Patent ID: 7265471

Claim:
A process for converting magnetic energy into mechanical force, kinetic energy or electrical energy, wherein the process comprises the steps of: A. creating a magnetic field of increasing magnetic field strength by affixing one or more magnets to a plate having an inner circumference on which the one or more magnets are located at a generally increasing distance from the inner circumference of the plate when viewed in a clockwise direction; B. providing for the magnetic field to be continuous except for a defined space of at least 1°; C. moving a rotor in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, wherein at least one magnet is affixed to the rotor; D. locating the plate adjacent to but spaced apart from the rotor; E. affixing the one or more magnets to and around an upper side of the plate; F. providing the one or more magnets with a polarity which is opposite to the polarity of the magnet affixed to the rotor; and G. providing an electromagnet capable of delivering a magnetic field and locating the electromagnet adjacent to but not within the defined space, the electromagnet being in sequence with movement of the magnet affixed to the rotor; whereby the rotor is moved through the magnetic field in a generally circular direction to turn a shaft attached to the rotor.