Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gate valves and airlocks for a transportation system
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Application No.: US15423231Application Date: 2017-02-02
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Publication No.: US10088061B2Publication Date: 2018-10-02
- Inventor: Kyle Cothern , Michael Gaunt , Thomas Ronacher , Daniel Shafrir , Brogan Bambrogan , Joshua Giegel
- Applicant: Hyperloop Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Angeles
- Assignee: HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Angeles
- Agency: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: F16K3/30
- IPC: F16K3/30 ; F16K3/03 ; F16K3/04 ; F16K3/12 ; F16K7/10 ; F16K27/04 ; B61B13/10
Abstract:
A system includes at least one tube forming a portion of a transportation path, wherein the tube is maintained as a low-pressure environment, a propulsion system configured to propel at least one capsule through the tube, a levitation system configured to levitate the capsule within the tube, and at least one tube sealer arranged along the at least one tube and configured to selectively create an airlock in the at least one tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170146136A1 GATE VALVES AND AIRLOCKS FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-05-25
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