ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,323,006, issued on June 3, was assigned to Whylot SAS (Cambes, France).

"Magnet pole with a plurality of single magnets having a variable cross-section" was invented by Vasile Mihaila (Figeac, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnet pole (10) formed by a plurality of elongated single magnets grouped into a bundle, oriented magnetically longitudinally and extending parallel between a front face and a rear face of the magnet pole (10). The elongated single magnets are connected to one another. A first group of single magnets (4) has a larger cross-section or a differently shaped cross-section than at least a second group of at least ...