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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian J Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Janice D Houston, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
95 28 ; 95241 ; 95260 ; 96-1 ; 96155 ; 96204 ; 210222 ; 210695 ;
Abstract
A method and system for orienting diamagnetic liquids in a container in a low gravity environment includes at least one magnet. The magnet or magnets are placed at the end of the container opposite a desired location for the diamagnetic liquid. The magnetic field generated by the magnet creates a diamagnetic force that repels the diamagnetic liquid away from the magnet and toward the desired location.