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US 9,511,959 B2Granted
Transportation system
AssigneeHyperloop Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrogan Bambrogan, Joshua Giegel
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Abstract
A high-speed transportation system including at least one transportation tube having at least one track, at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube along a travel path between stations, a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube, and a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube. At least a portion of the travel path is arranged over or in a body of water.
Claims30
A high-speed transportation system, the system comprising:
- at least one transportation tube having at least one track;
- at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube along a travel path between stations;
- a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube;
- and
- a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube,
- wherein at least a portion of the travel path is arranged in a body of water under a surface of the water,
- the system further comprising a water surface support structure arranged on or above the surface of the body of water, and an electromechanical connection with the at least one tube through a passage structure connecting at least one tube arranged under the surface of the water with the water surface support structure.
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A high-speed transportation system, the system comprising:
- at least one transportation tube having at least one track;
- at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube along a travel path between stations;
- a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube;
- and
- a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube,
- wherein at least a portion of the travel path is arranged in a body of water under a surface of the water,
- the system further comprising a water surface support structure arranged on or above the surface of the body of water, and an electromechanical connection with the at least one tube through a passage structure connecting at least one tube arranged under the surface of the water with the water surface support structure,
- wherein the water surface support structure comprises a dock for supporting or mooring at least one alternative form of transport, and
- wherein the passage structure comprises a cargo transporter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.