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(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0229235 A1
Fullerton et al.

(43) Pub. Date:

Sep. 13, 2012

(54)

MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEM HAVING COMPOSITE MAGNET STRUCTURES

(75) Inventors:

Larry W. Fullerton, New Hope, AL (US); Mark D. Roberts, Huntsville, AL (US); James Lee

Richards, Fayetteville, TN (US)

said application No. 12/ 952,391 is a continuation of application No. 12/478,969, ?led on Jun. 5, 2009, noW Pat. No. 7,843,297, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/476,952, ?led on Jun. 2, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,179,219, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/322,561, ?led on Feb. 4, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,115,581, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/358,423, ?led on Jan. 23, 2009,
noW Pat. No. 7,868,721, Which is a continuation-in

(73) Assignee: (21) Appl. No.: (22) Filed: (63)

Correlated magnetics Research LLC, NeW Hope, AL (US)

part of application No. 12/123,718, ?led on May 20,

2008, noW Pat. No. 7,800,471, said application No.

13/476,296
May 21, 2012

(Continued)

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Continuation of application No. 13/351,203, ?led on Jan. 16, 2012, Which is a continuation of application
No. 13/157,975, ?led on Jun. 10, 2011, noW Pat. No. 8,098,122, Which is a continuation of application No. 12/952,391, ?led on Nov. 23, 2010, noW Pat. No. 7,961,069, Which is a continuation of application No. 12/478,911, ?led on Jun. 5, 2009, noW Pat. No. 7,843,
Publication Classi?cation

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Int. Cl. H01F 7/02

(2006.01)

(52)

us. c1. ...................................................... .. 335/285

295, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No.

12/476,952, ?led on Jun. 2, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,179,

219, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/322,561, ?led on Feb. 4, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,115, 581, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No.
12/358,423, ?led on Jan. 23, 2009, noW Pat. No. 7,868,

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ABSTRACT

721, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/123,718, ?led on May 20, 2008, noW Pat. No.
7,800,471, said application No. 12/952,391 is a con tinuation of application No. 12/478,950, ?led on Jun. 5, 2009, noW Pat. No. 7,843,296, Which is a continua

A magnetic attachment system for attaching a ?rst object to a second object. A ?rst magnet structure is attached to the ?rst object and a second magnet structure is attached to the second object. The ?rst and second objects are attached by virtue of the magnetic attraction between the ?rst magnet structure and second magnet structure. The magnet structures comprise

tion-in-part of application No. 12/476,952, ?led on

Jun. 2, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,179,219, Which is a con

magnetic elements arranged in accordance With patterns

based on various codes. In one embodiment, the code has

tinuation-in-part of application No. 12/322,561, ?led

on Feb. 4, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,115,581, Which is a

certain autocorrelation properties. In further embodiments the speci?c type of code is speci?ed. In a further embodiment,
an attachment and a release con?guration may be achieved by a simple movement of the magnet structures. In a further

continuation-in-part of application No. 12/358,423,

?led on Jan. 23, 2009, noW Pat. No. 7,868,721, Which

is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/ 123, 718, ?led on May 20, 2008, noW Pat. No. 7,800,471,

embodiment, the magnetic ?eld structure may comprise mul

tiple structures based on multiple codes.

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Related US. Application Data
12/358,423, ?led on Jan. 23, 2009, noW Pat. No. 7,868,

(63)

12/ 952,391 is a continuation of application No. 12/479,013, ?led on Jun. 5, 2009, noW Pat. No. 7,839,

721, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/123,718, ?led on May 20, 2008, noW Pat. No.

7,800,471.

247, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No.

12/476,952, ?led on Jun. 2, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,179,

(60) Provisional application No. 61/123,019, ?led on Apr.

4, 2008, provisional application No. 61/123,019, ?led on Apr. 4, 2008, provisional application No. 61/ 123, 019, ?led on Apr. 4, 2008, provisional application No.
61/123,019, ?led on Apr. 4, 2008.

219, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/322,561, ?led on Feb. 4, 2009, noW Pat. No. 8,115, 581, Which is a continuation-in-part of application No.

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