Patent ID: 7932797

Claim:
An electromagnetic drive comprising: a magnetic field; a drive plate including a non-conductive medium, the drive plate comprising: a first plurality of linear conductive elements arranged substantially parallel to a first axis, where each of the first plurality of linear conductive elements connects a first pair of electrical terminals supported by the non-conductive medium; a second plurality of linear conductive elements supported by the non-conductive medium and electrically connecting a second pair of electrical terminals; and a third plurality of linear conductive elements supported by the non-conductive medium and electrically connecting with at least one of the second pair of electrical terminals; where the drive plate is driven in the magnetic field along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis when an electrical current of sufficient magnitude is passed through the first plurality of linear conductive elements; further where the drive plate is rotated in the magnetic field about an axis that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the non-conductive medium when an electrical current of sufficient magnitude is passed through the second and third plurality of linear conductive elements.