Larry W. Fullerton


From Discover
 Research Engineer, Inventor


Notes:

•  Winner of the 2010 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award for his research leading to "programmable" magnets.

•  "People look at magnets as having a north pole and a south pole. That limits your thinking," he says. "I came along from the field of radar and said, "Hey, that's not a magnet, it's a vector field!" Larry Fullerton quote in "Multipolar Magnets - Breakthrough Award Innovator" - Popular Mechanics - Popular Mechanics


Related Links:

•  Discover - Describes the Radio transmission discovery/invention

•  engology.com - Article (Originally found at http://www.engology.com/eng5fullerton.htm.)

•  faqs.org - Patent application for "Method and Apparatus for Generating Rf Waveforms Having Aggregate Energy with Desired Spectral Characteristics"

•  fastcompany.com - On the "Fast Company" most creative people list, with profile (Below Lady Gaga, but still) (Originally found at http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/81/larry-fullerton.)

•  FreePatentsOnline - Patient application for: "Correlated Magnetic Container and Method for Using the Correlated Magnetic Container"

•  FreshPatents - Patient application for "Magnetic force profile system using coded magnet structures" (Originally found at http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20091008ptan20090251255.php.)

•  Huntsville Newswire - Article about the Popular Mechanics Award for the programmable magnets (Originally found at http://www.huntsvillenewswire.com/2010/09/30/national-magazine-honors-area-inventor-winner-award/.)

•  Huntsville Times - Huntsville Times article about the programmable magnet. Nice photo here too.

•  Moritz - Article titled "Larry W. Fullerton: World Class Innovator" by Gwen Moritz for Arkansas Business, April 15, 2002. (Originally found at http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/58921/larry-w-fullerton-world-class-innovator.)

•  Patentdocs - Abstracts for his patents

•  Popular Mechanics - Article

•  Wikipedia - Bio