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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Svetlana Reznik, Rochester, NY (US);
Edward P Furlani, Lancaster, NY (US);
Gary R Kenny, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
335284 ; 335306 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for magnetizing one or more elements having a predetermined outer surface shape, the apparatus comprises one or more permanent magnets having a cavity therethrough which cavity includes a shape conforming substantially to the shape of the outer surface of the one or more elements. The magnets also create a magnetic field that passes into the cavity. The one or more elements are disposed on a support operator for magnetization so that the one or more elements are magnetized when inserted into the cavity.