Magnetic membrane system
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a membrane, said membrane made of a nonmagnetic material body and magnetic pieces, said magnetic pieces contained in said nonmagnetic material body, a magnet operatively connected to said membrane, and means for causing said magnet to act on and change the shape of said membrane.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a membrane with magnetic particles. In one embodiment the membrane is created by mixing particles in a non-magnetic base. The membrane may act as an actuator, a sensor, a pump, a valve, or other device. A magnet is operatively connected to the membrane. The magnet acts on and changes the shape of the membrane.
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60 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a membrane, said membrane made of a nonmagnetic material body and magnetic pieces, said magnetic pieces contained in said nonmagnetic material body, a magnet operatively connected to said membrane, and means for causing said magnet to act on and change the shape of said membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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a membrane, said membrane made of a nonmagnetic material body and magnetic pieces, said magnetic pieces contained in said nonmagnetic material body, and magnet means operatively connected to said membrane for causing said membrane to change shape.
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49. A method of actuating a device to perform an activity on a subject, comprising the steps of:
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providing a membrane having magnetic pieces in a nonmagnetic material body, positioning said membrane in a desired position with regard to said subject, and using a magnet to produce a magnetic field that acts on said magnetic pieces thereby actuating the device to perform the activity on the subject. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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