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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2020
Waters Technologies Corporation, Milford, MA (US);
Charles Groepper, Waconia, MN (US);
Sudarshan Betigeri, San Jose, CA (US);
David L. Dingmann, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Kevin Alstrin, Excelsior, MN (US);
Nicholas Fruge, Minneapolis, MN (US);
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Milford, MA (US);
Abstract
A linear motor including a stator assembly, an armature mechanically coupleable to a test specimen configured to be moved relative to the stator assembly by operation of the linear motor, and a suspension system configured facilitate movement of the armature relative to the stator assembly along an axis of movement without physically touching the armature during movement. Further disclosed is a multi-phase linear motor, a linear motor having an armature with an array of flat magnets, and a linear motor having a magnetic damping system.