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US 2006/0219124 A1Published application
Buoyant marine rail system
OwnerJeffrey Jordaninventor
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Abstract
A rail system may include a rail buoyant in a fluid, and a vehicle buoyant in the fluid. The vehicle may be electromagnetically and/or mechanically coupled to the rail for movement along the rail.
Claims20
A rail system comprising:
- a rail buoyant in a fluid;
- and
- a vehicle buoyant in the fluid;
- the vehicle electromagnetically coupled to the rail for movement along the rail.
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A rail comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart electromagnetic elements imbedded in the substrate;
- wherein the substrate is fabricated from a material with a density sufficient to give the rail buoyancy in a fluid.
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A conveying system comprising:
- a buoyant guide;
- and
- a buoyant vehicle coupled to the floating guide;
- wherein the buoyant guide and the buoyant vehicle cooperate to convey the buoyant vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.