Method and Structure for Magnetically-Directed, Self-Assembly of Three-Dimensional Structures
First Claim
1. A structure adapted for magnetically-directed, self-assembly, comprising:
- a first body, the first body exhibiting a first magnetic field having a first predetermined pattern; and
a second body, the second body exhibiting a second magnetic field having a second predetermined pattern, wherein the first body and the second body are fully aligned to each other and bonded together by a magnetic attraction force between the first body and the second body due to the first and second magnetic fields when the magnetic attraction force between the first body and the second body is sufficient to overcome a mixing force.
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Abstract
A magnetically directed, self-assembled structure has a first body. The first body includes a single magnet or plurality of magnets disposed thereon to form a spatially variable magnetic field in a first predetermined pattern. A second body has a single magnet or plurality of magnets disposed thereon to form a spatially variable magnetic field in a second predetermined pattern. The second predetermined pattern is complementary to the first pattern. The first body is attracted to the second body with an attractive force greater than a mixture force such that the first body and second body are fully aligned to each other and bonded together.
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78 Claims
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1. A structure adapted for magnetically-directed, self-assembly, comprising:
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a first body, the first body exhibiting a first magnetic field having a first predetermined pattern; and a second body, the second body exhibiting a second magnetic field having a second predetermined pattern, wherein the first body and the second body are fully aligned to each other and bonded together by a magnetic attraction force between the first body and the second body due to the first and second magnetic fields when the magnetic attraction force between the first body and the second body is sufficient to overcome a mixing force. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 46, 47, 48, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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31. A method for magnetically-directed self-assembling parts, comprising:
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providing at least one first body, each first body exhibiting a first magnetic field having a first predetermined pattern; providing at least one second body, each second body exhibiting a second magnetic field having a second predetermined pattern; mixing the at least one first body with the at least one second body with a mixing force, wherein one of the at least one first body and one of the at least one second body are fully aligned to each other and bonded together by a magnetic attraction force between the one of the at least one first body and the one of the at least one second body when a magnetic attraction force between the one of the least one first body and the one of the at least one second body is sufficient to overcome the mixing force. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 73)
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