Patents Assigned to FRACTAL BRAID, INC.
  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 11668031
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise a magnetic device arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. The apparatus may comprise a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The magnetic device may be configured to provide a magnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material. The apparatus may comprise a controller configured to control the magnetic device to modulate the magnetic field. The controller may be further configured to detect a position and/or motion of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Fractal Braid, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Louis A. Ashford, Dustin French
  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 11008683
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise a magnetic device arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. The apparatus may comprise a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The magnetic device may be configured to provide a magnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material. The apparatus may comprise a controller configured to control the magnetic device to modulate the magnetic field. The controller may be further configured to detect a position and/or motion of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: FRACTAL BRAID, INC.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Louis A. Ashford, Dustin French
  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 10640897
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FRACTAL BRAID, INC.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Louis A. Ashford, Dustin French
  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 10378132
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: FRACTAL BRAID, INC.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Ashford A. Louis, Dustin French