Magnet-shunted systems and methods
First Claim
1. A magnet-shunted system for rerouting extrinsic magnetic fields and waves propagating to a target away therefrom and also for rerouting device magnetic fields and waves generated by one of an electric, electronic, and magnetic device away from said target comprising:
- at least one magnet member having at least one of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet each of which is configured to define at least one one N pole and S pole therein; and
at least one path member which is configured to be magnetically permeable, to be magnetically coupled to said magnet member, to absorb thereinto at least one of said extrinsic and device magnetic fields and waves, and to reroute said one of said extrinsic and device magnetic fields and waves to at least one of said poles of said magnet member, whereby said one of said fields and waves are absorbed by said path member, to be rerouted toward said magnet member, and eliminated by at least one of said poles of said magnet member.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a magnet-shunted system for shielding a target from magnetic fields and waves. More particularly, the present invention relates to a magnet system including a path member and a magnet member having a magnet at least partially shielded by a magnetically permeable shunt member. The path member forms a path through which the extrinsic magnetic fields and waves bypass the target, the magnet member serves as a termination point for the magnetic fields or waves, and the shunt member defines another path through which primary magnetic fields generated by the magnet member are confined very close to the shunt and/or magnet members. The present invention relates to various methods of forming the termination point, eliminating the extrinsic magnetic fields or waves by the magnet, and disposing the magnet member into the path member. The present invention also relates to various processes for providing such a magnet-shunted system including the foregoing magnet and path members along with the optional shunt member.
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20 Claims
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1. A magnet-shunted system for rerouting extrinsic magnetic fields and waves propagating to a target away therefrom and also for rerouting device magnetic fields and waves generated by one of an electric, electronic, and magnetic device away from said target comprising:
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at least one magnet member having at least one of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet each of which is configured to define at least one one N pole and S pole therein; and
at least one path member which is configured to be magnetically permeable, to be magnetically coupled to said magnet member, to absorb thereinto at least one of said extrinsic and device magnetic fields and waves, and to reroute said one of said extrinsic and device magnetic fields and waves to at least one of said poles of said magnet member, whereby said one of said fields and waves are absorbed by said path member, to be rerouted toward said magnet member, and eliminated by at least one of said poles of said magnet member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A magnet-shunted system forming a preset number of portions each of which includes at least one magnetically permeable material for rerouting magnetic fields and waves emitted from a source of electromagnetic waves away from a target comprising:
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at least one path member which is configured to define said preset number of said portions, to include said material, and to absorb said magnetic fields and waves thereinto; and
at least one magnet member which is configured to have at least one permanent magnet which is configured to define at least one N pole and S pole thereon, and to magnetically couple with at least two of said portions of said path member, whereby said at least two of said portions of said path member is configured to be separated away from the rest of said path member while including at least a portion of said magnet member, to receive said magnetic fields and waves from said path member, and to eliminate said magnetic fields and waves in at least one of said poles of said at least a portion of said magnet member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of minimizing permanent magnetization of a magnetically permeable path member for rerouting extrinsic magnetic fields and waves propagating to a target away therefrom comprising the steps of:
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disposing at least one magnetically permeable path member between a source of said waves and said target;
magnetically coupling said path member with one polarity of a magnet member;
absorbing said fields and waves with said path member;
rerouting said magnetic fields and waves to one of said poles of said magnet member, thereby eliminating said waves in said magnet member; and
moving at least one of said magnet and path members with respect to the other thereof so as to couple said path member to an opposite pole of said magnet member, thereby preventing said path member from being permanently magnetized into a polarity of said one of said poles. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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