Abstract: Disclosed are devices for influencing and/or controlling relative motion between members, such as vibration damping or absorbing devices, clutches and brakes. The devices comprise a magnet on one member and a field cooled superconductor on the other member. The devices utilize the interaction of the magnetic field of the magnet as it moves through the pinned flux in the superconductor to either influence or control relative motion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 1995
Date of Patent:
September 7, 1999
Assignee:
University of Houston - University Park
Inventors:
Chase K. McMichael, Ki-Bui Ma, Wei-Kan Chu
Abstract: Disclosed are devices for influencing and/or controlling relative motion between members, such as vibration damping or absorbing devices, clutches and brakes. The devices comprise a magnet on one member and a field cooled superconductor on the other member. The devices utilize the interaction of the magnetic field of the magnet as it moves through the pinned flux in the superconductor to either influence or control relative motion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 3, 1991
Date of Patent:
August 6, 1996
Assignee:
University of Houston-University Park
Inventors:
Chase K. McMichael, Ki-Bui Ma, Wei-Kan Chu
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