Material magnetizer systems
AssigneeMagnum Magnetics Corporation
InventorsBernard F. Ball, Sr., Douglas William Rummer, Joseph B. Stout
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Abstract
A system for improved magnetization of flexible magnetic sheet material, such as magnetic rubber. More particularly, this invention relates to providing a system for magnetization of pre-printed flexible magnetic sheet material.
Claims31
A system, relating to magnetizing sheets produced by at least one printing device, comprising:
- a) at least one printing device having at least one area from which printed sheets may exit;
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- b) at least one magnetizer structured and arranged to magnetize sheets exiting from said at least one printing device.
A sorter system, relating to magnetically coupled sorting relating to unsorted magnetic items, comprising:
- a) at least one sheet separator structured and arranged to separate magnetic sheets from at least one magnetic roller;
- b) at least one separator controller structured and arranged to control said at least one sheet separator;
- c) wherein operation of said at least one controller and said at least one sheet separator separates selected at least one first selected magnetic sheet from at least one second selected magnetic sheet.
A method, relating to magnetizing sheets produced by at least one printing device, comprising the steps of:
- a) attaching at least one magnetizer structured and arranged to magnetize sheets to at least one printing device having at least one area from which printed sheets may exit;
- b) wherein at least one magnetizer is positioned to magnetize sheets exiting from such at least one printing device;
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- c) transferring power from such at least one printing device to such at least one magnetizer.
A system related to the retrofitting of at least one printing device to enable magnetization of at least one substantially planar sheet of substantially flexible magnetizable material, during movement of such at least one substantially planar sheet of substantially flexible magnetizable material along at least one transport path of the at least one printing device, said system comprising:
- a) at least one magnetic field source structured and arranged to generated at least one magnetic field usable to magnetize the at least one substantially planar sheet of substantially flexible magnetizable material;
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- b) at least one mount structured and arranged to mount said at least one magnetic field source to the at least one printing device;
- c) wherein said at least one mount comprises at least one positioner structured and arranged to situate said at least one magnetic field source in at least one position producing at least one magnetic-field interaction between such at least one substantially planar sheet of substantially flexible magnetizable material and the magnetic field as such at least one substantially planar sheet of substantially flexible magnetizable material moves along the at least one transport path;
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- d) wherein such at least one substantially planar sheet of substantially flexible magnetizable material may be permanently magnetized by such at least one magnetic-field interaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.