公开(公告)号：US10288525B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15298905

申请日：2016-10-20

Applicant: Hyperloop Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jett Ferm ,  James Coutre ,  Ryan Okerson ,  Cassandra Mercury ,  David Dehaan

IPC: G01M99/00 ,  G01M13/04 ,  G01M9/04 ,  F16C32/04 ,  F16C32/06

Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a chamber, having an interior maintained at a predetermined pressure, a rotor rotatably disposed within the interior of the chamber, and a sensor disposed within the interior of the chamber. When the rotor rotates, the at least one sensor measures a testing characteristic of an object disposed within the interior of the chamber as the object interacts with the rotating rotor. A method includes setting a predetermined pressure of a chamber, rotating a rotor, and maintaining a gap between a surface of an object to be tested and a surface of the rotor by adjusting, with an actuator, the object to be tested or the rotor based upon a change, as measured by a laser, in the dimension of the object to be tested or the rotor.

公开(公告)号：US10046776B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15386549

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: Hyperloop Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： James T. Coutre ,  Joshua Giegel ,  Brogan Bambrogan ,  Filip Finodeyev ,  Casey Handmer ,  David Dehaan

IPC: B61B13/00 ,  B61B13/10 ,  E02D29/045

CPC classification number: B61B13/10 ,  E02D29/045 ,  E02D29/063

Abstract: A structure having at least one flexible material structured and arranged to withstand a tensile load, at least one support structure configured to support the flexible material and structured and arranged to withstand a compressive load, and at least one enclosed volume at least partially defined by the at least one flexible material, the at least one enclosed volume being configured to be maintained as a low-pressure environment.