Patent · US Active

Non-settling glycol based magnetorheological fluids

US8062541B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
15References
26Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 1, 2008
Grant dateNov 22, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 14, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F1/447
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetorheological fluid comprising magnetic-responsive particles, a thickener, an ionic thixotropic additive, and a carrier fluid wherein the carrier fluid comprises a glycol-water mixture comprising at least 50 percent by weight of a glycol compound. The thickener is preferably fumed silica and the ionic thixotropic additive is preferably one of sodium nitrite, sodium chloride, sodium acetate, and sodium benzoate.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.