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US 11,571,779 B2Granted
Magnetic-field-guidance system
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsHitomi Greenslet, Razvan Vesa
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AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsHitomi Greenslet, Razvan Vesa
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A magnetic-field-guidance system and methods of finishing a workpiece using a magnetic-field-guidance system are provided. The magnetic-field-guidance system comprises a workpiece holder, one or more tooling magnets each comprising a finishing tip, and one or more flexible bags containing magnetic media. The workpiece holder is configured to (a) be secured to a base and (b) secure a workpiece relative to the base. The flexible bag(s) are configured to be disposed on the opposite side and/or same side of the workpiece relative to the one or more tooling magnets. In collaboration with the tooling magnets, the magnetic media contained with the flexible bag(s) direct a magnetic field which thereby guides a magnetic-abrasive slurry to finish the workpiece using Magnetic Abrasive Finishing (MAF).
A magnetic-field-guidance system comprising:
The magnetic-field-guidance system of concept 1, wherein an air gap exists between the workpiece and the one or more flexible bags.
The magnetic-field-guidance system of concept 13, wherein a dimension or volume of the air gap is adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.