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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110303116 | SELF-ORIENTING, TWO-WHEEL PIPE CRAWLER An apparatus for conveying a payload through a pipe having the ability to automatically self-stabilize and orient itself inside the pipe by controlling two pipe tracking contactors so as to maintain contact between the pipe tracking contactors and the pipe wall and main... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110283914 | VACUUM DIVISION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF TUBE RAILWAY SYSTEM AND VACUUM BARRIER FILM DEVICE Provided is a tube railway system that minimizes noise and air resistance using a sealed evacuated tube as a passage for a tube railway., thereby allowing a train to run at a very high speed. More particularly, provided is a vacuum division management system and vacuum ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110265681 | PROPELLABLE APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS Propellable apparatus, assemblies and related methods including a self-enclosed member are disclosed. The self-enclosed member can include an inner surface at least partially defining an enclosed region, and an outer surface that turns outwardly to engage a cavity or lu... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259236 | WHEEL-TYPE ULTRA HIGH SPEED RAILWAY SYSTEM The wheel-type high-speed railway system includes rails provided on a railroad track and configured such that wheels provided in a bogie of a vehicle come into contact with them, a support provided on a tread surface of a railroad track between the rails, a repulsive Li... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20100192799 | Supersonic Hydrogen Tube Vehicle 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 an... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100083864 | Pneutrain pneumatic mass transportation system This invention is a pneumatic mass transportation system on the cutting edge of technology employing a combined cycle turbine power system with digital controls to effect acceleration, deceleration and train propulsion. The combustion turbines can be adapted to use alte... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20090214291 | Set of components used to fabricate enclosed and elevated roadways that are intended for use by bicycles, other small vehicles and pedestrians; and a process, utilizing said components, for planning and designing such a roadway This invention discloses a set of components that have been designed and engineered and have functionalities, dimensions and structural properties specifically intended to enable selected combinations of the components to be assembled into modular sections of an enclose... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090101040 | TUBE CAR, NETWORK OF TUBES, PERSONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF The present invention provides a new personal transport system for passengers and goods, which comprises: a tube car comprising a self-powered closed tube car carrying passengers or goods from door to door; and a network of tubes comprising a plurality of tubes, the sai... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20070227393 | Hatch for the opening and closing of pressurised pipes, in particular for the opening and closing of branch pipes for the introduction of pipe cleaning and inspection apparatus A closing system for pressurized pipes, includes an annular supporting structure, designed to be secured to one end of the pipe, a closing hatch mounted on the annular support, and elements for locking the hatch including a locking ring inserted into an annular cavity i... | 10/04/2007 |