ELECTROMAGNETIC TIMING DEVICE
A magnetic levitation timing device for levitating a marker or suspending the marker away from the device has a housing having an outer portion and a lower portion. An electromagnetic force driving configuration can move or rotate the marker at a constant or variable speed on, about or around the outer portion of the housing.
1 . A magnetic levitation timing device for levitating a marker or suspending the marker away from the device, comprising:
a housing having an outer portion and a lower portion, wherein the housing is at an angle greater than 10 degrees from the horizontal;
an electromagnetic force driving configuration, wherein an electromagnetic force produced in the electromagnetic force driving configuration can move or rotate the marker at a constant or variable speed on, about or around the outer portion of the housing;
a rotating disc configured with the electromagnetic force driving configuration; and
a gear assembly configured to move or rotate the electromagnetic force driving configuration.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the marker has a permanent magnet.
3 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a counterweight.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the counterweight is about the same weight as the electromagnetic force driving configuration.
5 . The device of claim 1 , the electromagnetic force driving configuration has an oscillation assembly comprising an electromagnet, a levitation driver driving the electromagnet with a control signal to generate a controlled levitating magnetic field.
6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the electromagnet has a coil array.
7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the electromagnetic force driving configuration has automatic compensation for permanent non-equilibrium in order to suppress average consumption of the coils
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the outer portion has an interactive display.
9 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising indicia on the outer portion of the housing.
10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device visually reveals a time for a predetermined event.
11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the lower surface is configured to secure the device to a vertical surface such that the marker is held or suspended.
12 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the electromagnetic force driving configuration levitates the marker, wherein the marker moves or rotates at a constant or variable speed about or around the housing.
13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the magnet is a ferromagnetic object or electromagnet.
14 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the rotating disc is configured with a rotating assembly.
15 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the rotating assembly includes a motor with a gear mounted on another gear arranged in a motor housing on the rotating disc.
16 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the marker is levitated by the electromagnetic driving force from the magnet.
17 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising an interactive display.
18 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a Bluetooth link.
19 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising a control unit having a microcontroller, power modules, touch screen modules, time modules and Bluetooth module/Wi-Fi module.
20 . The device of claim 10 , the marker is disposed in relation to the indicia such that the indicia together with the marker signals the scheduled time that the particular event is to occur.
21 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the power module is connected through a wire with a switch having an ON/OFF system.
22 . A method for monitoring events, comprising:
providing a device having an electromagnetic configuration, an electromagnetic force produced in the electromagnetic configuration to suspend a marker and move the marker at a constant or variable speed about or around the outer portion of a housing; and
engaging the device in order to move the marker about the housing such that the movement of the marker correlates or identifies an event.
24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the marker is disposed in relation to indicia such that the indicia together with the marker signals the scheduled time that the particular event is to occur.
25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the movement of the marker is operatively connected to a smart device.
26 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising displaying time or date on the device.
27 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising placing the device at an angle between 30 and 90 degrees from the horizontal.
28 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising using a Bluetooth link operatively connected to the device to a smart device.