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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Maurice Bird, Charlbury, GB;
Alex Palkovich, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/06 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing a coil for a magnet. The method comprises the steps of providing a curved former, and disposing at least one hard-wire electrical conductor around the curved former. The former is initially manufactured in a flat or substantially flat shape, and is then bent into a desired curved shape. The former may be manufactured by moulding, and may be manufactured from a resilient material.