Pneumatic delivery system and method of using the same
OwnerDerrick Blissinventor
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Abstract
A pneumatic delivery system includes a capsule. The capsule includes a package receptacle. A pneumatic tube includes a plurality of entry ports and a plurality of exit ports. The plurality of entry ports are configured to receive the capsule for transport. The plurality of exit ports are configured to remove the capsule from the pneumatic tube. At least one of the exit ports is located in a personal residence. A compressed air pump is configured to advance the capsule through the pneumatic tube. A capsule location system is configured to determine a location of the capsule with respect to the pneumatic tube.
Claims16
A pneumatic delivery system, comprising:
- a capsule, the capsule including a package receptacle;
- a pneumatic tube including a plurality of entry ports and a plurality of exit ports, each of the plurality of entry ports configured to receive the capsule for transport, and each of the plurality of exit ports configured for removal of the capsule from the pneumatic tube, wherein at least one of the exit ports is located in a personal residence;
- a compressed air pump, the compressed air pump configured to advance the capsule through the pneumatic tube;
- a capsule location system, the capsule location system configured for determining a location of the capsule with respect to the pneumatic tube.
A method of delivering a capsule through a pneumatic delivery system, comprising:
- positioning a package receptacle in the capsule;
- positioning the capsule in a pneumatic tube, the pneumatic tube including a plurality of entry ports and a plurality of exit ports, each of the plurality of entry ports configured to receive the capsule for transport, and each of the plurality of exit ports configured for removal of the capsule from the pneumatic tube, wherein at least one of the exit ports is located in a personal residence;
- driving the capsule through the pneumatic tube to the personal residence using air generated by a compressed air pump;
- determining a position of the capsule with respect to the pneumatic tube using a capsule location system;
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- detecting an arrival of the capsule at the personal residence by a sensor positioned at a particular exit port of the plurality of exit ports, the particular exit port being located at the personal residence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.