Enclosed In Flexible Plastic, Cloth Or Tape Patents (Class 335/303)
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Patent number: 7948338Abstract: An electromagnetic switch is provided which is equipped with a built-in electronic control circuit working to control energization of an exciting coil. The electronic control circuit is disposed within a chamber defined by a magnetic plate to be separate from a contact chamber. In other words, the electronic control circuit is disposed between the magnetic plate and the exciting coil, thereby avoiding the adhesion of conductive dusts, as arising from the wear of contacts, to the surface of the electronic control circuit. This results in decreases in electric insulation and short-circuit of the electronic control circuit and also eliminates the need for additional special parts to electrically insulate and shield the electronic control circuit, thus permitting the electromagnetic switch to be reduced in size and produced at a decreased const.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Masami Niimi, Yoshiaki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20110043063Abstract: The present invention provides an encapsulated magnet assembly, comprising (a) a magnet disposed within a housing, said housing comprising at least one wall and defining at least one aperture; and (b) a housing cover; the housing cover comprising a first portion made of a magnetic material and a second portion made of a non-magnetic material, wherein the housing cover is configured to hermetically seal said aperture, the first portion being fixedly attached to the second portion wherein a point of attachment is heat treated; and wherein the housing wall is formed of the non-magnetic material and is fixedly attached to the second portion of the housing cover. In one embodiment, the magnet of the encapsulated magnet assembly is a permanent magnet, and in an alternate embodiment an electromagnet. In one embodiment the encapsulated magnet assembly is a component of a stator-rotor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Konrad Roman Weeber, Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Mohamed Ahmed Ali
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Patent number: 7872553Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic bearing element having at least one annular permanent magnet (2, 3) that is surrounded by an annular binding band (5), which element is characterized in that the permanent magnet (2, 3) is divided at least one location (4) and spaced apart there.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Forschungszentrum Julich GmbHInventor: Johan K. Fremerey
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Publication number: 20110001594Abstract: A magnetic article comprises, in total, elements in amounts capable of providing at least one (La1-aMa) (Fe1-b-cTbYc)13-dXe phase and less than 0.5 Vol % impurities, wherein 0?a?0.9, 0?b?0.2, 0.05?c?0.2, ?1?d?+1, 0?e?3, M is one or more of the elements Ce, Pr and Nd, T is one or more of the elements Co, Ni, Mn and Cr, Y is one or more of the elements Si, Al, As, Ga, Ge, Sn and Sb and X is one or more of the elements H, B, C, N, Li and Be. The magnetic article comprises a permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Matthias Katter, Joachim Gerster, Ottmar Roth
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Patent number: 7796001Abstract: In forming magnetic blocks, a first permanent magnet may be lowered to the bottom of an upwardly open vessel, the vessel may be already filled or may be then filled with liquid and, while forcefully maintaining the first permanent magnet in that position, further permanent magnets are gradually inserted into the vessel in a direction perpendicular to their resulting joint contact surfaces, where the adjacent surfaces of the superimposed permanent magnets have an opposite polarity, while during insertion of a further permanent magnet, the liquid is drained from the space in the vessel under that inserted magnet, whereby the motion speed of the inserted magnet is controlled as it bears down on the permanent magnet lying beneath it.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Ustav Struktury A Mechaniky Hornin AV CR, V.V.I.Inventors: Václav {hacek over (Z)}e{hacek over (z)}ulka, Pavel Straka, Václav Soukup
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Patent number: 7796002Abstract: There is provided a magnetic field generator for MRI 10 applicable to a variety of magnetic field generators, and capable of preventing separation of permanent magnets 20 which constitute permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b. The magnetic field generator for MRI 10 includes a pair of permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b. The pair of permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b each including a plurality of permanent magnets 20 bonded to each other, are opposed to each other with a space in between. The permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b have projections 18 projecting more outward than the area of contact with respective pole pieces 16a, 16b. A flange-shaped member 34 is attached to each outer circumferential surface of the pole pieces 16a, 16b, covering a space-facing surface 18a of the projection 18.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hashimoto, Masaaki Aoki
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Patent number: 7757376Abstract: A magnetic circuit is made by magnetically attracting a permanent magnet segment of a partially circular arc in cross section to an outer peripheral surface of a center rod, causing the magnet segment in a magnetically attracted state to face a yoke member, using a nonmagnetic supporter to regulate the magnet segment in position, extracting the center rod from the magnet segment in a position-regulated state, and magnetically attracting and fixing the magnet segment to the yoke member.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Shigeo Saitou, Mitsutoshi Tanaka, Kouji Mitake
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Patent number: 7737813Abstract: There is provided a magnetic field generator for MRI 10 applicable to a variety of magnetic field generators, and capable of preventing separation of permanent magnets 20 which constitute permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b. The magnetic field generator for MRI 10 includes a pair of permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b. The pair of permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b each including a plurality of permanent magnets 20 bonded to each other, are opposed to each other with a space in between. The permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b have projections 18 projecting more outward than the area of contact with respective pole pieces 16a, 16b. A flange-shaped member 34 is attached to each outer circumferential surface of the pole pieces 16a, 16b, covering a space-facing surface 18a of the projection 18.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hashimoto, Masaaki Aoki
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Patent number: 7717038Abstract: This invention discloses a magnet for use as a printing plate or printing head that is used for aligning flakes or particles in a paint or ink. A composite sheet or block of magnetizable material is selectively magnetized so that a magnet is formed within the sheet or block that has a shape of a predetermined image, logo, or indica. Dies are used to magnetize the magnetizable material and preferably the does contact the material to be magnetized. A pre-magnetized sheet such as a refrigerator magnet may be re-magnetized differently so that a magnetic image is encoded therein for use as a printing plate. Preferably the printing plate is flexible so that it can be formed to a curved surface of a cylinder or drum for printing. Conveniently these flexible magnets can be changed for other designs and placed on the same drum for use in printing.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: JDS Uniphase CorporationInventors: Vladimir P. Raksha, Jay M. Holman, Paul G. Coombs, Neil Teitelbaum, Charles T. Markantes
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Patent number: 7641793Abstract: A plurality of magnets can be positioned around a container through the use of a plurality of holders that can be releaseably positioned around the container. Each holder has an area compatible in shape to the magnet to hold a magnet. The base of the holder which contracts the container is of a shape compatible to that of the container. There is at least one aperture on at least two sides of the holder. A strap is placed through the apertures and secured at each end. This secures the magnets to the container. The holder can have a flexible base portion or can itself be flexible. The holders can be at an angle of about 150° to about 210° to the axis of the container. The magnets can be positioned in various polar arrays around the container. The container will hold an aqueous liquid either in a static or flow condition. The container can be a bottle, pipe conduit and/or a filter within pipe conduit system.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Inventor: Paul Michael Pedersen
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Patent number: 7622038Abstract: Two assembled bodies arranged as a pair are disposed around the outside periphery of a pipe to activate water flowing in the pipe. Each of the assembled bodies is composed of a cover and fluid activating bodies integrally fixed in the cover with an epoxy resin. Each of the fluid activating bodies is composed of a black radiation sintered body made by sintering the powder of a plurality of kinds of metal oxides at high temperature and an electromagnetic wave converging body for converging the electromagnetic wave radiated from the black radiation sintered body to a predetermined wavelength. The two covers are disposed around the outside periphery of the pipe, and fixing portions formed on both the sides of the covers are integrally fixed by fixtures, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2005Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Japan System Planning Co., Ltd.Inventor: Katsuyuki Kumano
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Patent number: 7602268Abstract: An operation input device includes a base, a printed circuit board which has a plurality of pushbutton switches and Hall elements mounted on its upside and which is stacked on and united with the base, an operation plate which is supported on the base so as to be vertically movable on the printed circuit board, and a disc type operation dial in which an annular magnet with N-poles and S-poles arranged alternately is assembled on the underside of this operation dial and which is turnably assembled on the upside of the operation plate. Here, the disc type operation dial is turned, thereby to sense the changes of the magnetic fluxes of the annular magnet by the Hall elements and to detect a turning direction, while the disc type operation dial is depressed, thereby to operate any of the pushbutton switches through the operation plate. The operation dial is prevented from becoming rickety in a horizontal direction, and it ensures a smooth turning operation, thereby to afford a good operation feeling.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Takeshi Miyasaka, Kazuaki Miyoshi
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Patent number: 7568566Abstract: A magnetic fastening system for connecting a first member against a second member. The system includes a first flexible magnet longitudinally associated with at least a portion of an edge of the first member and a second flexible magnet longitudinally associated with at least a portion of an edge of the second member. The first and second flexible magnets are aligned to attract one another as the first and second members are moved into their connected position to then pull the first and second members into connecting contact.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Inventor: Carlo D'Ambrosio
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Patent number: 7561015Abstract: A magnet encapsulated within a canister formed from two cans into a laminated structure particularly useful in plasma processing reactors. Each can includes an end wall and a cylindrical sidewall. One can additionally includes an annular lip that slidably fits outside the sidewall of the other can with a small gap therebetween. The magnet is inserted into the two cans together with a flowable and curable adhesive such as epoxy. The cans are slid together and compressed to cause the adhesive to flow between the magnet and the two cans and between the lip of one can and the sidewall of the other. The adhesive is cured to bond the magnet to the cans and to bond the cans together and to also hermetically seal the structure. The cans may be deep drawn from non-magnetic stainless steel with wall thicknesses of less than 0.064 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Vesci, Alan B. Liu, Donny Young, Joe F. Sommers, Kevin Hughes
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Publication number: 20090079527Abstract: The present invention provides a yoke-integrated magnet, including: a ring-shaped bond magnet containing a rare earth iron-based alloy magnetic powder and a synthetic resin binder; and a ring-shaped back yoke provided on an inner periphery or an outer periphery of the bond magnet to be integral with the bond magnet, in which at least a surface of the bond magnet at which the bond magnet does not contact with the back yoke is covered with an injection molding layer of a thermoplastic resin which does not contain tin. The yoke-integrated magnet of the invention is excellent in corrosion resistance and dimension accuracy and is free from the risk of contamination with tin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: DAIDO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaaki Noda, Fumiaki Hasegawa, Tatsuhiko Kurata, Kazuya Mizuno
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Patent number: 7507136Abstract: A set of magnetic blocks by which connection is made between blocks through a force attracting multiple ferrous protrusions on one face to multiple recessed magnets on another face. The multiple points of magnetic connection provide alignment and rigidity to the assembled structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Inventor: Claire Jean Patton
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Patent number: 7504921Abstract: An actuator for moving a load has a frame forming a race between two surfaces thereof, at least two elements joined together by at least one flexible member, the elements and the at least one flexible member being disposed between the two surfaces of the frame that forms a race, one of the elements further joined to the load by a portion of the at least one flexible member, wherein when an element comes into contact with a surface of the frame it will stick thereto absent a repelling force, and moving means disposed to selectively attract or repel a corresponding element towards or away from one or the other of the two surfaces of the frame that forms the race. The actuator effects movement of the load in a direction towards or away from the elements, by changing a position of at least one of the elements on a surface of the frame that forms the race.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdminstrationInventor: John M. Vranish
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Patent number: 7366454Abstract: The long magnet includes a magnet block made of a mixture of rare earth magnetic powder, thermoplastic resin particles, fluidity additive, pigment, wax and charge control agent, and a reinforcing member to reinforce the magnet block. At least part of the reinforcing member is arranged inside of the magnet block.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Makoto Nakamura, Mieko Kakegawa, Sumio Kamoi, Tsuyoshi Imamura, Kyohta Koetsuka, Noriyuki Kamiya
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Patent number: 7344646Abstract: An apparatus for treating a liquid includes a container containing a liquid, and a magnetic treatment device therefor. The magnetic treatment device may include an elastic band removably fastened around the container and urged thereagainst by elastic deformation of the elastic band, the elastic band being deformable to accommodate containers having different sizes. The magnetic treatment device may also include at least one permanent magnet carried by the elastic band for magnetically treating the liquid in the container. Alternately, the magnetic treatment device may include a band with a joint therein or a drawstring removably fastened around the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Omega Patents, L.L.C.Inventor: Kenneth E. Flick
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Patent number: 7339448Abstract: A cured magnetizable admixture of elastomeric thermoplastic, dispersed magnetizable particulate, and optional dispersed hydrophobic material (such as ethylene acrylic monomer rubber or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) provides elastic elongation of not less than about 50 percent at break and water swell of not greater than about 10 percent after curing in magnetizable articles such as target wheels. The magnetizable composition beneficially combines mechanical and durability advantages of traditionally-used thermoset elastomer-based magnetic compounds, under the range of conditions needed for vehicle encoder applications, with the processing and manufacturing advantages of engineered thermoplastics.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General PartnershipInventors: Edward Hosung Park, Francis Joseph Walker
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Patent number: 7187261Abstract: A magnetic strip that comprises a series of magnets, a flexible material strip locating and at least in part enclosing each surface of each magnet to define a longitudinal flexible arrangement capable of coupling to itself, a magnetisable material or to another magnet.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2002Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Inventor: Victor E. Cassar
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Patent number: 6972654Abstract: An armored magnetic base of the present invention includes a magnet enclosed within a protective sleeve. The magnet may have an optional shielding casing substantially covering one face of the magnet. The protective sleeve may be a tube made of rubber, plastic, or shrink-wrap material or other expandable and/or contractible material. In one preferred embodiment, a mounting apparatus is interconnectable with the magnet. The mounting apparatus may be used for mounting the armored magnetic base to a convenient location such as a user's person, a tool, a flat surface, or a pole. The present invention also includes a method for making an armored magnetic base including the steps of inserting the magnet into a tubular protective sleeve and contracting the tubular protective sleeve to secure the magnet therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Mr. Magnet, Inc.Inventor: Robert William Brock
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Patent number: 6927657Abstract: A magnetic pole layout method and a magnetizing device for double-wing opposite-attraction soft magnet. A magnetizing conductor is wound on a magnetic conductive tray. A pulse power is fed to the magnetizing conductor to multiple pairs of corresponding first and second magnetizing regions. A magnetizable soft plate is placed on the magnetic conductive tray and magnetized at one time to form multiple pairs of reverse magnetic poles. The magnetized soft plate is then cut into elongated magnet slat in the direction of the formed magnetic poles and then the magnet slat is oppositely folded about a folding line to form a double-wing opposite-attraction soft magnet. The double-wing opposite-attraction soft magnet can ride on a page of a book or a paper along the folding line to clip the page and serve as a bookmark.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Inventor: Michael Wu
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Patent number: 6906607Abstract: The object of the invention is to produce multipole magnetic systems that are composed of a plurality of individual magnetic components that preferably are made of rare-earth magnetic material. The invention relates to a method for producing and magazining at least one individual magnetic component, a magazine for at least one individual magnetic component by molding and for conventionally magnetizing the same. The invention further relates to a method of assembly for producing a magnetic system and to the resulting magnetic systems. The invention teaches that extremely flat multipole magnetic systems in the form of magnet rings or magnet strips and three-dimensional magnet bodies such as a magnetic scale, for example, can be produced by means of individual magnetic components that are directly adjacent to each other or are arranged at a distance by means of a molding material, for example.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2000Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Institut Fur Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbHInventors: Lutz Weber, Matthias Nienhaus, Stephan Kleen, Wolfgang Ehrfeld
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Patent number: 6836958Abstract: A Neodymium-Iron-Boron permanent magnet which is substantially wider across a first axis than across the perpendicular second axis. The second axis is the axis defining the north and south poles of the magnet. At one of the poles is a permalloy cap which is substantially parallel to the first axis and inhibits the extension of magnetic flux from that pole and encourages instead a deep extension of the magnetic flux from the other pole. An aperture penetrates the magnet through the second axis which is wider at the pole away from the permalloy cap than it is at the pole adjacent to the permalloy cap. The shape of this aperture causes a distortion of the deeply extending magnetic flux lines at the pole away from the permalloy cap to be pinched inward toward the second axis rather than being parallel to it.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Inventors: Yong Lee, Joseph Lee
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Patent number: 6749750Abstract: A magnetic sheet assembly for application to a device adapted for magnetic separation, the magnetic sheet assembly comprising: a magnetic sheet; a permanent, pressure sensitive adhesive; a carrier sheet; and a non-permanent pressure sensitive adhesive. Also provided is a method of mounting and removably adhering the magnetic sheet assembly to a surface of a device for magnetic separation, the method comprising the steps of aligning the magnetic sheet assembly with the surface of the device; and pressing the aligned magnetic sheet assembly in placing its non-permanent adhesive face into adhesive contact with the surface of the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Biocrystal Ltd.Inventors: Emilio Barbera-Guillem, Marlin O. Thurston
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Patent number: 6707361Abstract: A flexible permanent magnet containing atomized, generally spherical rare earth magnet particles bonded in a binder resin including a nitrile rubber and precipitated amorphous silica. The bonded permanent magnet exhibits high mechanical flexibility and elasticity, good magnetic properties, and good heat aging, and the magnet powder may be mixed with the binder resin with little to no risk of combustion. In an exemplary embodiment, a permanent magnet composition includes a nitrile rubber with about 23-37% acrylonitrile content, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a precipitated amorphous silica, and atomized, generally spherical rare earth magnet particles having a size distribution including a median particle size in the range of about 35-55 &mgr;m with a standard deviation in the range of about 10-30 &mgr;m and less than about 0.1% of the particles having a diameter above about 115 &mgr;m.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: The Electrodyne Company, Inc.Inventor: Walter Scott Blume
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Patent number: 6641725Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for magnetic treatment of fluids by concentrating magnetic fields on the fluids. One embodiment of the invention generally comprises a length of a flexible magnet, with an adhesive backing, wrapped 1 or more times around the outside surface of a conduit through which a fluid is passed. In an alternate embodiment a length of a flexible magnet, with an adhesive backing, is wrapped 1 or more times against the inside surface of a conduit through which a fluid is passed. The flexible magnets have various magnetic pole arrangements and various methods for holding them in place.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2002Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Inventor: Deborah Barnes
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Patent number: 6587022Abstract: A foldable, portable, magnetic tool mat. The tool mat includes generally rectangular obverse and reverse panels each formed of flexible material and connected together along substantially common side and end margins and along evenly spaced apart seam lines extending between said side margins defining elongated magnet bar holding portions. An elongated permanent magnet bar is held within each holding portion each without substantially inhibiting selective tool mat folding for fit and storage. The reverse panel is substantially thicker than the obverse panel for better wear characteristics and maximal magnetic attractive forces for tool and hardware retention. An attaching strap holds the tool mat.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2002Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Inventor: Rita M. Devine
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Patent number: 6545578Abstract: The invention provides a deflection yoke having two centering magnets mounted thereon for the adjustment of centering. Each of the centering magnets is molded in an annular form from a resin material containing a finely divided magnetic material, the centering magnet having two portions opposed to each other as displaced from each other by 180 degrees about a center axis of the annular form thereof and magnetized to an N pole and an S pole respectively, the content of the magnetic material varying circumferentially of the annular form, the distribution of the content being symmetrical about a straight line orthogonal to a straight line through a center point of the N pole and a center point of the S pole. The magnetic force for the adjustment of centering can be eliminated by the two magnets mounted in combination.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electronic Components Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinji Yoshiyama
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Publication number: 20020175100Abstract: A tool pouch having a pocket with an opening to receive certain items. The pocket includes a magnetic member near the top of the pocket for holding items received in the pocket. The magnetic member assists in arranging items in the pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2001Publication date: November 28, 2002Inventors: Matthew J. Holland, Rickey J. Thomas, Michael P. Peters
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Patent number: 6329895Abstract: A releasing magnet for anti-theft devices for sales goods with a permanent magnet and a housing having a disc-shaped collar and a fastener for securing the housing to a table. The housing is made of plastic and at least almost surrounds the permanent magnet which prevents corrosion and allows the releasing magnet to be washed so that its use is hygienic.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1998Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Inventors: Albert Maurer, Heinz Hofstetter
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Patent number: 6304163Abstract: A magnetically detectable plastic pipe that can be located and identified when buried in earth is provided. The pipe contains particles of a ceramic ferrite which are magnetically polarized radially in the pipe in a helical pattern which periodically repeats along the pipe length.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Inventor: John B. Rippingale
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Patent number: 6275129Abstract: A shim assembly for a magnet and a method for making a shim assembly. A first spool has a shaft, a first rim attached to a first longitudinal end of the shaft, and a second rim attached to a second longitudinal end of the shaft. A first magnetizable tape has a predetermined length and is wound around the shaft longitudinally between the first and second rims.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1999Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Johannes Martinus van Oort
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Patent number: 6231759Abstract: There is disclosed a water treatment device which can be easily attached to a water distributing pipe in a general household water meter box without using any special tool. The device comprises a pair of magnetic bodies in which adjacent permanent magnets are arranged with different polarities. The magnetic bodies are housed in housing sections, and biased toward openings of housings by coil springs. The device also comprises a first connecting portion provided on one side for rotatably and detachably connecting both housings while the openings of the housings are opposed to each other, and a second connecting portion provided on the other side for detachably connecting both housings while the openings of the housings are opposed to each other. The water distributing pipe is held between the permanent magnets when both housings are connected.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1998Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Inventor: Takashi Sato
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Patent number: 6007716Abstract: A magnet holder accessory for releasable solely magnetic mounting to a metal oil filter cartridge has a magnet housing wherein the magnet housing consists essentially of an upper surface member an opposite lower surface member and side surface members extending around so as to enclose a magnet retaining cavity within the magnet housing, the side surface members contiguous to the perimeter of the lower surface member and the upper surface member, the magnet retaining cavity sized to snugly retain a magnet within the cavity a first distance from a lower surface of the lower surface member and a second distance from an upper surface of the upper surface member, wherein the first distance is a relatively small distance for minimizing attenuation of magnetic force of a magnet within the magnet retaining cavity, and the second distance is a distance significantly larger than the first distance so as to attenuate the magnetic force from the magnet retained within the magnet retaining cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1996Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: White Lightning Preventative Maintenance Inc.Inventor: Leonard Calvert
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Patent number: 6008710Abstract: A magnetic inductor for inducing a magnetic field and electromagnetic effects upon water passing through a conduit, the magnetic inductor having two semi-cylindrical halves, each half having a longitudinal channel such that when the two semi-cylindrical halves are juxtaposed, there is defined a throughbore for receipt of a water conduit, each semi-cylindrical half having a plurality of semi-annular permanent magnets positioned therein such that they form an annular ring permanent magnet when the two semi-cylindrical halves are juxtaposed about a water conduit.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1999Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Inventor: George J. Coates
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Patent number: 5994990Abstract: A magnet sheet 3 with a thickness of 0.05 to 0.15 mm is formed by molding a material obtained by adding magnetic particles to a synthetic resin material into a sheet and multiple pole magnetizing one surface of the sheet to form alternate N and S poles on that surface. A printing sheet 2 with a thickness of 0.05 to 0.15 mm, constituted by a paper sheet such as a high quality paper sheet or a coated paper sheet or a synthetic paper sheet or a synthetic resin film, is bonded to the non-magnetized surface of the magnet sheet 3. A magnet display sheet 1 , which has a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm, is thus obtained, and it is capable of being printing on with a usual home or office copier or printer.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: MagX Co., Ltd.Inventor: Konomu Ogikubo
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Patent number: 5856772Abstract: A force rebalance accelerometer includes a proof mass suspended by one or more flexures between stationary mounted upper and lower excitation rings. Pick-off capacitance plates formed on opposing sides of the proof mass form capacitance elements whose capacitance varies in response to displacement of the proof mass to provide a displacement signal. The displacement signal is applied to one or more electromagnets, used to force the proof mass back to a null or at-rest position. The drive current applied to the electromagnets thus represents the force or acceleration applied to the accelerometer. The electromagnets include a magnet and a pole piece which forms a magnetic return path. In order to relieve stresses due to thermal expansion, the magnet is spaced apart from the pole piece to enable the bonding area to be constrained to a minimum which, in turn, reduces the overall stress on the accelerometer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1996Date of Patent: January 5, 1999Assignee: AlliedSignal, Inc.Inventors: Steven A. Foote, Damon R. Stoddard
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Patent number: 5764060Abstract: The guidance system of the invention includes at least two spaced, permanently magnetized regions that each produce a magnetic field. The two permanently magnetized regions can be provided at either side of another region that produces a magnetic field of less intensity than the permanently magnetized regions, and in one embodiment, the former region produces no magnetic field. The system may also include portable means for detecting the magnetic fields produced by the permanently magnetized regions, and that sensor may be mounted to a cane for use by a person. In another embodiment, the permanently magnetized regions contrast with either each other or the region that produces a magnetic field of less intensity, or have different surface characteristics, or both.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard L. Patten
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Patent number: 5705970Abstract: A motor having rotor has a good balance of inertia and a magnetic characteristic that match the specifications of the motor with which those rotors are to be used. A rare-earth containing iron-base resin-bonded magnet is molded from an iron-base magnetic powder containing a rare earth metal such as neodymium and praseodymium in powder, a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin and additive. A density and magnetic characteristic is proportionally changed by adjusting a mixing ratio of a filler powder. Specifically, when a mixing ratio of filler powder containing tungsten having a density 19.1 g/cm.sup.3 is in 13 vol % is injected, or a mixing ratio of alloy powder containing tungsten an nickel, or tungsten and chromium having a density 10.5 g/cm.sup.3 is compression-mold, its magnetic flux assume the same value as those of compression-molded Sm--Co magnets.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1995Date of Patent: January 6, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki SeisakushoInventors: Shigeru Nishida, Takafumi Kuwazawa, Tetsuo Hoshina
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Patent number: 5631093Abstract: Nonmagnetized permanent magnet material is heated in a pattern by a laser beam to a localized temperature above the Curie point or a temperature sufficient to reduce the coercivity sufficiently for an external field to magnetize the pattern in the direction of the field. Magnets so produced can have very high pole density, digital encoding and analog patterns having gradually varying local field strength. Alternating pole magnets of this type can be used for stepper motor magnets.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1991Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Thomas A. Perry, John R. Bradley, Thaddeus Schroeder, Carlton D. Fuerst
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Patent number: 5621369Abstract: A flexible magnetic sheet is made of a rubbery synthetic material in which magnetic ferrite particles have been embedded and which one surface of the sheet has a grid pattern of ridges and depressions. The magnetic material is magnetized so that one pole is one each surface. The magnetic lines of force are generated substantially in a plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1995Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Inventors: Harris L. Gardner, William H. Gardner, heir
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Patent number: 5583473Abstract: The magnet roll according to the present invention comprising a cylindrical resin-bonded magnet, a first shaft formed by injection molding integrally with the cylindrical resin-bonded magnet at one end thereof, and a second shaft press-fitted into a bore of the cylindrical resin-bonded magnet at the opposite end thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1994Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: Takaishi & AsscoiatesInventor: Keitaro Yamashita
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Patent number: 5571411Abstract: A housing has a magnetic block therein with (preferably) an exposed side. The housing has (preferably) an integral, annular, curved, elastomer skirt forming a suction cup. The suction cup is used to attach the magnetic block to the external side of an oil passageway, e.g. an engine oil filter cartridge, such that the exposed side abuts, or nearly abuts, the passageway, the exposed side being a centralized base of the suction cup. The magnetic lines of force emanating from the magnet penetrate beyond the wall and attract magnetically attractable particles from oil passing thereby. The particles are held against the side opposite the magnet.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1996Date of Patent: November 5, 1996Inventors: Norman P. Butler, James Cheng, Li K. Pui
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Patent number: 5488341Abstract: A permanent magnet member composed of an integral sintered body made of a ferrite magnet material, the integral sintered body including a cylindrical center portion and shaft portions formed at the opposite ends of the cylindrical center portion and each having a smaller diameter than that of the cylindrical center portion, the cylindrical center portion being provided with a plurality of magnetic poles extending axially and arranged circumferentially on an outer surface of the cylindrical center portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1994Date of Patent: January 30, 1996Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Mikio Yamamoto, Keitaro Yamashita, Katsunobu Kiriyama
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Patent number: 5461354Abstract: A spherical pigging device for passage through a pipeline wherein magnetic sensors are located exterior to the pipeline. The device includes a non-ferrous spherical body. A plurality of magnets, each magnet having its poles radially aligned, are divided into two groups, a first group having its north poles facing the center of the spherical body and a second group having its north poles facing away from the center of the sphere.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: TDW Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Rosenberg, Steve Worthen
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Patent number: 5441647Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for magnetically filtering metallic particulates from lubricating fluids or oils used in motorized vehicles. The invention includes a magnet and an optional sleeve. The sleeve holds the magnet and is configured for overlying the canister of a canister type oil filter. The sleeve is preferably made from a high temperature resistant material to withstand the heat associated with the operating temperature of the oil within filter. The invention is also directed to a magnetically assisted oil filter having a magnet incorporated into the canister.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1994Date of Patent: August 15, 1995Inventors: Rick R. Wascher, Roy L. Neuhauser, III, Ray Fairbanks, Jr.
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Patent number: 5433118Abstract: An electronic fluid meter, such as a water meter, has a body through which the fluid flows, a rotor having magnetized blades and a sensor-transducer proximate the blades. The rotor is formed by injection-molding or sintering a mixture of a plastic resin and magnetizable particles, preferably strontium ferrite particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1993Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: Contadores de Agua de ZaragozaInventor: Juan B. Castillo
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Patent number: RE37834Abstract: The magnet roll according to the present invention comprising a cylindrical resin-bonded magnet, a first shaft formed by injection molding integrally with the cylindrical resin-bonded magnet at one end thereof, and a second shaft press-fitted into a bore of the cylindrical resin-bonded magnet at the opposite end thereof. A magnetic roll comprises a cylindrical resin-bonded magnet made primarily of a ferromagnetic powder and a thermoplastic resin having a modulus of longitudinal elasticity of at least 2×104 kg/cm2, a first shaft formed by injection molding integrally with the cylindrical resin-bonded magnet at one end thereof, and a second shaft made of a rigid conductive material and press-fitted into a bore of the cylindrical resin-bonded magnet at the opposite end thereof. The bore has a splined cross section, the second shaft provided with a base portion having a splined cross section complimentary to that of the bore, and the base portion is inserted into the bore.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1998Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventor: Keitaro Yamashita