Methods and apparatus for a magnetic propulsion system
AssigneeParanetics, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Daniel, Larry G. Stambaugh
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Abstract
A propulsion system, comprising: a fan blade housing; a plurality of fan blades within the fan blade housing; one or more rows of permanent magnets, affixed to the outside of the fan blade housing; one or more fan blade bearings; one or more magnetic field generators affixed to the one or more fan blade bearings and corresponding to the one or more rows of permanent magnets, the magnetic field generators configured to cause the permanent magnets to be propelled forward in the same direction, thereby causing the fan blade housing to which they are attached, and the fan blades within, to spin.
Claims9
A propulsion system, comprising:
- a fan blade housing;
- a plurality of fan blades within the fan blade housing;
- one or more rows of permanent magnets, affixed to an outside of the fan blade housing;
- one or more fan blade bearings, wherein the fan blade housing is inserted into the one or more fan blade bearings;
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- one or more magnetic devices distinct from the one or more rows of permanent magnets and affixed to the one or more fan blade bearings and aligned with the one or more rows of permanent magnets, the one or more magnetic devices configured to cause each permanent magnet of the one or more rows of permanent magnets to be magnetically propelled forward in the same direction without contacting the one or more rows of permanent magnets, thereby causing the fan blade housing to which they are attached, and the fan blades within, to spin within the one or more fan blade bearings to which the one or more magnetic devices are affixed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.