, and national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers.
Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of STI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in STI's other public filings. These documents are available online at STI's website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact
Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman
LHA +1-415-433-3777 invest@suptech.com
SCON with another Patent!
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.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding our business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors and 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 advancing technology; the impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; manufacturing capacity constraints and difficulties; the impact of any financing activity on the level of our stock price; the dilutive impact of any issuances of securities to raise capital; the steps required to maintain the listing of our common stock with a U.S. national securities exchange and the impact on the liquidity and trading price of our common stock if we fail to maintain such listing; the cost and uncertainty from compliance with environmental regulations; and local, regional, and national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers.
Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of STI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in STI's other public filings. These documents are available online at STI's website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact
Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman
LHA +1-415-433-3777 invest@suptech.com
That's correct. Friday is selling day, but it's buying day if you want in cheaper. I do a lot of buys on Fridays specifically because of that.
And another patent!
Should run again - i'm loading up with some more
It's Friday, which is buying day.
This stock is still under the radar.
Great entry point.
Get in before the big guys do and they'll drive the price to the sky
I want to buy more too. I'm hoping people cash out so I can buy more cheap.
It's starting another run.
Potentially will hit $2 by tomorrow, and then will take off from there.
Patent is huge news and this is under the radar. Nobody is pumping this. Wait until people catch wind!
Watch it power hour - It's $$$ time!
$SCON New Patent - Ramping Up!
$SCON New Patent - Ramping Up!
$SCON New Patent - Ramping Up!
SCON with Patent News!
Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq:SCON) was awarded a U.S. Patent enabled by STI’s proprietary superconducting wire manufacturing method. This patented process improves Conductus® wire’s performance in the presence of a strong magnetic field.
U.S. Patent No. 9,564,258 entitled “Coated Conductor High Temperature Superconductor Carrying High Critical Current Under Magnetic Field By Intrinsic Pinning Centers, And Methods Of Manufacture Of Same” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), associated with U.S. Patent No. 9,362,025 announced in June 2016, provides additional protection for STI’s unique manufacturing process.
“This new patent protects the foundation from which we will build high performance wire for our customers,” said Jeff Quiram, STI's President and CEO. “The flexibility provided by our proprietary manufacturing process enables STI to build superconducting wire in very unique ways.”
The ability to carry high electrical current in the presence of a strong magnetic field is a key enabler for the superconducting applications of the future. Using a technique called pinning, superconducting wire performance is dramatically improved. The traditional approach is to add more elements when manufacturing the superconducting layer, thereby increasing the complexity of an already challenging process.
Quiram continued, “STI has demonstrated the ability to incorporate pinning into our superconductor without using additional elements. This technique is now protected, allowing STI to meet the needs of our customers without the cost and difficulty of an increasingly complex manufacturing process. We believe that this will allow us to deliver the highest performing wire with high manufacturing yields, enabling us to be a market leader. Our proprietary RCE-CDR process makes Conductus wire ideal for applications such as motors, generators, MRI and NMR machines that require high in-field performance. We are excited about the growing demand for more efficient alternatives to traditional materials and designs, as well as our positioning in the industry.”
Reactive Co-evaporation and Cyclic Deposition Reaction
Rare Earth, Barium, Copper Oxide (ReBCO) materials are recognized as a superior superconductor by offering better performance in a magnetic field. STI’s RCE-CDR process grows a 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 company’s RCE-CDR system is scaled for large batch operation to insure every portion of superconducting wire has uniform material properties.
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.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding our business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors and 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 advancing technology; the impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; manufacturing capacity constraints and difficulties; the impact of any financing activity on the level of our stock price; the dilutive impact of any issuances of securities to raise capital; the steps required to maintain the listing of our common stock with a U.S. national securities exchange and the impact on the liquidity and trading price of our common stock if we fail to maintain such listing; the cost and uncertainty from compliance with environmental regulations; and local, regional, and national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers.
Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of STI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in STI's other public filings. These documents are available online at STI's website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact
Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman
LHA +1-415-433-3777 invest@suptech.com
SCON with Patent news!
Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq:SCON) was awarded a U.S. Patent enabled by STI’s proprietary superconducting wire manufacturing method. This patented process improves Conductus® wire’s performance in the presence of a strong magnetic field.
U.S. Patent No. 9,564,258 entitled “Coated Conductor High Temperature Superconductor Carrying High Critical Current Under Magnetic Field By Intrinsic Pinning Centers, And Methods Of Manufacture Of Same” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), associated with U.S. Patent No. 9,362,025 announced in June 2016, provides additional protection for STI’s unique manufacturing process.
“This new patent protects the foundation from which we will build high performance wire for our customers,” said Jeff Quiram, STI's President and CEO. “The flexibility provided by our proprietary manufacturing process enables STI to build superconducting wire in very unique ways.”
The ability to carry high electrical current in the presence of a strong magnetic field is a key enabler for the superconducting applications of the future. Using a technique called pinning, superconducting wire performance is dramatically improved. The traditional approach is to add more elements when manufacturing the superconducting layer, thereby increasing the complexity of an already challenging process.
Quiram continued, “STI has demonstrated the ability to incorporate pinning into our superconductor without using additional elements. This technique is now protected, allowing STI to meet the needs of our customers without the cost and difficulty of an increasingly complex manufacturing process. We believe that this will allow us to deliver the highest performing wire with high manufacturing yields, enabling us to be a market leader. Our proprietary RCE-CDR process makes Conductus wire ideal for applications such as motors, generators, MRI and NMR machines that require high in-field performance. We are excited about the growing demand for more efficient alternatives to traditional materials and designs, as well as our positioning in the industry.”
Reactive Co-evaporation and Cyclic Deposition Reaction
Rare Earth, Barium, Copper Oxide (ReBCO) materials are recognized as a superior superconductor by offering better performance in a magnetic field. STI’s RCE-CDR process grows a 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 company’s RCE-CDR system is scaled for large batch operation to insure every portion of superconducting wire has uniform material properties.
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.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding our business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors and 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 advancing technology; the impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; manufacturing capacity constraints and difficulties; the impact of any financing activity on the level of our stock price; the dilutive impact of any issuances of securities to raise capital; the steps required to maintain the listing of our common stock with a U.S. national securities exchange and the impact on the liquidity and trading price of our common stock if we fail to maintain such listing; the cost and uncertainty from compliance with environmental regulations; and local, regional, and national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers.
Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of STI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in STI's other public filings. These documents are available online at STI's website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact
Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman
LHA +1-415-433-3777 invest@suptech.com
SCON with Patent news!
Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq:SCON) was awarded a U.S. Patent enabled by STI’s proprietary superconducting wire manufacturing method. This patented process improves Conductus® wire’s performance in the presence of a strong magnetic field.
U.S. Patent No. 9,564,258 entitled “Coated Conductor High Temperature Superconductor Carrying High Critical Current Under Magnetic Field By Intrinsic Pinning Centers, And Methods Of Manufacture Of Same” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), associated with U.S. Patent No. 9,362,025 announced in June 2016, provides additional protection for STI’s unique manufacturing process.
“This new patent protects the foundation from which we will build high performance wire for our customers,” said Jeff Quiram, STI's President and CEO. “The flexibility provided by our proprietary manufacturing process enables STI to build superconducting wire in very unique ways.”
The ability to carry high electrical current in the presence of a strong magnetic field is a key enabler for the superconducting applications of the future. Using a technique called pinning, superconducting wire performance is dramatically improved. The traditional approach is to add more elements when manufacturing the superconducting layer, thereby increasing the complexity of an already challenging process.
Quiram continued, “STI has demonstrated the ability to incorporate pinning into our superconductor without using additional elements. This technique is now protected, allowing STI to meet the needs of our customers without the cost and difficulty of an increasingly complex manufacturing process. We believe that this will allow us to deliver the highest performing wire with high manufacturing yields, enabling us to be a market leader. Our proprietary RCE-CDR process makes Conductus wire ideal for applications such as motors, generators, MRI and NMR machines that require high in-field performance. We are excited about the growing demand for more efficient alternatives to traditional materials and designs, as well as our positioning in the industry.”
Reactive Co-evaporation and Cyclic Deposition Reaction
Rare Earth, Barium, Copper Oxide (ReBCO) materials are recognized as a superior superconductor by offering better performance in a magnetic field. STI’s RCE-CDR process grows a 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 company’s RCE-CDR system is scaled for large batch operation to insure every portion of superconducting wire has uniform material properties.
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.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding our business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors and 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 advancing technology; the impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; manufacturing capacity constraints and difficulties; the impact of any financing activity on the level of our stock price; the dilutive impact of any issuances of securities to raise capital; the steps required to maintain the listing of our common stock with a U.S. national securities exchange and the impact on the liquidity and trading price of our common stock if we fail to maintain such listing; the cost and uncertainty from compliance with environmental regulations; and local, regional, and national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers.
Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of STI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in STI's other public filings. These documents are available online at STI's website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact
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This will run more this afternoon I think. Looking good
I just bought more at the dip. Are you kidding me?
Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq:SCON) was awarded a U.S. Patent enabled by STI’s proprietary superconducting wire manufacturing method. This patented process improves Conductus® wire’s performance in the presence of a strong magnetic field.
U.S. Patent No. 9,564,258 entitled “Coated Conductor High Temperature Superconductor Carrying High Critical Current Under Magnetic Field By Intrinsic Pinning Centers, And Methods Of Manufacture Of Same” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), associated with U.S. Patent No. 9,362,025 announced in June 2016, provides additional protection for STI’s unique manufacturing process.
“This new patent protects the foundation from which we will build high performance wire for our customers,” said Jeff Quiram, STI's President and CEO. “The flexibility provided by our proprietary manufacturing process enables STI to build superconducting wire in very unique ways.”
The ability to carry high electrical current in the presence of a strong magnetic field is a key enabler for the superconducting applications of the future. Using a technique called pinning, superconducting wire performance is dramatically improved. The traditional approach is to add more elements when manufacturing the superconducting layer, thereby increasing the complexity of an already challenging process.
Quiram continued, “STI has demonstrated the ability to incorporate pinning into our superconductor without using additional elements. This technique is now protected, allowing STI to meet the needs of our customers without the cost and difficulty of an increasingly complex manufacturing process. We believe that this will allow us to deliver the highest performing wire with high manufacturing yields, enabling us to be a market leader. Our proprietary RCE-CDR process makes Conductus wire ideal for applications such as motors, generators, MRI and NMR machines that require high in-field performance. We are excited about the growing demand for more efficient alternatives to traditional materials and designs, as well as our positioning in the industry.”
Reactive Co-evaporation and Cyclic Deposition Reaction
Rare Earth, Barium, Copper Oxide (ReBCO) materials are recognized as a superior superconductor by offering better performance in a magnetic field. STI’s RCE-CDR process grows a 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 company’s RCE-CDR system is scaled for large batch operation to insure every portion of superconducting wire has uniform material properties.
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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Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of STI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in STI's other public filings. These documents are available online at STI's website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
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Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman
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I've been following ERBB for a while. I think that they've been slow to transition, but based on the photo's... they're up to something. At this cheap share price; I'll bite and hang onto this for a couple of months. Looks like there's potential here
Hmm, that's a good thing if they're restructuring. I wonder if it's also a possible merger/buy out in progress. It'll blow if that's the case
MCOA is no joke. It's my favorite pot stock. Tons of upside here
GBSN News!
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (GBSN), a molecular diagnostics company, today announced the Journal of Clinical Microbiology published results of a multicenter study that demonstrated the effectiveness of its Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel in rapidly identifying several species of Staphylococci and in accurately detecting the mecA gene directly from a positive blood culture. The results of the study, which was conducted across three clinical sites, demonstrated the performance and efficacy of the Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel compared to conventional methods, and concluded that the Company’s panel provided decreased time to results at a lower price, helping physicians diagnose and deliver a timely, accurate and cost-effective course of treatment.
“Bloodstream infection-related sepsis, including those caused by MRSA and other pathogenic Staphylococcus species, is not only a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S., but is also associated with over $17 billion in rising healthcare costs annually. Traditional blood culture methods provide physicians with a diagnosis 48 to 72 hours after a positive sample is identified, delaying appropriate treatment and putting the patient at further risk,” said Rob Jenison, chief technology officer and senior vice president of R&D at Great Basin Scientific. “Great Basin’s Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel is proven to provide highly accurate and actionable results in under two hours. Our panel potentially eliminates 32 to 88 hours of inappropriate antibiotic therapy, thereby potentially reducing length of patient stay and improving patient care - creating time and cost efficiencies for hospitals and labs of all sizes.”
Led by Dr. Gerald A. Denys from the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Indiana University, the study found that Great Basin’s Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel correctly identified positive results for Staphylococcus species 99.4 percent of the time and negative results were correctly identified 99.9 percent of the time. Also, the mecA gene, a major drug resistance marker conferring resistance to methicillin and other beta-lactams and creating the superbug MRSA, was detected accurately from positive samples 99.7 percent of the time and negative results were properly identified 99.2 percent of the time. The results of this study also revealed that the Great Basin molecular assay was more effective than conventional biochemical and cefoxitin disk methods performed at an independent laboratory, with performance estimates at 95 percent confidence intervals (CI) across all three sites. The Company believes the Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel is one of the most comprehensive Staphylococcus molecular tests currently on the market, in that it identifies Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis and other Staphylococcus species to the genus level and detects the mecA gene in all Staphylococcal species from positive blood cultures.
“We’re so pleased by the positive findings of this study and are excited by the response from the market for our blood culture panel,” said Sandra Nielsen, senior vice president, sales, marketing and HR at Great Basin. “The results of this study illustrate our panel’s accuracy, cost-effectiveness and ability to deliver definitive and highly actionable information which we believe contribute to the increased adoption of our panel by a significant percentage of our installed customer base, as well as new and larger hospitals and labs.”
The Company announced the commercial launch of the Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel in U.S. and Europe in September 2016, and the test also has CE mark designation under the European Directive of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.
Great Basin’s molecular diagnostics system offers low-plex (one to three analytes), mid-plex (four to six analytes) and multiplex (syndromic) testing, with commercial assays available for the detection of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Group B Streptococcus (GBS), Toxigenic Clostridium difficile (C. diff), and Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel. Continuing the Company’s efforts to expand its menu of sample-to-result assays to diagnose infectious disease, Great Basin has five additional tests on their product roadmap, including a Stool Bacterial Pathogens Panel and a Bordetella Direct Test, both of which recently completed clinical trials and have been submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for 510(k) clearance; and a Nasal S. aureus Pre-surgical Screen, Candida Blood Infections Panel, and CT/NG Test, which are currently in development.
I'm ready, are you ready? because i'm ready... and if you're not ready, you should get ready, because i'm ready!
Where's the link to the buy out? I just browsed the site and don't see it.
No buy out announced from what I can tell. It's been long rumored that there will be one, and at these current prices - it may be a good idea to try it
I agree. It's looks good for a run today or tomorrow.
With ASTI's funding.. is it going to run? will it drop? will there still be a R/S as some think?
I'm not putting my money in yet - i'm waiting in the sidelines