Electromagnetic timing device

Abstract

A magnetic levitation timing device for levitating a marker or suspending the marker away from the device has a housing having an outer portion and a lower portion. An electromagnetic force driving configuration can move or rotate the marker at a constant or variable speed on, about or around the outer portion of the housing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A magnetic levitation timing device for levitating a marker or suspending the marker away from the device, comprising:
 a housing having an outer portion and a lower portion, wherein the housing is at an angle greater than 10 degrees from the horizontal;   an electromagnetic force driving configuration, wherein an electromagnetic force produced in the electromagnetic force driving configuration can move or rotate the marker at a constant or variable speed on, about or around the outer portion of the housing;   a rotating disc configured with the electromagnetic force driving configuration; and   a gear assembly configured to move or rotate the electromagnetic force driving configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the marker has a permanent magnet. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a counterweight. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the counterweight is about the same weight as the electromagnetic force driving configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , the electromagnetic force driving configuration has an oscillation assembly comprising an electromagnet, a levitation driver driving the electromagnet with a control signal to generate a controlled levitating magnetic field. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the electromagnet has a coil array. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the electromagnetic force driving configuration has automatic compensation for permanent non-equilibrium in order to suppress average consumption of the coils 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the outer portion has an interactive display. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising indicia on the outer portion of the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device visually reveals a time for a predetermined event. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the lower surface is configured to secure the device to a vertical surface such that the marker is held or suspended. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the electromagnetic force driving configuration levitates the marker, wherein the marker moves or rotates at a constant or variable speed about or around the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the magnet is a ferromagnetic object or electromagnet. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating disc is configured with a rotating assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating assembly includes a motor with a gear mounted on another gear arranged in a motor housing on the rotating disc. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the marker is levitated by the electromagnetic driving force from the magnet. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising an interactive display. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a Bluetooth link. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising a control unit having a microcontroller, power modules, touch screen modules, time modules and Bluetooth module/Wi-Fi module. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 10 , the marker is disposed in relation to the indicia such that the indicia together with the marker signals the scheduled time that the particular event is to occur. 
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the power module is connected through a wire with a switch having an ON/OFF system. 
     
     
         22 . A method for monitoring events, comprising:
 providing a device having an electromagnetic configuration, an electromagnetic force produced in the electromagnetic configuration to suspend a marker and move the marker at a constant or variable speed about or around the outer portion of a housing; and   engaging the device in order to move the marker about the housing such that the movement of the marker correlates or identifies an event.   
     
     
         24 . The method of claim  23 , wherein the marker is disposed in relation to indicia such that the indicia together with the marker signals the scheduled time that the particular event is to occur. 
     
     
         25 . The method of claim  23 , wherein the movement of the marker is operatively connected to a smart device. 
     
     
         26 . The method of claim  23 , further comprising displaying time or date on the device. 
     
     
         27 . The method of claim  23 , further comprising placing the device at an angle between 30 and 90 degrees from the horizontal. 
     
     
         28 . The method of claim  23 , further comprising using a Bluetooth link operatively connected to the device to a smart device.