Correlated magnetic light and method for using the correlated magnetic light

• US 7,824,083 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2009
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Correlated Magnetics Research, LLC
• Original Assignee: Cedar Ridge Research LLC
• Inventors: Fullerton, Larry W., Roberts, Mark D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Barrera, Ramon M
• Application Number:
  US12/501,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20090290363A1
• Time in Patent Office: 479 Days
• Field of Search: 335/285, 335302-306, 243/03, 310/90.5, 2102-103, 231/2, 231/5, 231/9, 232/1, 232/2, 233/8, 242/2, 246/2, 291/3, 3622171-21714, 362/398
• US Class Current: 362/398
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 18/00 Testing or calibrating apparatus or arrangements provided for in groups G01D1/00 - G01D15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 7/0215 Flexible forms, sheets
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 7/0263 Closures, bags, bands, engagement devices with male and female parts

Abstract

A light and method are described herein that use correlated magnets to enable at least one end to be secured and removed from the body of the light. Some examples of such a light include a scuba light, an underwater light, a flashlight, a submersible pool light, an emergency light, a floating light, an aquarium light or a vehicle light. Furthermore the force created by the correlated magnets mounted on the at least one end and the body creates a seal there between to substantially isolate the interior portion of the light from materials and/or matter in its external environment. Additional correlated magnets mounted in the body of the light enable the light to be secured to numerous second objects such as but not limited to scuba harnesses, belts, gloves or storage racks.

Claims

1. A light comprising:

a first portion and a second portion, said second portion being releasably securable to said first portion;

said first portion including a first field emission structure;

said second portion including a second field emission structure where said second portion is releasably secured to said first portion when said first and said second field emission structures are located proximate to one another and have a certain alignment with respect to one another, and where each of said first and second field emission structures include a plurality of field emission sources each having positions and polarities relating to a desired spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of said first and second field emission structures within a field domain, said spatial force function being in accordance with a code, said code corresponding to a code modulo of said first plurality of field emission sources and a complementary code modulo of said second plurality of field emission sources, said code defining a peak spatial force corresponding to substantial alignment of said code modulo of said first plurality of field emission sources with said complementary code modulo of said second plurality of field emission sources, said code also defusing a plurality of off peak spatial forces corresponding to a plurality of different misalignments of said code modulo of said first plurality of field emission sources and said complementary code modulo of said second plurality of field emission sources, said plurality of off peak spatial forces having a largest off peak spatial force, said largest off peak spatial force being less than half of said peak spatial force.

2. The light of claim 1, wherein said second portion is released from said first portion when at least one of said first field emission structure of said second field emission structure is moved away from said certain alignment with respect to one another.

3. The light of claim 2, and further including a release mechanism that turns said second field emission structure with respect to said first field emission structure so as to facilitate the release and attachment of said second field emission structure from said first field emission structure.

4. The light of claim 1, wherein said first field emission structure and said second field emission structure secure said first and second portions to environmentally isolate an interior portion of the light.

5. The light of claim 1, wherein said first portion includes a plurality of said first field emission structures, where each of said plurality of said first field emissions structures operable to interact with said second field emission structure of said second portion.

6. The light of claim 1, wherein said first portion includes a plurality of said first field emission structures and said second portion includes a plurality of said second field emission structures, where any one of said plurality of said first field emissions structures operable to interact any one of said plurality of said second field emissions structures.

7. The light of claim 1, and further including a second of said first field emission structures to connect to a field emission structure integrated with an object to facilitate the connection of the light to the object.

8. The light of claim 1, wherein said positions and said polarities of each field emission source of each said array plurality of field emission sources are determined in accordance with at least one correlation function.

9. The light of claim 8, wherein said at least on correlation function is in accordance with at least one code.

10. The light of claim 9, wherein said at least one code is at least one of a pseudorandom code, a deterministic code, and a designed code.

11. The light of claim 9, wherein said at least one code is one of a one dimensional code, a two dimensional code, a three dimensional code, and a four dimensional code.

12. The light of claim 1, wherein each field emission source of each said plurality of field emission sources has a corresponding field emission amplitude and vector direction determined in accordance with the desired spatial force function, wherein a separation distance between said first and second field emission structures and the relative alignment of said first and second field emission structures creates a spatial force in accordance with the desired spatial force function.

13. The light of claim 12, wherein said spatial force comprises at least one of an attractive spatial force or a repellant spatial force.

14. The light of claim 12, wherein said spatial force corresponds to a peak spatial force of said desired spatial force function when said first and second field emission structures are substantially aligned such that each field emission source of said first field emission structure substantially aligns with a corresponding field emission source of said second field emission structure.

15. The light of claim 1, wherein said field domain corresponds to first field emissions from said plurality of first field emission sources of said first field emission structure interacting with second field emissions from said plurality of second field emission sources of said second field emission structure.

16. The light of claim 1, wherein said polarities of the field emission sources comprise at least one of North-South polarities or positive-negative polarities.

17. The light of claim 1, wherein at least one of said field emission sources comprises a magnetic field emission source or an electric field emission source.

18. The light of claim 1, wherein at least one of said field emission sources comprises at least one of a permanent magnet, an electromagnet, an electret, a magnetized ferromagnetic material, a portion of a magnetized ferromagnetic material, a soft magnetic material, and a superconductive magnetic material.

19. A method for using a light, said method comprising the steps of:

removing at least one end of the light from its body;

accessing the interior of the light;

attaching said at least one end of the light to said body, where said least one end has mounted thereon a first field emission structure; and

wherein said body has mounted thereon a second field emission structure, where the at least one end is attached to said body when said first and second field emission structures are located next to one another and have a certain alignment with respect to one another, and where each of said first and second field emission structures comprise a plurality of field emission sources each having positions and polarities relating to a desired spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of the first and second field emission structures within a field domain, said spatial force function being in accordance with a code, said code corresponding to a code modulo of said first plurality of field emission sources and a complementary code modulo of said second plurality of field emission sources, said code defining a peak spatial force corresponding to substantial alignment of said code modulo of said first plurality of field emission sources with said complementary code modulo of said second plurality of field emission sources, said code also defining a plurality of off peak spatial forces corresponding to a plurality of different misalignments of said code modulo of said first plurality of field emission sources and said complementary code modulo of said second plurality of field emission sources, said plurality of off peak spatial forces having a largest off peak spatial force, said largest off peak spatial force being less than half of said peak spatial force.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said first step of removing at least one end of the light from its body further includes rotating the first and second field emission structures with respect to one another.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of:

attaching the light to a second object, where the light has mounted thereon a third field emission structure, where the second object has attached thereto a fourth field emission structure, where each of said third and fourth field emission structures comprise a plurality of field emission sources each having positions and polarities relating to a second desired spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of the third and fourth field emission structures within a second field domain, where the fourth field emission structure does not attach to the first field emission structure.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the light is a selected from one of the following:

a flashlight, a submersible pool light, an emergency light, a floating light, an underwater scuba light, an aquarium light or a vehicular light.