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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:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Zbigniew S. Piec, San Diego, CA (US);
David E. Corbett, San Diego, CA (US);
Alan R. Langhorn, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zbigniew S. Piec, San Diego, CA (US);
David E. Corbett, San Diego, CA (US);
Alan R. Langhorn, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic test apparatus, in accordance with one embodiment, comprising a rotor coupled to a drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft is mechanically coupled to a drive system; a stator coupled to at least one brush holder; at least one brush held by the brush holder, wherein the brush is held in contact with the rotor; a housing for supporting the rotor and the stator; and a magnet for providing a magnetic field in the vicinity of the at least one brush.