US Patent Issued to LANTHA TECH on Aug. 11 for "Switchable magnetic apparatus with reduced switching force and methods thereof" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,236, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to LANTHA TECH LTD. (Calgary, Canada).

"Switchable magnetic apparatus with reduced switching force and methods thereof" was invented by Evan Trevors (Austin, Texas) and Nicholas Simin (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switchable magnetic apparatus has a first layer having one or more first-layer magnets, a second layer on a rear side of the first layer and having one or more second-layer magnets, and a third layer on a rear side of the second layer. The first and second layers are movable relative to each other between an ON position and an OFF position for switching the apparatus ...