  We propose and analyze neutral atom traps generated by vortices imprinted by
magnetic field pulse sequences in type-II superconducting disks and rings. We
compute the supercurrent distribution and magnetic field resulting from the
vortices in the superconductor. Different patterns of vortices can be written
by versatile loading field sequences. We discuss in detail procedures to
generate quadrupole traps, self-sufficient traps and ring traps based on
superconducting disks and rings. The ease of creating these traps and the low
current noise in supercurrent carrying structures makes our approach attractive
for designing atom chip interferometers and probes.
