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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113310 | Linear motor charged electric vehicle An all-electric, wheeled vehicle has a magnet array that can be selectively moved between a retracted position and a deployed position, to respectively operate in a motor mode or a generator mode. When in the motor mode, with its magnet array retracted, wheel rotati... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8047138 | Self-regulating magneto-dynamic system for high speed ground transportation vehicle A self-regulating magneto-dynamic system, utilizing steel core rails and permanent magnets as sources of magnetic field, provided for magnetic levitation, stabilization and propulsion in a high speed ground transportation vehicle moving with high speed without frict... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7950333 | Passive magnetic levitation ride for amusement parks A track and vehicle assembly for amusement park ride. The assembly includes a track with an arcuate contact surface and banked corners. A levitation circuit is placed along a length of the track with passive electric coils. The assembly includes a vehicle with a bod... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7334525 | Modular guideway for a magnetic levitation vehicle and method for manufacturing a guideway module A MAGLEV guideway module which can be supported by vertical columns to create a section of an elevated MAGLEV guideway is disclosed. The module includes a deck and an elongated box beam that are form cast together in a unitary monolithic construction and made of lig... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331474 | Specimen-container rack for automated clinical instrument A magnetically-attractive specimen-container rack for use with a magnetic transport system for transporting racks of specimen-containers to or within an automated clinical instrument for analysis and/or processing. The specimen-container rack comprises a pair of U-s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7301252 | Magnetic bearings A magnetic bearing (1, 2, 3) has two bearing members (5, 7) each of which carries a set of bearing elements (4, 6) and the bearing elements (4) of a said set carried by one member (5) interleaved with the bearing elements (6... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7204192 | Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects such as vehicles, doors and windows are shown and described herein. The embodiments incorporate a track with lower rails having lower permanent magnets and the object with upper rails having upper perm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197987 | Magnet assembly for the suspension and guidance of suspended vehicles and transport systems A magnet assembly for the suspension and guidance of suspended vehicles and transport systems creates an intrinsically stable, contactless magnetic suspension and guidance system composed of an assembly of magnetic elements and a superconductor assembly for suspende... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7096794 | Inductrack configuration A simple permanent-magnet-excited maglev geometry provides levitation forces and is stable against vertical displacements from equilibrium but is unstable against horizontal displacements. An Inductrack system is then used in conjunction with this system to effect s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059252 | Magnetic levitation car A magnetic levitated car comprising a car body that is made to float on a magnetic road laid on with a plurality of spaced apart magnets, at least one magnetic suspension stabilizer disposed spacedly at the bottom of said car body, and at least one electro-magnetic ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058487 | Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle In a control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle which is able to travel under the driving force from at least one of an internal-combustion engine E and a drive motor connected to the internal-combustion engine, when an FI/AT/MGECU and a MOTECU execute motor damping whi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6917136 | Synchronous machine design and manufacturing Synchronous motors according to the invention operate at higher efficiency, with lower cost, reduced mass and reduced cogging. Magnet dimensions are selected that reduce cogging forces to a negligible amount even though there are fewer slots than normal. Optionally,... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6886651 | Material transportation system A material transportation system includes one or more material transportation vehicles, each having magnetic wheels coupled to a magnetically attractive surface that can include a ceiling, a wall, a floor, and/or a transition region. The material transportation vehi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6792335 | Robotic apparatuses, systems and methods A mobile device for traversing a ferromagnetic surface. The device includes a frame and at least one surface contacting device attached to the frame. The device also includes a Halbach magnet array attached to the frame, wherein the Halbach magnet array provides a m... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758146 | Laminated track design for inductrack maglev systems A magnet configuration comprising a pair of Halbach arrays magnetically and structurally connected together are positioned with respect to each other so that a first component of their fields substantially cancels at a first plane between them, and a second componen... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6684794 | Magnetically levitated transportation system and method A magnetically levitated transportation system employs permanent magnet rails along a guideway that interact with permanent magnets on a vehicle. The rails are optimized to reduce magnetic mass, while maximizing lift force. In one example, the arrays are ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6629503 | Inductrack configuration A simple permanent-magnet-excited maglev geometry provides levitation forces and is stable against vertical displacements from equilibrium but is unstable against horizontal displacements. An Inductrack system is then used in conjunction with this system ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6502517 | Arrangement for operating a transportation system with a magnetic levitation vehicle The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a transportation system with a magnetic levitation vehicle, in which the inventive arrangement consists of an integrated transmission system including a power transmission system for inductive transmis... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6374746 | Magnetic levitation transportation system and method A ground-based capsule pipeline with greatly improved speed, energy efficiency, and cost for transportation of freight and/or people. Passive magnetic levitation is used to suspend inert, rugged capsules within an air-evacuated pipeline, where they are pr... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360670 | Magnetically coupled transportation module A transportation system for moving a transportation module comprises a thrust tube and a pod assembly disposed inside the thrust tube to be thrusted along the thrust tube. An inner magnetic coupler is disposed inside the thrust tube and connected with the... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357359 | Integrated high speed maglev system utilizing an active lift An integrated MAGLEV (Magnetic Levitated Vehicle) system consists of permanent or preferably superconducting vehicle-mounted magnets which interact with both active and induced track-based currents. The magnets on the vehicle which are used for propulsion... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6101952 | Vehicle guidance and switching via magnetic forces A system for guidance and/or switching of a vehicle or other object comprises a guideway, a guide plate that moves along the guideway, and a magnetic field source that induces a magnetic force between the guide plate and at least a portion of the guideway... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5652472 | Magnetodynamic levitation and stabilizing selfregulating system The proposed Magneto-Dynamic Levitation and Stabilizing Self-Regulating System (MDLSS) is designated for the stable flight of a heavy body along a given trajectory and can be employed for the magnetic levitation of vehicles and cars in high-speed ground t... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5615618 | Orbital and modular motors using permanent magnets and interleaved iron or steel magnetically permeable members A rotating device such as an orbital motor has a stator which includes a pair of opposed, generally annular magnetic units each comprising a plurality of groups of permanent magnets such as ceramic or ferrous magnets arranged in a side-by-side relationshi... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5586505 | Levitation system using permanent magnets for use with trains and the like type of right-of-way vehicles The invention relates to a magnetic unit having a plurality of groups of permanent magnets such as ceramic or ferrous magnets arranged in a side-by-side relationship, each plurality being separated from an adjacent plurality by a magnetically permeable me... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5584367 | Permanent magnet type automotive vehicle suspension The invention relates to a magnetic unit used as a shock absorber or load leveler for a vehicle and having a plurality of groups of permanent magnets such as ceramic or ferrous magnets arranged in a side-by-side relationship, each plurality being separate... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5452663 | Levitation and propulsion system using permanent magnets and interleaved iron or steel The invention relates to a magnetic unit having a plurality of groups of permanent magnets such as ceramic or ferrous magnets arranged in a side-by-side relationship, each plurality being separated from an adjacent plurality by a magnetically permeable me... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5440997 | Magnetic suspension transportation system and method A magnetic suspension system for a vehicle/rail transportation system, where interacting sets of magnets are positioned on the vehicle and the rail to suspend the vehicle from the rail and permit low friction movement along the rail. Also, laterally facin... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5431109 | Levitation and linear propulsion system using ceramic permanent magnets and interleaved malleable steel The invention relates to a magnetic unit having a plurality of groups of ceramic magnets arranged in a side-by-side relationship, each plurality being separated from an adjacent plurality by a malleable steel member to focus the lines of magnetic flux. Pr... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5343811 | Magnetic power system for low-friction transportation of loads The invention resides in a magnetic force system for frictionless transportation of loads, with at least one magnet (1) secured to the load (7), the magnet being arranged with respect to a ferromagnetic support profile (2). It is important that the magnet... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5243919 | Magnetic levitation actuator A magnetic levitation actuator includes a pair of U-shaped first permanent magnets provided on opposite sides of an object to be driven with a pair of outwardly projecting first legs defining the U-shape. A pair of guide rails are spaced apart from the ob... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5165347 | Vehicle levitation and guidance system A vehicle levitation and guidance system (20) is provided which levitates a vehicle (22) over a roadbed (28) through the use of thin permanently magnetized strips (32, 34) located in the vehicle and the roadbed. The strips are oriented with like magnetic ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5049218 | Magnetic support & transport system A magnetic support and transport system comprising a plurality of permanent magnets for interacting with ferrous T-bars of a ceiling grid to counteract gravitational attraction. A plurality of rollers maintain an air gap between the magnets and the grid. ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5020444 | Method of and apparatus for controlling magnetic levitation The present invention relates to an improvement in a method and an apparatus for magnetic levitation of a linear slider through a PI control action. When the slider is horizontally moved while levitated vertically by two fixed magnetic forces, the angle o... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4877123 | Conveyor means for wafers A conveyor for use in a room with a high degree of cleanness and which can convey wafers one by one stably, without generation of dust. The conveyor has vehicles having a slit in the surface on which a wafer can be placed, permanent magnets provided on th... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4852497 | Toy for demostrating magnetic force and the effects of air pressure In a magnet-floating toy running inside a loop of vacuum-like state, a .perp. shape monorail is provided within a loop of air-tight, transparent round pipes, air within the loop is drawn by suction to make loop reach a vacuum-like state to reduce air resi... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4805761 | Magnetic conveyor system for transporting wafers A conveyor system for transporting wafers to and from different work stations in a clean-controlled environment includes a platform being magnetically levitated above a U-shaped rail by a magnetic cushion provided by first magnets on the platform and the ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4746811 | Device for picking up control signals for conveyor units, particularly carriages of conveyor lines for industrial plants The device comprises two pick-up elements which can cooperate independently with a transmission line for control signals and are aligned in the direction of movement of a conveyor unit so as to be positioned respectively upstream and downstream in the dir... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4711182 | Magnetic suspension for a vehicle A magnetic suspension for a vehicle, includes a guide rail vertically mounted on a track and an underframe having a magnetic system surrounding lateral sides of the guide rail on which are mounted strips of permanent magnets. The magnetic system of the un... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4356772 | Magnetically levitated object A magnetically levitated carriage provided with a magnetic system suspension consisting of support magnets which magnetically cooperate via an air gap. The levitated carriage is maintained in a stable condition by means of a stabilizing device which subst... | 11/02/1982 |
