What is claimed is:
1. A tag encasement, comprising:
an envelope having a pocket portion having a first surface and a second surface together forming an enclosure and an opening disposed along a side of said pocket portion;
a slot disposed through said first surface of said pocket portion for receiving a tag, said slot opposite said opening;
a flap portion foldably coupled to the pocket portion for closing said opening and said slot; and
a first releasable fastener disposed on said first surface of said pocket portion and a second releasable fastener disposed on said flap portion for holding said flap portion releasably closed against said pocket portion.
2. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said tag is disposed within said enclosure.
3. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said slot is a T shape.
4. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said slot is a Y shape.
5. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said slot is a V shape.
6. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said first releaseable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises hook and loop material.
7. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said first releaseable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one snap.
8. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said first releasable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one button.
9. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said first releasable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one zipper.
10. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said tag encasement is formed of a light-reflective material.
11. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said tag encasement is formed of a plastic material.
12. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said tag encasement is formed of a durable fabric.
13. The tag encasement of claim 1 wherein said tag encasement is formed of a leather material.
14. The tag encasement of claim 1 further comprising a liner disposed inside said enclosure and on a top surface of said flap portion.
15. A method for making a tag encasement from a single sheet of material having a top side, a bottom side, a first side, and a second side, said method comprising:
folding said top side of said sheet of material toward a predetermined fold line thereby forming a fold side;
sewing said top side of said sheet of material substantially between said fold side and said top side thereby forming an envelope having a flap, said envelope having an enclosure and an opening along said top side;
forming a slot along said folded side and a first surface of said envelope; and
attaching a first releaseable fastener on said first surface of said envelope and a second releaseable fastener on said flap for holding said flap releasably closed against said first surface.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein said fold side and said opening are opposite each other.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein said slot is in a V shape.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein said slot is in a Y shape.
19. The method of claim 15 wherein said slot is in a T shape.
20. The method of claim 15 wherein said first and second material is a plastic material.
21. The method of claim 15 wherein said first and second material is a durable fabric.
22. The method of claim 15 wherein said first and second material is a leather material.
23. The method of claim 15 wherein said first and second material is a light-reflective material.
24. The method of claim 15 wherein said first releaseable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises hook and loop material.
25. The method of claim 15 wherein said first releaseable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one snap.
26. The method of claim 15 wherein said first releasable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one button.
27. The method of claim 15 wherein said first releasable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one zipper.
28. The method of claim 15 wherein said slot is to receive a tag and a tag ring.
29. The method of claim 27 wherein said tag is disposed within said enclosure.
30. The method of claim 15 further comprising attaching a liner on a first surface of said single sheet of material.
31. A tag encasement formed from a single sheet of material having a top side, a bottom side, a first side, and a second side, comprising:
means for folding said top side of said sheet of material toward a predetermined fold line thereby forming a fold side;
means for sewing said top side of said sheet of material substantially between said fold side and said top side thereby forming an envelope having a flap, said envelope having an enclosure and an opening along said top side;
means for forming a slot along said folded side and a first surface of said envelope; and
means for attaching a first releaseable fastener on said first surface of said envelope and a second releaseable fastener on said flap for holding said flap releasably closed against said first surface.
32. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said fold side and said opening are opposite each other.
33. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said slot is in a V shape.
34. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said slot is in a Y shape.
35. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said slot is in a T shape.
36. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first and second material is a plastic material.
37. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first and second material is a durable fabric.
38. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first and second material is a leather material.
39. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first and second material is a light-reflective material.
40. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first releaseable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises hook and loop material.
41. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first releaseable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one snap.
42. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first releasable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one button.
43. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said first releasable fastener and said second releaseable fastener further comprises at least one zipper.
44. The tag encasement of claim 31 wherein said slot is to receive a tag and a tag ring.
45. The tag encasement of claim 44 wherein said tag is disposed within said enclosure.
46. The method of claim 31 further comprising means for attaching a liner on a first surface of said single sheet of material.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electro-magnetic device comprising:
(a) at least one stator assembly including a unitary magnetic core formed from a low-loss soft-magnetic material, wherein said unitary magnetic core includes a number of slots, and wherein said slots are wound with stator windings; and
(b) at least magnetic field assembly including a plurality of poles, said magnetic field assembly arranged and disposed for magnetic interaction with the at least one stator,
wherein the low loss soft-magnetic material is characterized by a core loss less than \u201cL\u201d where L is given by the formula L=12\xb7f\xb7B1.5+30\xb7f2.3\xb7B2.3, where
L is the loss in Wkg,
f is the frequency in KHz, and
B is the magnetic flux density in peak Tesla; and
wherein a frequency of said electro-magnetic device is higher than 300 Hz during operation of the device.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein said device is an axial-airgap device.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the frequency of said electro-magnetic device is greater than about 400 Hz during operation of the device.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the frequency of the device is between 400 Hz and 1000 Hz during operation of the device.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the frequency of the device is about 1000 Hz during operation of the device.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is amorphous metal.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is nanocrystalline metal.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is optimized Si\u2014Fe alloy.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein the unitary magnetic core is also a unibody magnetic core.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein the slots per phase per pole of the device is about 0.5.
11. The device of claim 1 wherein the magnetic field assembly is a rotor.
12. The device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of poles is greater than 4 at speeds greater than about 12,000 revolutions per minute.
13. A method of manufacturing an electro-magnetic device comprising:
(a) selecting a low loss soft-magnetic material that is characterized by a core loss less than \u201cL\u201d where L is given by the formula
L=12\xb7f\xb7B1.5+30\xb7f2.3\xb7B2.3, where
L is the loss in Wkg,
f is the frequency in KHz, and
B is the magnetic flux density in peak Tesla;
(b) providing at least one stator assembly including a unitary magnetic core formed from the low-loss soft-magnetic material;
(c) providing stator windings in said slots; and
(d) providing at least one magnetic field assembly, the at least one magnetic assembly including a plurality of poles for magnetically interacting with the stator windings.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said electro-magnetic device is an axial-airgap device.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein the plurality of poles includes thirty-six poles.
16. The method of claim 13 wherein the plurality of poles is greater than 4 at speeds greater than about 12,000 revolutions per minute.
17. The method of claim 13 wherein the slots per phase per pole of the device is about 0.5.
18. The method of claim 13 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is amorphous metal.
19. The method of claim 13 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is nanocrystalline metal.
20. The method of claim 13 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is Si\u2014Fe alloy.
21. The method of claim 13 wherein the unitary magnetic core is also a unibody magnetic core.
22. An electro-magnetic device comprising:
(a) at least one stator assembly including a unibody magnetic core formed from a low-loss soft-magnetic material, wherein said unibody magnetic core includes a number of slots, and wherein said slots are wound with stator windings; and
(b) at least one magnetic field assembly including a plurality of poles, said magnetic field assembly arranged and disposed for magnetic interaction with the at least one stator,
wherein the low loss soft-magnetic material is characterized by a core loss less than \u201cL\u201d where L is given by the formula L=12\xb7f\xb7B1.5+30\xb7f2.3\xb7B2.3, where
L is the loss in Wkg,
f is the frequency in KHz, and
B is the magnetic flux density in peak Tesla; and
wherein a frequency of said electro-magnetic device is higher than 300 Hz during operation of the device.
23. The device of claim 22 wherein said device is an axial-airgap device.
24. The device of claim 22 wherein the frequency of said electro-magnetic device is greater than about 400 Hz during operation of the device.
25. The device of claim 22 wherein the frequency of the device is between 400 Hz and 1000 Hz during operation of the device.
26. The device of claim 22 wherein the frequency of the device is about 1000 Hz during operation of the device.
27. The device of claim 22 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is amorphous metal.
28. The device of claim 22 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is nanocrystalline metal.
29. The device of claim 22 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is optimized Si\u2014Fe alloy.
30. The device of claim 22 wherein the slots per phase per pole of the device is about 0.5.
31. The device of claim 25 wherein the plurality of poles includes 36 poles.
32. The device of claim 22 wherein the plurality of poles is greater than 4 at speeds greater than about 12,000 revolutions per minute.
33. The device of claim 25 wherein the magnetic field assembly is a rotor.
34. A method of manufacturing an electro-magnetic device comprising:
(a) selecting a low loss soft-magnetic material that is characterized by a core loss less than \u201cL\u201d where L is given by the formula
L=12\xb7f\xb7B1.5+30\xb7f2.3\xb7B2.3, where
L is the loss in Wkg,
f is the frequency in KHz, and
B is the magnetic flux density in peak Tesla;
(b) providing at least one stator assembly including a unibody magnetic core formed from the low-loss soft-magnetic material;
(c) providing stator windings in said slots; and
(d) providing at least one magnetic field assembly, the at least one magnetic field assembly including a plurality of poles for magnetically interacting with the stator windings.
35. The method of claim 34 wherein said electro-magnetic device is an axial-airgap device.
36. The method of claim 34 wherein the plurality of poles includes thirty-six poles.
37. The method of claim 34 wherein the plurality of poles is greater than 4 at speeds greater than about 12,000 revolutions per minute.
38. The method of claim 34 wherein the slots per phase per pole of the device is about 0.5.
39. The method of claim 34 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is amorphous metal.
40. The method of claim 34 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is nanocrystalline metal.
41. The method of claim 34 wherein the low loss soft magnetic material is Si\u2014Fe alloy.
42. The method of claim 34 wherein the magnetic field assembly is a rotor.