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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
Hyperloop Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kyle Cothern, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael Gaunt, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Thomas Ronacher, Del Aire, CA (US);
Daniel Shafrir, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Brogan Bambrogan, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joshua Giegel, Hawthorne, CA (US);
HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);
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.