Abstract: A mooring device (100) includes a method for operation. The mooring device (100) has an attachment unit (101) including a contact surface (102) for contacting a surface of an object (201) to be attached and at least one magnet for generating a magnetic field through the contact surface (102) to the object (201), a regulator (104) for adjusting the magnetic field generated by the at least one magnet, a telescopic arm (105) pivotally attached to the attachment unit (101), a first hydraulic cylinder (106) and a second hydraulic cylinder (107) attached to the telescopic arm (105), and a monitor for monitoring linear displacements of the first hydraulic cylinder (106) and the second hydraulic cylinder (107). The regulator (104) is configured, based on the linear displacements, to adjust the magnetic field so that an attachment point on the surface of the object (201) can be changed.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a magnetic coupling system to improve stability at low magnetic docking forces, such as docking between a hand held device (102) and its base (104), where the hand held device and the base each contain a magnet (112, 108) with the same direction of polarity, arranged so that the two magnets attract each other when the hand held device is docked to the base. An auxiliary magnet (114) is included in the magnetic coupling system. In one example, the auxiliary magnet may be arranged within the hand held device at a predetermined distance from the other magnet within the hand held device and is arranged with polarity in the opposite directions as the other two magnets. In another example, the auxiliary magnet may be arranged within the base at a predetermined distance from the other magnet within the base and is arranged with polarity in the opposite direction as the other two magnets.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to a magnetizer comprising at least one magnet; and a housing, the housing comprising: a top face; a bottom face positioned on an opposite side of the housing from the top face; a plurality of faces adjoining the top face and the bottom face; an interior comprising an interior surface formed at least in part by the top face, the bottom face and the plurality of faces; wherein the top face includes a first opening configured to receive a medical device; and wherein the at least one magnet is positioned within the interior of the housing. A face of the plurality of faces may include a second opening to expose at least a portion of the interior surface through the second opening. The second opening may be larger than the first opening.

Abstract: Described here are systems and methods for mitigating or otherwise removing the effects of short-term magnetic field instabilities caused by oscillations of the cold head in a cryogen-free magnet system used for magnetic resonance systems, such as magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) systems, nuclear magnetic resonance (“NMR”) systems, or the like.

Abstract: A device for accommodating and magnetizing a tissue-penetrating medical device of various lengths, with or without a cover covering a portion or the entirety of the tissue-penetrating medical device, is disclosed including a sleeve member having an open proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, an outer surface having a graduated injection depth gauge to indicate needle penetration depth when the cover is placed into a magnetizer, and a hollow body extending between the proximal end and the distal end to form a protective closure over a shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device. A device having one or more magnetizing elements sectioned into a plurality of movable segments pivoting around an axis to accommodate needles with different lengths is also disclosed. Also disclosed is a device having one or more magnetizing means mounted on a movable element to magnetize needles of various lengths.

Abstract: Techniques described here provide a rotor and a method of making a rotor. In an embodiment, a method of making a rotor includes forming a magnet array by assembling a plurality of magnets into the magnet array, providing pre-preg adjacent to the magnet array, co-curing the magnet array with the pre-preg, and magnetizing the magnet array subsequent to the formation of the magnet array.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus for magnetizing a ferromagnetic, electrically conductive hollow shaft, the apparatus comprising: an electrically conductive rod-like element for generating one or a plurality of magnetic fields by means of an internal contact device arranged thereon and used for contacting with an inner contact region on an inner side of the hollow shaft; an external contact device for contacting with an outer contact region on an outer side of the hollow shaft; and a current source for generating a current pulse through the rod-like element, the internal contact device and the external contact device and also through the hollow shaft between the inner and outer contact regions; wherein a first pole of the current source is connected to or adapted to be connected to at least one current supply contact point of the rod-like element and a second pole of the current source is connected to or adapted to be connected to the external contact device, and wherein an electrical polarity of

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to an electronic device including an antenna. The electronic device may include: a foldable housing; a flexible display disposed on the foldable housing wherein at least a part of the flexible display is configured to be folded; and a frame disposed on a boundary portion of the flexible display and coupled to a side member of the foldable housing. The side member may include a conductive portion electrically connected to a communication circuit, and the frame may include a low-permittivity material.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a module for robot navigation, an address marker and an associated robot. The module divides a whole workspace area for robot traveling into a plurality of module areas, and each module area is internally provided with a first magnetic piece having a polarity of an N pole or an S pole and a second magnetic piece having a polarity different from the polarity of the first magnetic piece. The first magnetic piece is a first magnetic strip, and the second magnetic piece is a second magnetic strip. The first magnetic strip is arranged in the Y-axis direction, and the second magnetic strip is arranged in the X-axis direction. A third magnetic strip and a fourth magnetic strip are further included. The four strips are in cross arrangement. The polarity of the second magnetic strip, the polarity of the third magnetic strip and the polarity of the fourth magnetic strip are the same.

Abstract: A magnetizing method includes the steps of preparing a rotor comprising a rotor core having a magnet insertion hole and a permanent magnet provided in the magnet insertion hole, placing the rotor so as to face a tooth around which a winding is wound, rotating the rotor in a first rotating direction by a first angle ?1 from a rotational position where a center of the magnet insertion hole in a circumferential direction of the rotor core faces a middle portion between both ends of the winding in the circumferential direction and supplying electric current to the winding, and rotating the rotor in a second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction by a second angle ?2 from the rotational position direction and supplying electric current to the winding. The second angle ?2 is smaller than the first angle ?1.

Abstract: A device for accommodating and magnetizing a tissue-penetrating medical device of various lengths, with or without a cover covering a portion or the entirety of the tissue-penetrating medical device, is disclosed including a sleeve member having an open proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, an outer surface having a graduated injection depth gauge to indicate needle penetration depth when the cover is placed into a magnetizer, and a hollow body extending between the proximal end and the distal end to form a protective closure over a shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device. Also disclosed is a needle cover having a fixed distance between the tip of the needle and the tip of the needle cover. A device having one or more magnetizing elements sectioned into a plurality of movable segments pivoting around an axis to accommodate needles with different lengths is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a conductive part provided to configure an outer wall of a main body chassis and formed of a conductive material, a radio wave transmission part provided to configure the outer wall of the main body chassis and formed of a resin material, and a first antenna provided at a position facing the radio wave transmission part inside the main body chassis. The conductive part has a first protrusion portion protruded toward the inside of the main body chassis and joined to the resin material which forms the radio wave transmission part. The first protrusion portion is electrically connected to the first antenna.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a module for robot navigation, an address marker and an associated robot. The module divides a whole workspace area for robot traveling into a plurality of module areas, and each module area is internally provided with a first magnetic piece having a polarity of an N pole or an S pole and a second magnetic piece having a polarity different from the polarity of the first magnetic piece. The first magnetic piece is a first magnetic strip, and the second magnetic piece is a second magnetic strip. The first magnetic strip is arranged in the Y-axis direction, and the second magnetic strip is arranged in the X-axis direction. A third magnetic strip and a fourth magnetic strip are further included.

Abstract: A component for a rock breaking system is magnetized into a state of remanent magnetization. The remanent magnetization of the component has a predetermined varying magnetization profile relative to geometry of the component, the varying magnetization profile describing varying magnetization intensity in the component relative to the geometry of the component.

Abstract: A method is presented for incorporating a metal-ferroelectric-metal (MFM) structure in a cross-bar array in back end of the line (BEOL) processing. The method includes forming a first electrode, forming a ferroelectric layer in direct contact with the first electrode, forming a second electrode in direct contact with the ferroelectric layer, such that the first electrode and the ferroelectric layer are perpendicular to the second electrode to form the cross-bar array, and biasing the second electrode to adjust domain wall movement within the ferroelectric layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a module for robot navigation, an address marker and an associated robot. The module divides a whole workspace area for robot traveling into a plurality of module areas, and each module area is internally provided with a first magnetic piece having a polarity of an N pole or an S pole and a second magnetic piece having a polarity different from the polarity of the first magnetic piece. The first magnetic piece is a first magnetic strip, and the second magnetic piece is a second magnetic strip. The first magnetic strip is arranged in the Y-axis direction, and the second magnetic strip is arranged in the X-axis direction. A third magnetic strip and a fourth magnetic strip are further included.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for separating fine particles using magnetophoresis, and to a method for separating fine particles using same, and particularly, to an apparatus for separating fine particles using magnetophoresis, which includes a fine, patterned magnetic structure capable of quickly and efficiently separating even particles that are weakly magnetized and coupled to fine particles, and to a method for separating fine particles using same.

Abstract: A system for magnetizing magnetic sources into a rare earth permanent magnet material includes a first inductor coil, a second inductor coil, and at least one magnetizing circuit for supplying a first current having a first direction for a first duration to said first inductor coil to produce a first magnetic field and a second current having a second direction for a second duration to said second inductor coil to produce a second magnetic field. The first inductor coil comprises a first plurality of layers of a flat conductor about a first aperture positioned on a first side of the rare earth permanent magnet material at a first location where a magnetic source is to be magnetized into the rare earth permanent magnet material from the first side of the rare earth permanent magnet material.

Abstract: A chassis structure is disclosed. A chassis includes a plate-like body in which a foam layer is located between a pair of fiber-reinforced resin plates, and a frame body formed of a thermoplastic resin and joined to a peripheral portion of the plate-like body. The plate-like body is configured such that its peripheral portion is formed by an ear-like joint portion where the pair of fiber-reinforced resin plates are joined together without the foam layer located therebetween, thereby sealing the foam layer inside the pair of fiber-reinforced resin plates. The frame body is joined to the plate-like body in a state where the frame body is in contact with the joint portion.

Abstract: A magnetization tool for post-assembly magnetization of a magnet assembly including a main coil, an end surface of the main coil configured to be positioned substantially parallel to an outer surface of the magnet assembly for magnetizing a magnetic pole of the magnet assembly, the main coil being configured to generate a magnetic field and a shielding arrangement positioned adjacent the main coil in a plane substantially parallel to the end surface of the main coil, whereby the shielding arrangement is configured to generate a shielding magnetic field, whereby a resulting magnetic field of the shielding magnetic field and the magnetic field is substantially only protruding the magnetic pole of the magnet assembly and directly adjacent magnetic poles of the magnet assembly such that the magnetic pole of the magnet assembly and the directly adjacent magnetic poles of the magnetic pole have a substantially opposite polarity.

Abstract: A magnetic property determination apparatus that determines the magnetic materials on a paper sheet transported through a transport path includes a magnetization unit and a magnetic detection unit. The magnetization unit generates a magnetization magnetic field including a first magnetic field region and a second magnetic field region on the transport path. A magnetic field intensity and a magnetic field direction are set different between the first magnetic field region and the second magnetic field region so that the magnetic materials are magnetized in different magnetization directions depending on coercive forces of the magnetic materials. The magnetic detection unit that generates a bias magnetic field on the transport path downstream in a transport direction of the magnetization unit, and that detects a magnetic charge of the magnetic materials by detecting variations of the bias magnetic field.

Abstract: Point-of sale (POS) devices and checkout devices are provided. An exemplary checkout apparatus includes a plurality of sensing elements arranged in fixed relationship with each other at the mouth of a bag. At least one of the sensing elements senses a code arranged on a product as the product is being placed into the bag.

Abstract: An efficient magnetic assembly having magnetic regions is formed by applying a magnetic field from a magnetizer to predefined portions of a monolithic substrate corresponding to the magnetized regions. In the described embodiment, the magnetic field is of sufficient strength and is applied for a sufficient amount of time to magnetize the corresponding portions of the monolithic substrate. A distance between at least two adjacent magnetized regions corresponding to a neutral zone is determined and based upon the determination, the monolithic substrate is shifted an amount less than the distance corresponding to the neutral zone and the magnetic field is re-applied to at least the shifted portion of the monolithic substrate.

Abstract: A hand held portable magnetizer device, system, and method for magnetizing magnetizable sheets for on-site use.

Abstract: A rotor includes first and second rotor cores, a field magnet, and an annular magnet. The first and second rotor cores each include a core base and core magnetic poles. The core magnetic poles are provided on an outer peripheral portion of the core base at equal intervals. The core bases are faced with each other. The core magnetic poles are alternately arranged in a peripheral direction. The annular magnet is a resin molding product including a magnetic pole magnet portion and an inter-pole magnet portion. The annular magnet has a non-contact portion not in contact with the first and second rotor cores. A gate mark portion in injection molding of the annular magnet is arranged in the non-contact portion.

Abstract: A voice coil motor 2 using a Dual Halbach Magnet Array has an outer magnet array 5 and an inner magnet array 6, wherein the inner magnet array 6 comprises axially magnetized magnets 6A, 6C and 6E and radially magnetized magnets 6B and 6D. Each of the axially magnetized magnets 6A, 6C and 6E of an inner magnet array 6 is formed of a monolithic magnet having ring-shape, whereas each of the radially magnetized magnets 6B and 6D of the inner magnet array 6 is formed of a plurality of split magnets divided in a circumferential direction. A fixing means 13 is provided to fix the radially magnetized magnets 6B and 6D and the axially magnetized magnets 6A, 6C and 6E of the inner magnet array 6 in an axially clamped manner.

Abstract: A magnetic tile construction set is disclosed that may be used to construct extended 3-dimensional structures. In one embodiment, plastic magnets are attached to multiple edges of a lightweight core. The magnets have a width and length comparable to the thickness of the core and a length that is an order of magnitude longer than the thickness of the core. Tiles may be attached to one another at the tile edges through magnetic forces that do not vary by more than a factor of two over the range of angles from 45 degrees to 180 degrees.

Abstract: An undulator with a compact construction is provided that reduces weight, complexity and cost. The compact undulator system and methods provides mechanical integrity without compromising magnetic field quality.

Abstract: At least two partial magnets mechanically connected to each other. The length of each partial magnet runs in the main magnetisation direction of each partial magnet and/or in the main direction in which a partial magnet can be magnetised or in which its magnetisation is intended, and defines a first side and a second side as opposed regions at the ends of the partial magnet in respect of its length The at least two partial magnets are arranged in sequence in respect of their lengths and connected to each other. Deviations in the direction of the magnetisation and/or magnetisability of the first partial magnet deviating from the main magnetisation direction and/or main direction of magnetisability reduce and/or substantially compensate for the deviations in the direction of the magnetisation and/or magnetisability of the other or of the adjacent partial magnet deviating from the main magnetisation direction and/or main direction of magnetisability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for magnetizing and assembling an electrical machine comprising a stator and a rotor with at least one permanent magnet. The device includes a magnetizer unit for magnetizing the at least one permanent magnet of the rotor, a rotor load unit, and a translation unit for translating the rotor from the magnetizer unit to a rotor load unit for inserting the rotor into the stator. The invention also relates to a method for magnetizing and assembling an electrical machine comprising a stator and a rotor with at least one permanent magnet at a magnetizing unit.

Abstract: A method for in-situ magnetization of a generator rotor is provided. The generator has a stator and the rotor is located inside the stator. An air gap is formed between an outer radial portion of the rotor and an inner radial portion of the stator. The rotor has a plurality of excitation windings and a plurality of permanent magnets. The method includes the step of applying a current to the excitation windings, and the current is greater than a normal excitation current. A maintaining step maintains the current for a time period sufficient to magnetize the permanent magnets. The magnetization of the permanent magnets occurs on the rotor in-situ and while the rotor is inside the stator.

Abstract: A non-linear multi-pole magnetization pattern is used to magnetize flexible magnetizable sheets. The non-linear pattern is produced by a magnetizing mechanism having a set of angled magnets. Shifting of magnetic sheet positions in a stack is eliminated by randomizing the positions of the multiple magnetic poles in such manner that as the magnetic sheets are stacked, each sheet will have a multi-pole configuration different from the adjacent sheets below and above it on the stack.

Abstract: Mooring device for mooring a ship and comprising a base, a movable arm construction supported by the base, and at least one magnet mounted in a frame, which frame is supported by the movable arm construction, wherein the frame is provided with at least one leaf spring, and at least one magnet is supported by the at least one leaf spring. Further there is a hinge connected to the movable arm construction, and the frame comprises two beams on opposite sides of the hinge, wherein each beam supports at least one leaf spring and a magnet mounted on said at least one leaf spring.

Abstract: A system and method for tailoring a polarity transition of a magnetic structure is provided that involves printing one or more reinforcing maxels alongside one side or both sides of a polarity transition boundary between a first polarity region of the magnetic structure having a first polarity and a second polarity region of the magnetic structure having a second polarity, where printing reinforcing maxels alongside the polarity transition boundary improves the magnetic field characteristics of the polarity transition.

Abstract: A system and a method are described herein for demagnetizing a region of a magnetic structure. In one embodiment, the system comprises: (a) a pulsed magnetizer; and (b) at least one magnetizing coil that receives a sequence of discrete current with continually decreasing current values from the pulsed magnetizer and outputs a sequence of discrete magnetizing fields with continually decreasing field strengths to overwrite and at least partly demagnetize the region of the magnetic structure. The at least one magnetizing coil is located adjacent to the region of the magnetic structure.

Abstract: An electromagnet comprising a ferromagnetic yoke which comprises a yoke. Mutually opposing first and second pole pieces are provided. The first pole piece is provided with a planar coil having a first side facing the yoke and a second side facing the yoke. A balancing member is arranged on the second side of the planar coil to counterbalance the attractive force between the planar coil and the yoke. The other pole piece may also be provided with a corresponding balancing member.

Abstract: Method, system, and apparatus for optimizing kinematics of a magnetic latch having a magnetic element is disclosed.

Abstract: A magnetic resonator is provided which has a support structure and a plurality of roller assemblies mounted thereto for rotation about respective axes of rotation which are generally parallel one to another. Drive means are coupled to the roller assemblies to rotate each of the roller assemblies about its respective axis of rotation relative to the support structure. Each roller assembly houses a plurality of magnets disposed along respective axes of the roller assemblies. The plurality of magnets are grouped in a plurality of first and second arrangements with a first arrangement being interspersed between a pair of second arrangements. At least one of the first and second arrangements incorporates a pattern or shape based on sacred geometry.

Abstract: A system for producing magnetic structures includes multiple magnetizing circuits and multiple inductor coils used to magnetically print multiple magnetic sources onto multiple pieces of magnetizable material moving on a motion control system. The multiple inductor coils may be configured on one or more gantries. The motion control system may be a conveyor system.

Abstract: A magnetization apparatus for a magnet of a magnetic encoder. The magnetization apparatus is configured to alternately form a positive and a negative magnetization areas by moving a magnetic member along a route penetrating a gap of a magnetization yoke while alternately generating positive and negative magnetic fields in the gap of the magnetization yoke.

Abstract: For simplifying the handling of magnet bodies during magnetization and for inserting the magnetized magnet bodies into a component of a magnetic system such as an electromagnetic drive, a magnetic travel or angle system or the like, an apparatus is proposed which includes a plurality of cavities for receiving at least one magnet body respectively, wherein the magazine comprises a plurality of interconnected and mutually movable magazine elements. The invention further relates to a method for holding magnet bodies during their magnetization and for inserting the magnetized magnet bodies into a component of a magnetic system and to a magnet body handling system.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices and methods for magnetic-responsive chemical mechanical polishing. In one embodiment, a device including a support with one or more magnetic field generators formed therein is provided. The magnetic field generators can produce at least one magnetic field. A magnetic-responsive composite is positioned in magnetic connection with the magnetic field generators. When the magnetic-responsive composite receives the magnetic field from the magnetic field generators, the magnetic-responsive composite changes shape.

Abstract: A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a rotor core including a plurality of laminated steel plates; a permanent magnet fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core, the permanent magnet having a length in an axial direction less than that of the rotor core; and an adhesive member disposed on a region of the outer peripheral surface of the rotor core between an end of the permanent magnet in the axial direction and an end of the rotor core in the axial direction.

Abstract: A method of magnetizing a multi-pole magnet includes the steps of obtaining a magnetization coil having a magnetization zone and a central axis, and positioning a magnet within the magnetization zone. The method also includes positioning at least one pair of shield bodies including a conductive material proximate the first and second surfaces of the magnet, with the shield bodies being aligned together to cover both sides of at least a first region of magnet and expose both sides of at least a second region of the magnet. The method further includes energizing the magnetization coil to generate an applied magnetic field within the magnetization zone that is sufficient to induce eddy currents in the at least one pair of shield bodies and to magnetize the exposed second region of the magnet.

Abstract: The aim is to improve the demagnetisation of ferromagnetic components by means of simple enhancements of a demagnetising device in such a manner that, in spite of the demagnetisation at approximately room temperature, ferromagnetic components with vanishingly low residual magnetism, as was previously only achievable by means of thermal demagnetisation, are achieved. This is achieved in that a chamber with walls made from magnetically highly-permeable ferromagnetic material for shielding from external interference fields, for example the magnetic field of the Earth, is used in the demagnetising coil of a demagnetising device, whereby an interference-field-free chamber interior is pushed with a reduction of the interference field strength in the chamber interior to such a small magnetic interference field, that the residual magnetism at the treated objects has a lower value after demagnetisation than the interference field outside of the chamber space.

Abstract: A sheet-feeder system for multiple feeding of magnetizable sheets from a stack through a portable magnetizer designed for on-site use, enclosed in a portable case which is hand-carryable. A sheet advancer advances single magnetizable sheets from the stack in a stack positioner. The sheet advancer includes a single-sheet separator configured to separate single magnetizable sheets from the stack during advancement. Magnetic attraction between a magnetizable sheet and a magnetic field generated by a sheet magnetizer configured to permanently magnetize single magnetizable sheets as they are advanced by the sheet advancer assists the sheet advancer to advance the single magnetizable sheets from the stack through the sheet magnetizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates a device for magnetizing a rotor of an electrical machine with a power rating of at least 1 MW, wherein the rotor comprises permanent magnet material, said device comprising a yoke with an electromagnetic coil arranged to produce a pulsed magnetic field for magnetizing the permanent magnet material, wherein the magnetic field is sufficient to magnetize a permanent magnetic pole wherein the rotor and yoke is in a fixed relation to each other. The invention also relates to a method for magnetization of a rotor with permanent magnets for an electrical machine.

Abstract: An improved system and method for producing magnetic structures involves a first magnetizing circuit having a first inductor coil used to magnetically print a first magnetic source onto a magnetizable material and a second magnetizing circuit having a second inductor coil used to magnetically print a second magnetic source onto said magnetizable material.

Abstract: The embodiments disclose an alternating current (AC) erase process configured to cancel out existing polarity of stack magnetic features on both sides of the stack and an AC reset process configured to initialize the polarity of the device stack magnetic features of both sides of a stack configured to create a uniform polarity.

Abstract: A method of magnetization reversal, time stable ferrimagnetic material, a product and a domain comprising said material, a system for magnetization reversal, and information storage. Therein, a ferrimagnetic material is one in which magnetic moments of the atoms on different sublattices are opposed, as in antiferromagnetism; however, in ferrimagnetic materials, the opposing moments are unequal and a spontaneous magnetization remains.