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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2010
Applicant:
Arnold R. Miller, Golden, CO (US);
Inventor:
Arnold R. Miller, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Supersonic Tubevehicle LLC, Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 13/10 (2006.01); B61C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transportation system having a tube containing hydrogen gas and a vehicle designed to operate within the tube. The vehicle breathes hydrogen from the tube to power fuel cells in order to produce power. The vehicle is suspended above the tube on a low-friction layer and is propelled through the tube via a propulsion system, such as contra-rotating propfans.