US Patent Issued to US Positronix, SRI International on Nov. 3 for "Stable attractive magnetic mobility system using actuated permanent magnets" (California, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,568, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to US Positronix Inc. (Oberlin, Ohio) and SRI International (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Stable attractive magnetic mobility system using actuated permanent magnets" was invented by John M. Baker (Hayward, Calif.) and Remigio Perales (Oberlin, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attractive magnetic movement system uses groups of laterally stationary under-floor magnets to create an attractive potential well which magnetically attracts and pulls a mover towards the well. The under-floor magnets adjust their strength through actuations or currents to move the attractive potential well and pull the mover....