ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,236, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Advanced Magnet Lab Inc. (Melbourne, Fla.).
"Method for continuous manufacturing of permanent magnets" was invented by Philippe Masson (Rockledge, Fla.) and Mark Senti (Malabar, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for continuous manufacture of permanent magnets. A material sheet is formed into an open tube, having a lengthwise opening. Magnetic powder may be poured into the lengthwise opening on a continuous basis. The tube opening is then formed closed and sealed. The magnetic powder is magnetically pre-aligned by subjecting it to a first magnetic field. The tube containing the powder m...