Magnetic trap for cylindrical diamagnetic materials
US9093377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/762
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for self-aligning diamagnetic materials includes first and second magnets contacting each other along a contact line and having a diametric magnetization perpendicular to the contact line and a diamagnetic rod positioned to levitate above the contact line of the first and second magnets.
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