Apparatus for housing artificial features and improved internal magnets for use in artificial features

An apparatus for housing artificial features, comprising:

• an enclosure having one or more walls and configured to house a liquid therein;
• one or more electromagnets configured to generate a magnetic field within the enclosure;
• a controller configured to control one or more electric currents that generate a magnetic field from the one or more electromagnets, wherein the controller is configured to selectively reverse a direction of one of the one or more electric currents, wherein a polarity of a magnetic field of at least one of the one or more electromagnets is reversed responsive to the selectively reversed direction of the one or more electric currents;
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• a multi-voltage power supply configured to output a first output voltage and a second output voltage, wherein the first output voltage generates a magnetic field of a first polarity in response to being connected to an electromagnet and wherein the second output voltage generates a magnetic field of a second reverse polarity in response to being connected to an electromagnet.

An apparatus for housing artificial features, comprising:

• an enclosure having one or more walls and configured to house a liquid therein;
• one or more electromagnets configured to generate a magnetic field within the enclosure, at least one of the one or more electromagnets comprising a core having a coil configured around the core, wherein a portion of the core extends beyond the coil in an axial direction on at least one side of the coil, wherein the coil and at least a portion of the core are situated outside the enclosure and wherein the portion of the core that extends beyond the coil in an axial direction extends into one of the enclosure and a recess in the enclosure;
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• a controller configured to control one or more electric currents that generate a magnetic field from the one or more electromagnets, wherein the controller is configured to selectively reverse a direction of one of the one or more electric currents, wherein a polarity of a magnetic field of at least one of the one or more electromagnets is reversed responsive to the selectively reversed direction of the one of the one or more electric currents.

An apparatus for housing artificial features, comprising:

• an enclosure having one or more walls and configured to house a liquid therein;
• one or more electromagnets configured to generate a magnetic field within the enclosure, wherein at least one of the one or more electromagnets is situated outside the enclosure;
• a corresponding ferrous object situated inside the enclosure, wherein the ferrous object adjusts the shape of a magnetic field generated by the at least one of the one or more electromagnets;
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• a controller configured to control one or more electric currents that generate a magnetic field from the one or more electromagnets, wherein the controller is configured to selectively reverse a direction of one of the one or more electric currents, wherein a polarity of a magnetic field of at least one of the one or more electromagnets is reversed responsive to the selectively reversed direction of the one of the one or more electric currents, and wherein the controller is programmed to have a plurality of specific operating sequences to cause movement of one or more artificial features within the enclosure, and wherein the plurality of specific operating sequences are selectable by a user.

An apparatus for housing artificial features, comprising:

• an enclosure having one or more walls and configured to house a liquid therein;
• one or more electromagnets configured to generate a magnetic field within the enclosure, wherein at least one of the one or more electromagnets comprises a core having a coil configured around the core, wherein one end of the core is inside the limits of the coil in an axial direction on at least one side of the coil;
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• a controller configured to control one or more electric currents that generate a magnetic field from the one or more electromagnets, wherein the controller is configured to selectively reverse a direction of one of the one or more electric currents, wherein a polarity of a magnetic field of at least one of the one or more electromagnets is reversed responsive to the selectively reversed direction of the one of the one or more electric currents.