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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6044770 | Integrated high speed MAGLEV system An integrated MAGLEV (Magnetic Levitated Vehicle) system consists of permanent or preferably superconducting vehicle-mounted magnets which interact with both active and induced track-based currents. The magnets on the vehicle which are used for propulsion... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5868077 | Method and apparatus for use of alternating current in primary suspension magnets for electrodynamic guidance with superconducting fields An electrodynamic suspension system levitates a platform or a transportation vehicle by an array of onboard superconducting electromagnetic coils forming a primary member overlying a secondary member on the guideway in a transverse flux orientation with r... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5809897 | Electromagnetic induction ground vehicle levitation guideway The electromagnetic induction ground vehicle levitation guideway includes a beam support member, and a transverse structural slab member mounted on top of the beam support member. The structural slab member includes top and bottom structural plates mounte... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5666882 | Transport wagon for transporting track panels A transport wagon (50) for transporting track panels (53) has a wagon frame (56) which may be supported on on-track undercarriages (54) or alternatively on off-track undercarriages (55) and which has a loading surface (57) for laying down the track panel ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5666883 | Method and apparatus for use of alternating current in primary suspension magnets for electrodynamic guidance with superconducting fields An electrodynamic suspension system levitates a platform or a transportation vehicle by an array of onboard superconducting electromagnetic coils forming a primary member overlying a secondary member on the guideway in a transverse flux orientation with r... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5649489 | Electromagnetic induction ground vehicle levitation guideway The electromagnetic induction ground vehicle levitation guideway includes a beam support member, and a transverse structural slab member mounted on top of the beam support member. The structural slab member includes top and bottom structural plates mounte... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5631617 | System for levitating and guiding object by electromagnetic attractive force A system for levitating and guiding an object by a magnetic force, which is typically a superconducting magnetic support apparatus or a superconducting linear convey system, comprises a support member, a superconductor unit, disposed on the support member... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5528210 | W-shaped superconducting electromagnetic system for magnetic levitation vehicles An electromagnetic system for a magnetic levitation vehicle comprises a "W" shaped magnet core having a center pole wound by a superconducting coil and side poles on opposite sides of the center pole, each wound by an ambient temperature coil. Quasi-dc po... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5521570 | Superconductive magnetic levitation apparatus A superconductive magnetic levitation apparatus is provided which is simple in structure, low in cost and is used for readily explaining superconducting phenomena such as the Meissner effect and the pinning effect. The superconductive magnetic levitation ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5511488 | Electromagnetic induction ground vehicle levitation guideway The electromagnetic induction ground vehicle levitation guideway includes a beam support member, and a transverse structural slab member mounted on top of the beam support member. The structural slab member includes top and bottom structural plates mounte... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5479145 | Superconducting electromagnet for levitation and propulsion of a maglev vehicle A superconducting electromagnet for levitation and propulsion of a maglev vehicle running against a rail has a magnetic core having a number of salient poles extending from a surface thereof, thereby forming gaps between adjacent ones of the poles, and fa... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5448213 | Electromagnetic shielding concept for superconducting levitating magnets A superconducting magnet for a MAGLEV vehicle has flux perturbation shielding rings mounted to the core common with superconducting magnetic coils. These rings resist rapid flux perturbations occurring in the superconducting magnet as a result of normal o... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5402648 | Sealed dewar with separate circulation loop for external cooling at constant pressure Apparatus and methods for low pressure cooling of superconducting magnets, for example, on a magnetic levitated train, through a separate circulation loop from a sealed, unvented thermal reservoir to provide a lightweight cooling system. In a second embod... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5388527 | Multiple magnet positioning apparatus for magnetic levitation vehicles A positioning apparatus for a maglev vehicle includes multiple vehicle magnets. The magnets are paired For a suspension configuration, the magnets are one above the other, with a plurality of pairs arranged along the length of the vehicle. The poles are o... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387889 | Superconducting magnet apparatus A superconducting magnet apparatus such as a superconducting magnet for supplying a levitating force to a magnetically levitating train comprises a closed loop-shaped superconducting coil, a container for containing the superconducting coil, a coolant con... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5375531 | Composite superconductor body and magnetic levitation system A superconductor composite body have a plurality of superconductor elements. Each of superconductor elements has such a volume that the superconductor element is not magnetically saturated with a magnetic flux applied to the composite body. The supercondu... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5317976 | Vehicle and high-speed transport system having rotating alternating polarity magnet member for levitating, propelling, and guiding the vehicle A vehicle has a rotary magnetic field member which is rotatably supported at a position near the surface of a roadway along which the vehicle runs and rotatingly driven by a driving device. The rotary magnetic field member has magnetic poles of different ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5287026 | Superconducting magnetic levitation apparatus A superconducting magnetic levitation apparatus for driving a floating body efficiently and controllably, for producing a strong driving force, and for generating a lifting magnetic field having a uniform intensity in a running direction and producing a g... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5085149 | Ground vehicle suspension and guidance and electromagnetic system thereof with multiple surface arcuate reaction rails The improved support and guidance system includes a super conductor mounted in a vehicle and positioned to be above and on both sides of the upper end of a rail. The super conductor is provided with a housing and an iron core or shield is positioned withi... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4549156 | Superconducting magnet A superconducting magnet, applied for a train side permanent magnet for a magnetically levitated train as one embodiment of the invention, comprises a coil structure including a superconducting wire wound into a form of a race track and impregnated with e... | 10/22/1985 |
| 3951074 | Secondary lift for magnetically levitated vehicles A high-speed terrestrial vehicle that is magnetically levitated by means of magnets which are used to induce eddy currents in a continuous electrically conductive nonferromagnetic track to produce magnetic images that repel the inducing magnet to provide ... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3951075 | Electro dynamic suspension and guidance system for a moving vehicle Contactless suspension and guidance of a vehicle using a plurality of primary magnet loops in the vehicle arranged parallel to each other which react with secondary conductors on the roadbed is obtained by providing two vertically arranged primary conduct... | 04/20/1976 |
