Patent ID: 7402929

Claim:
A magnetic motor comprising: (a) plurality of rotor magnet assemblies positioned on a rotor attached to a main shaft; (b) a plurality of drive magnet assemblies positioned on a drive magnet hub located generally proximate to said rotor; (c) said drive magnet hub being laterally movable to vary the distance between the rotor magnet assemblies and the drive magnet assemblies to increase and decrease the magnetic drive forces applied to the rotor magnet assemblies by the drive magnet assemblies and thereby control the torque and speed of the main shaft; (d) a timing assembly for generating power pulses selectively supplied to said drive magnet assemblies; (e) each of said drive magnet assemblies and rotor magnet assemblies is formed of at least two stacked permanent magnets separated by a non-magnetic material to provide a magnetic field and (f) each of said drive magnet assemblies has an associated electromagnetic coil that receives the power pulses from said timing assembly to momentarily disrupt the magnetic field of said associated assembly at selected times.