Patent ID: 7722765
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: B03C,C02F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a material passageway configured for having a material flow therethrough; a magnet holding structure disposed within the material passageway, wherein the magnet holding structure includes a plurality of spaced-apart magnet receiving spaces and a plurality of magnet holder passageways, wherein each one of said magnet holder passageways is positioned between an adjacent pair of said magnet receiving spaces and wherein the magnet holding structure is disposed within the material passageway in a manner whereby all of the material flow is forced to flow through at least one of said magnet holder passageways at at least one region along the material passageway; and a plurality of magnets, wherein each one of said magnets is disposed within a respective one of said magnet receiving spaces such that material passing through the magnet holding structure passes through a magnetic field effect produced by said magnets, wherein adjacent pairs of said magnets are oriented such that a north pole of a first magnet of an adjacent pair of magnets is adjacent a south pole of a second magnet of the adjacent pair of magnets and a south pole of the first magnet is adjacent a north pole of the second magnet, wherein said poles of the first magnet provide a first resultant magnetic field and said poles of the second magnet provide a second resultant magnetic field, wherein said first and second resultant magnetic fields jointly define the magnetic field effect and wherein said magnets are each movably disposed within the respective one of said spaced apart magnet receiving spaces such that relative alignment of a first magnet of an adjacent pair of said magnets with respect to a second magnet of the adjacent pair of said magnets is dictated by interaction of said resultant magnetic fields thereof.