US2023023469A1PendingUtilityA1

Magnetic Energy System

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 26, 2021Filed: Apr 29, 2022Published: Jan 26, 2023
Est. expiryJul 26, 2041(~15 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mark S. Mcnulty
B65G 54/02B65G 21/2018H01F 7/02B65G 35/00
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Abstract

A magnetic energy system including a pathway having inclined portions of the pathway contiguous with declined portions of the pathway and an object adapted to move on the pathway by descending a declined portion of the pathway under the influence of gravity and ascending the contiguous inclined portion of the pathway under the combined influence of kinetic energy and a magnetic flux field interaction with release of the object from the magnetic flux field interaction at a pathway height equal to or greater than the initial height of the object on the preceding declined portion of the pathway.

Claims

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1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a support having a pathway including an inclined portion contiguous with a declined portion;   an object adapted to move along said pathway of said support; and   a magnetic flux field interaction with said object along a portion of said pathway,
 said object overcoming outside forces associated with said object moving on said inclined portion of said support by interaction with said magnetic flux field along said portion of said pathway, 
 said object accelerating due to force of gravity associated on said declined portion of said support. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said magnetic flux interaction between said object along said portion of said pathway combined with said kinetic energy of said object sufficient to overcome said outside forces associated with said object moving on said inclined portion of said pathway allowing said object to move to an apex of said inclined portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said kinetic energy of said object combined with said force of gravity sufficient to overcome said magnetic flux interaction between said object at said apex of said inclined portion of said pathway allowing said object to move away from said apex on said declined portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said magnetic flux field interaction generated by a permanent magnet associated with said portion of said pathway, said object comprising a temporary magnet moving along said portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said permanent magnet associated with said portion of said pathway having a pair of poles, said permanent magnet configured to dispose a first of said pair magnetic poles adjacent a first side of said pathway and a second of said pair of magnetic poles adjacent a second side of said pathway. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said permanent magnet configured to increase said magnetic flux field interaction with a said object approaching said apex of said portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said permanent magnet has a configuration selected from the group consisting of: a bar magnet, a horseshoe magnet, a disc magnet, a sphere magnet, a cylinder magnet, a ring magnet, a pair of magnets disposed in angled spatial relation to the portion of the pathway, wherein a distance between the magnets decreases approaching said apex of said inclined portion of said pathway, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said magnetic flux field interaction generated by a permanent magnet associated with said object moving along said portion of said pathway, said portion of said pathway comprising a temporary magnet. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said temporary magnet configured to increase said magnetic flux field interaction with a said object approaching an apex of said portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said temporary magnet disposed at distance from said permanent magnet associated with said moving object, said distance between said permanent magnet and said temporary magnet decreasing approaching said apex of said inclined portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a pathway surface of said pathway configured to guide movement of said object on said pathway. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said pathway surface comprises a channel having a channel base disposed between a pair of channel sidewalls in which said object moves. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said pathway surface comprises tubular structure in which said object moves. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said object has an external surface configured to roll on said pathway of said support. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said object includes one or more roller elements configured to roll on said pathway of said support. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein said object has a substantially spherical external surface which rolls on said pathway of said support. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said magnetic flux field generated by an electromagnet. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each said inclined portion of said pathway join each said declined portion of said pathway at an apex of said pathway, and wherein each said declined portion joins each said inclined portion at a trough of said pathway disposed between a pair of apexes. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein said inclined portion of said pathway having substantially the same length as said declined portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein said inclined portion of said pathway having greater length than said declined portion of said pathway. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein said pathway has a pathway step height determined by an apex height less the preceding adjacent trough height. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein said pathway having a plurality of troughs having substantially the same said trough height and a plurality of apexes having substantially the same said apex height. 
     
     
         24 . (canceled) 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein each said pathway step height in said pathway remains substantially the same. 
     
     
         26 - 60 . (canceled)

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