Patents by Inventor Ilan S. Chabay

Ilan S. Chabay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6037853
    Abstract: A device for displaying the loose coupling between magnetic fields is provided, comprising a first disk having a plurality of magnetic elements attached to the first disk so that the magnetic field of said magnets extend radially from an outer edge of the first disk, a second disk having a plurality of magnetic elements attached to the second disk so that the magnetic field of said magnets extend radially from an outer edge of the second disk so that the magnets on the disks are loosely coupled to each other, the strength of the loose coupling depending on the orientation of the magnets with respect to each other, and a rotatable control member having a magnetic element attached to an end of the control member, the control member magnet being rotated to a first position such that a predetermined pole of the control member magnet is located adjacent to the magnets on said first disk causing a magnetic coupling of the magnet on said control member to the magnets on said first so that loose coupling and the chao
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: The New Curiosity Shop Inc.
    Inventor: Ilan S. Chabay
  • Patent number: 5886608
    Abstract: A device for displaying the loose coupling between magnetic fields is provided, comprising a first disk having a plurality of magnetic elements attached to the first disk so that the magnetic field of the magnets extend radially from an outer edge of the first disk, a second disk having a plurality of magnetic elements attached to the second disk so that the magnetic field of the magnets extend radially from an outer edge of the second disk so that the magnets on the disks are loosely coupled to each other, the strength of the loose coupling depending on the orientation of the magnets with respect to each other, and a rotatable control member having a magnetic element attached to an end of the control member, the control member magnet being rotated to a first position such that a predetermined pole of the control member magnet is located adjacent to the magnets on the first disk causing a magnetic coupling of the magnet on the control member to the magnets on the first disk so that loose coupling and the chao
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: The New Curiosity Shop, Inc.
    Inventor: Ilan S. Chabay
  • Patent number: 5788506
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a pattern of a magnetic field is provided, comprising a container, a solution within said container having a plurality of magnetic particles, suspended within the solution, that align with a magnetic field in the vicinity of the container, the magnetic particles causing the solution to flow as the particles move into alignment with the magnetic field, and a plurality of flow indicator particles, suspended within the solution so that the flow of the solution in response to the movement of the magnetic particles is displayed. A method for displaying a pattern of a magnetic field and a mixture for use in an apparatus for displaying a pattern of a magnetic field are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: The New Curiosity Shop
    Inventor: Ilan S. Chabay