Description of the Prior Art The magnetic treatment of fuels and other products is known. However, most devices for the magnetic treatment of products are based on permanent magnets or electromagnetic parts which form an internal cavity wherein a magnetic working field is generated. Such devices are described, for example, in U. S. patent 5,523, 732 and GB patent 2 261 994.

Devices including electromagnetic coils require large amounts of energy for each multi-layered plate to operate, whereas devices incorporating permanent magnets have high setup costs. The magnetic fields generated by such devices are useful for magnetizing ferrous metals, but they are too powerful for enhancing the properties of organic matter.

In Russian patent No. 2121181, published on 27/10/98, of which the present inventor was a co-inventor, there is described a device for concentrating the permanent electromagnetic field of the Earth. This device comprises eight cascades assembled from a plurality of systems comprising dual layer plates. Each system comprises up to three plates arranged in the shape of triangular prisms that define the side faces of regular right prisms, wherein the regular right prisms include 3 faces in the first cascade, 4 faces in the second, up to 6 faces in the third and fourth, up to 8 faces in the fifth and sixth, 16 faces in the seventh and 3 faces in the eighth.

The straight triangular prisms formed of the multilayered plates are arranged such that the axis passing through the centre of gravity of each prism is aligned parallel to the axis of the device, and one face of the triangular prism is arranged perpendicular to the plane containing the axis of the prism and the axis of the device, such that a paramagnetic or ferromagnetic layer faces the axis of the device. The systems of dual-layered plates are arranged around the axis of the device in such a way that the normal to the facing plate surfaces intersect the axis of the device, and the distance between the facing plate and the axis of the device does not exceed the width of the facing plate.

In order to generate magnetic fields of a quality enabling their use in fuel improvement or food enhancement, the device described in Russian Patent No. 2121181 must be long, typically 12 meters or more. Thus, there is a need for a magnetic field enhancer that can generate at least as powerful a magnetic field as the device described in that patent, but which is more compact. The present invention is directed to produce such improved magnetic field enhancers.

Summary of the Invention It is an aim of the present invention to provide a device that improves matter passed therethrough, particularly organic fuels and liquid foodstuffs.

The device is similar to the device disclosed in the above mentioned Russian patent and concentrates the permanent electro-magnetic field of the Earth into a vortex. However, the device of the present invention provides a more intense effect, enabling the construction of a more compact device than taught by the prior art.

It has surprisingly been found that the axis of the basic prisms of a magnetic field concentrator need not be aligned parallel to the axis of the working chamber of the device, as disclosed and claimed in the above-cited

Russian patent. A far more powerful device is obtained if the axis and faces of the prisms are at an angle to the axis of the working chamber.

In accordance with the present invention stages of prisms are arranged in pairs, such that the axis of each prism in each stage is at an angle to the axis of the working chamber and at the mirror angle to the axis of the corresponding prism in its pair. The contribution of the paired prism stages to the vortex is greater than would be expected from simply resolving the effect of each prism along orthogonal axes, parallel and perpendicular to the axis of the working chamber of the vortex, and combining the effect of the two prisms in the pair by addition. The angled arrangement of the prisms in the stages has significance in that it enables production of devices having similar improving power for matter passed through the working chamber as the devices of Russian patent, yet is significantly more compact. To emphasize this advantage, it is noted that an effective eight cascade device described in the above Russian patent is about 12 meters long whereas, in accordance with the present invention, similar enhancing power may be generated with a device only 3 meters long.

Magnetic moments of electrons in atoms of paramagnetic material are usually directed in a random manner, but when the paramagnetic material is in an electro-magnetic field, the magnetic moments of electrons receive the direction of the electro-magnetic field.

Magnetic moments of electrons in atoms of diamagnetic material are usually directed in an opposite direction to that of the electro-magnetic field.

When there are in a stack pairs of paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials, they neutralize one another. Only the working portion of the paramagnetic plates, where the part of the diamagnetic material is absent, has vectors of an electro-magnetic field. Vectors of an electro-magnetic field of such working portions of paramagnetic plates are combined additively.

Sequentially passing over alternating plates of paramagnetic (6) and diamagnetic materials of stacks, vectors of the electro-magnetic field of each stack pulsate and creates the vortex field. Vortex fields, created by stacks of alternating plates of paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials, are directed to the inside of the prisms, normal to the surface of the plates, additively. As the number of stages increase the sum of the vector of the vortex field is magnified within the converter.

The present invention, thus provided a device for converting the permanent electro-magnetic field of the Earth into a vortex, comprising: an elongated working chamber having a longitudinal axis X, one or more stages of prisms radially surrounding the working chamber, each stage comprising two or more prisms, each prism comprising three stacks of alternating paramagnetic and diamagnetic plates arranged in the form of a triangle having a longitudinal axis X'through the center, each prism having one plate facing the elongated working chamber, characterized in that the longitudinal axis X'of the prisms in odd numbered stage are at an angle 0 with respect of the axis X of the working chamber and the longitudinal axis X'of even numbered stages are at an angle (180°-0)'with respect of the axis X of the chamber, and wherein the angle 0 equals 0 6 < 90 °.

In a preferred embodiment the angle 9 equals 30 ° < 0 < 60 °.

The angles between the longitudinal axis X'of the prisms in each pair of stages and the longitudinal axis X of the working chamber need not be the same for all stage pairs.

The working chamber can be a tube through which material passes.

Preferably, each prism comprises three stacks of alternating plates of paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials arranged in the form of a triangle,

such that each stack may contain six plates, i. e. three plates of paramagnetic material separated by three plates of diamagnetic material. All the stacks in a prism should preferably be of uniform size, and the prisms are preferably straight prisms.

Preferably, the diamagnetic plates in each stack of prisms are discontinuous, and the stacks are arranged to form prisms with two stacks having the discontinuous plates facing outward and one stack having the paramagnetic plate facing outward. Preferably the paramagnetic faces of the prisms face the working chamber.

Preferably, the device comprises a plurality of pairs of stages coaxial with the axis X of the device, such that each subsequent pair of stages comprises more prisms than previous pairs of stages, preferably between 2 to 6 pairs providing 4 to 12 stages.

It is preferable that the intervals between stages along the longitudinal axis does not exceed the length of the stacks in the stages.

It is further preferred to have the number of prisms in a stage pair increase as the number of stage pairs increases. However, for each stage in a pair, the number of prisms should be the same. This increase may be in accordance with a series such as the Fibonacci series, the series of odd numbers or the series of even numbers.

The device is useful to enhance organic matter passed through the chamber of the device. Typical organic matter may include crude oil derivatives, tobacco products and edible foodstuffs, and optionally the matter is fluid.

The invention is further directed to a method of enhancing matter, comprising passing matter through the chamber of a device of the invention, wherein the device comprises at least a one pair of stages.

The term"diamagnetic materials"as used herein, refers to materials which do not acquire magnetic properties even in the presence of a magnetic field, i. e. , they have no appreciable magnetic susceptibility.

The term"paramagnetic materials"as used herein, refers to materials having only a weak magnetic susceptibility, such that when removed from a magnetic field, they quickly lose their weak magnetism. They are characterized by containing unpaired electrons which are not coupled to each other through an organized matrix.

Brief Description of the Drawings The following diagrams are schematic illustration only, and are provided to illustrate the text, and are to be read together with the text.

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-section of a stack of alternating plates of paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials forming a side of a prism in accordance with the Prior Art, Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-section of a another stack of alternating plates of paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials forming a side of a prism according to the Prior Art, Fig. 3 illustrates a prism of the prior art constructed with stacks of Figure 2, Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of a one stage of the Prior Art, Fig. 5 shows, in isometric production, a Prior Art device having a stage with six prisms.

Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of a pair of stages in accordance with present invention, Fig. 7 is a schematic side view of two pairs of stages in accordance with the invention, Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view of the two pairs of stages of Figure 7.

Detailed Description of the Invention The basic elements of the device of the present invention are illustrated in Figures 1-5. These are similar to those disclosed in my prior Russian Patent No. 212118. Figures 1 and 2 illustrate stacks of plates used in the construction of prisms. Figure 3 shows an assembled prism. Figures 4 illustrates an arrangement of prisms in a stage, and Figure 5 illustrates a six prism stage of the Prior Art.

Referring now to Fig. 1, there is shown, in schematic cross-sectional view a stack 10 of plates having a laminar construction of alternating plates of paramagnetic material 12 and diamagnetic material 14. The stack 10 is usually of rectangular shape, and typically consists of three alternating pairs of paramagnetic 12 and diamagnetic 14 plates.

Referring now to Fig. 2, there is shown, in schematic cross-sectional view, an alternative stack 20 consisting of alternating plates of paramagnetic material 22 and diamagnetic material 24. Here the layers of diamagnetic material 24 are discontinuous, there being a void 25 running down the middle of each layer. Stacks 10 and 20 perform in a similar manner, however, the discontinuity voids 25 of the diamagnetic layers 24 provides a pulsating character to the magnetic fields produced therewith.

Referring now to Fig. 3, there is shown a prism 30 comprised of three stacks of laminar constructions 20a, 20b, 20c (illustrated hereinbefore in Figure 2) forming an isosceles triangle. The prism 30 has a longitudinal axis X'which is the imaginary line running through the center of gravity (intersect of the medians), perpendicular to the cross-section of the prism 30.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view 40 of one stage consisting of three prisms 42,44 and 46 arranged around a vortex chamber 48, such that the axis X'of each prism is parallel to the axis X of the vortex chamber 48. Devices having

more than three prisms in a stage were also disclosed. In general, the more prisms, the greater the strength of the force field produced by the stage.

Fig. 5 is illustrated in my Russian Patent No. 212118 and shows in isometric production, a device 50 having a stage with six prisms 52,53, 54, 55,56 and 57, defining a hexagonal vortex chamber 58. The axis X'of each prism is parallel to the axis X of the chamber 58, and the inner face of each prism lies perpendicular to the plane connecting the axis X with the axis X'.

The cross sections of the prisms may be right angled isosceles triangles.

In the prior art, the stages were arranged so that the axis of the prisms were coaxial with the axis of the chamber. Moreover, it was found that if subsequent stages, following the Fibonacci series, are used the device was particularly effective for increasing the inflammability of petroleum products, actually increasing the octane level of petroleum, for example. For improving edible foodstuffs, such as alcoholic beverages for example, subsequent stages had increasing odd numbers of prisms.

The present invention will now be illustrated with reference to Figures 6-8.

Figure 6 is a schematic view of a pair of stages and their prism arrangement. The stages consist of an upper stage 62 and a lower stage 64, both comprising a plurality of prisms 61,63, 65 and 67, 68, 69, respectively.

The upper prisms 61,63, 65 are arranged radially around the axis X so that the axis X'of the prisms is at angle of 0 thereto. The lower prisms 67,68, 69 are arranged radially around the axis X to form an angle 180°-0 with the axis X'of the prisms. In this illustration there are shown only three prisms in each stage, however, the stages may have any number of prisms therein, with the numbers of prisms in each subsequent pair of stages preferably increasing as one continues along the vortex chamber (along the axis X).

0 may be any angle greater than 0°, but preferably 30° < 0 < 60°, with angles of 30°, 45° and 60° being most preferable.

Figure 7 schematically illustrates a device 70 having four stages 72,74, 76, 78 of prisms arranged around a vortex chamber 71. In the present illustration only two prisms are shown for each stage while a third prism is not visible, it being hidden by the vortex chamber 71. Prism stages 72 and 74 form a stage pair, and stages 76 and 78 form a second stage pair. Stages 72 and 76 have the prisms angled so that the axis X'of the prisms is at an angle A with respect of the axis X of the vortex chamber, and stages 74, and 78, which are paired with stages 72 and 74, respectively, form angles 180°-0 between the prism axis X'and the axis X. of the vortex chamber 71.

Figure 8 illustrates in a schematic form, cross sections of four stages 82, 84, 86, 88, of a device of the invention taken perpendicularly to the axis X of the vortex chamber 81. Each stage comprises three prisms (82a, 82b, 82c), (84a, 84b, 84c), (86a, 86b, 86c) and (88a, 88b, 88c), arranged equidistantly around the vortex chamber 81. All the prisms in Figure 8, contrary to their appearance, do not have their axis X'parallel to the axis X of the vortex chamber 81. Instead, the prisms are angled with respect of the X axis. Stages 82 and 86 being at an angle 0, and prisms 84 and 88 at an angle (180°-0) with respect of axis X. The prisms of stages 82 and 84 are staggered from each other and form a pair of stages with the prisms angled in opposite directions. Similarly, the prisms of stages 86 and 88 form a second pair with oppositely angled prisms.

By virtue of the fact that the prisms of each stage are not aligned in parallel to the axis of the device, but are angled thereto, the overall lengths of the multi-modular devices thus formed are shorter than devices of the prior art which required the axes of each prism to be aligned parallel to the axis of the device.

The device thus formed is useful for refining matter, particularly for improving the quality of organic matter.

As in the prior art, it is beneficial for industrial scale food applications that the device includes stage pairs where each stage pair has odd numbers of prisms, For domestic use, even numbers of prisms are preferable, providing greater flexibility in the application of the device By virtue of the prisms of each stage not being aligned in parallel to the axis of the device, but being angled thereto, the overall lengths of the multi-stage devices thus formed are shorter than devices of the prior art which required the axes of each prism to be aligned parallel to the axis of the device.

For refining petroleum and other oil derivatives, the Fibonacci series is particularly useful.

Devices, in accordance with this invention, having pairs of stages as described hereinabove, may be used to purifying matter by passing such matter through the device along the axis thereof. Where the axis of the prisms in a stage are not parallel to the axis of the device, the stage must be paired with an adjacent stage, such that if the axes of the prisms of the first stage make an angle 0° with the axis of the device, then the prisms of the adjacent stage are required to make an angle of (180°-0) with the axis of the device, and 6 0, preferably 30°<0<60°.

The invention is not limited to the particulars of the embodiments described above, but is rather defined by the following claims, in which the term"comprise"and variations thereof, such as"comprising","comprised" and the like, imply that the explicitly detailed components or steps are included, but not to the exclusion of other components or steps.