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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John William Glatfelter, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Brian Dale Laughlin, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/32 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/32 (2013.01); B64D 11/00 (2013.01); B64D 2011/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transportation system that includes one or more pods that each includes an interior space configured to house travelers and objects. The pods can be attached to and transported by multiple different vehicles. The different vehicles can provide for different modes of transportation depending upon the plans of the travelers. Different modes include but are not limited to ground travel, air travel, water travel, and rail travel.