Abstract: A magnetic bearing assembly, either radial or linear, utilizes attractive magnetic forces between inner and outer components of the assembly. The assembly includes a mechanical device for controlling relative movement between the components in first and second directions, while permitting relative movement between them in a third direction. At least one of the components, separated by a gap, has a magnetic source for creating a magnetic field extending across the gap and causing a first load in a direction opposing gravity exerted across the gap and against that component adapted to receive a supplemental load. In this way, the attractive force urges the component adapted to receive the supplemental load upward against the mechanical device, thereby at least partially offsetting the load on the mechanical device caused by the weight of the supplemental load. Either component may be the moving component or the one adapted to receive the supplemental load.

Abstract: A wind generator system includes a stationary frame, a shaft, mechanical bearings and a stator and a rotor, along with magnetic components configured to reduce or substantially eliminate various loads imposed on the mechanical bearings by the system and by wind. In particular, magnetic components at a bearing closest to the vanes of attached to the shaft act to impart a force on the shaft opposing gravity. Magnetic components at a bearing along the shaft distal from the vanes act to impart a force on the shaft opposing a bending force exerted by the shaft on the bearing at that point. Additional magnetic components act to oppose gravity adjacent the stator and rotor. Still further magnetic components act to impart a force on the shaft opposing the wind force.

Abstract: A magnetic bearing assembly, either radial or linear, utilizes attractive magnetic forces between inner and outer components of the assembly. The assembly includes a mechanical device for controlling relative movement between the components in first and second directions, while permitting relative movement between them in a third direction. At least one of the components, separated by a gap, has a magnetic source for creating a magnetic field extending across the gap and causing a first load in a direction opposing gravity exerted across the gap and against that component adapted to receive a supplemental load. In this way, the attractive force urges the component adapted to receive the supplemental load upward against the mechanical device, thereby at least partially offsetting the load on the mechanical device caused by the weight of the supplemental load. Either component may be the moving component or the one adapted to receive the supplemental load.

Abstract: A magnetic bearing assembly utilizes repulsive magnetic forces between components, having magnetic sources, of the bearing at two or more gaps which are angled with respect to an axis of the inner component. Each gap provides force vectors in two directions, while allowing for relative movement of the components in a third direction. The gaps collectively provide a stable equilibrium in the first two directions, meaning that, in response to relative movement of the components in the first or second direction causing a decreased gap width, magnetic repulsive forces at the decreased gap width urge the components away from each other to return to equilibrium. The components of a radial magnetic bearing according to the invention move relative to one another rotationally, and the components of a linear magnetic bearing according to the invention move relative to one another longitudinally.

Abstract: The present invention presents an improved clip and an improved block wherein the material requirements for the clip are reduced and transmission performance for the assembly is improved. The present invention also presents a method of manufacturing the improved clip. The clips are of the type generally referred to in the art as 66 type clips. The clip of this invention has an oval opening with parallel sides between the base and that portion of the clip which holds the wire; and the oval aperture is flanked by arm portions of diverging width from the top of the aperture to the bottom of the aperture. In other words, the sides of the arms adjacent to the aperture are parallel, and the sides of the arms remote from the aperture diverge outwardly. This makes the arms thicker in width as they approach and join the base. This construction achieves the important advantage of a tapered beam element, which is well known to result in superior stress distribution than beams whose thickness is uniform.

Abstract: An electrical contact to be inserted into an aperture in an electrical board, the contact has an elongated body with a pair of alignment surfaces each having the configuration of a segment of a cylinder whose diameter is substantially the same as the diameter of the aperture of the board into which the contact is to be inserted and whose axis is co-axial with said body axis. The alignment surfaces are circumferentially spaced apart. The alignment surfaces are used to engage the wall of said aperture to position and maintain the axis of the contact co-axial with the axis of said aperture. The contact also has retention means adjacent said alignment surfaces to engage the wall of the aperture to generate retaining forces.

Abstract: An electrical contact to be inserted into an aperture in an electrical board, the contact has an elongated body with a pair of alignment surfaces each having the configuration of a segment of a cylinder whose diameter is substantially the same as the diameter of the aperture of the board into which the contact is to be inserted and whose axis is co-axial with said body axis. The alignment surfaces are circumferentially spaced apart. The alignment surfaces are used to engage the wall of said aperture to position and maintain the axis of the contact co-axial with the axis of said aperture. The contact also has retention means adjacent said alignment surfaces to engage the wall of the aperture to generate retaining forces.

Abstract: Tooling connected to the punch pad and die pad bolsters of a progressive die operable as the contacts are being punched out to hug or impact opposite side edges of a contact and thereby form mounting and/or electrical energy transfer surfaces on the side edges. The tooling makes contacts having mounting sections with mounting surfaces which provide for improved mounting characteristics and which also may function as electrical energy transfer surfaces. The tooling makes contacts having retention sections, the retention sections having a pair of outboard arms and an inboard arm and which, when the retention section is inserted in a circuit board aperture, will be engaged by the outboard arms and function to prevent the metal of the outboard arms from being strained beyond the elastic limit and the outboard arms having surfaces formed by the tooling.

Abstract: (a) Contacts having mounting sections with mounting surfaces which provide for improved mounting characteristics and which also may function as electrical energy transfer surfaces, the contacts being formed by tooling connected to the punch pad and die pad bolsters of a progressive die operable as the contacts are being punched out to hug or impact opposite side edges of a contact and thereby form mounting and/or electrical energy transfer surfaces on the side edges.(b) Contacts having retention sections, the retention sections having a pair of outboard arms and an inboard arm and which, when the retention section is inserted in a circuit board aperture, will be engaged to the outboard arms and function to prevent the metal of the outboard arms from being strained beyond the elastic limit and the outboard arms having surfaces formed by the tooling of (a).

Abstract: In the manufacture of electrical spring contacts each having a gold-plated contact element welded thereto, a method of providing such a contact element by welding a gold-plated surface strip to a body strip with a pair of welding electrodes in the form of rollers located between the punch and die pad bolsters of a progressive die to effect one or more welds between the strips during the interval the punch pad bolster is in its return stroke mode whereby the subsequent punching out of the finished contacts can be done without disturbing the welds and each such welded part of the surface strip constitutes the gold-plated contact element.

Abstract: Providing solder on electrical spring contacts being stamped in a press by arranging the press to form a mounting section on the contact, position a segment of solder adjacent the mounting section, cut the segment, and then wrap the same over the mounting section.

Abstract: Roll of a composite strip can be purchased by spring contact fabricator and fed directly into press for stamping contacts. Composite strip made as follows: Base or body strip fed out of a roll and continuously skived or milled to form slot extending along strip axis and having edge projections. Precious metal contact strip fed out of a roll and inserted into the slot and seam welded to body strip. Projections are then rolled over on contact strip compressing same in slot. Part of precious metal surface left exposed for making electrical connection. Composite strip wound into roll for shipment.

Abstract: Electrodes are incorporated in a progressive die to weld precious metal to spring contact body being formed by the die. One electrode is carried by the die bolster and the other electrode is carried by a pivotally mounted narrow arm projecting into the die. The arm is moved into welding position when engaged by a narrow, leaf spring carried by the punch pad bolster and also projecting into the die.

Abstract: Making a spring contact with a precious metal contact surface by feeding a base strip (from which contact body is made) and a precious metal strip (from which contact surface is made) into progressive die which is tooled to form a spring contact body with slot, to put a section of precious metal strip into the slot, to deform edges of the slot to trap the section, to sever the section and trim the body to form the finished contact.

Abstract: Making a spring contact with a precious metal contact surface by feeding a base strip (from which contact body is made) and a precious metal strip (from which contact surface is made) into progressive die which is tooled to form a spring contact body with slot, to put a section of precious metal strip into the slot, to deform edges of the slot to trap the section, to sever the section and trim the body to form the finished contact.

Abstract: A gold club (either wood, iron or putter) constructed to cause the striking face to be aligned normal to the line of swing both during the swing and at the instant of impact and also constructed to provide, at the instant of impact, a high moment of inertia with respect to the center line, the alignment and inertia characteristic providing for the ball to be hit straight away without hook or slice.