US 11,772,914 B2
Transportation system
Brogan Bambrogan, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Joshua Giegel, Hawthorne, CA (US)
Assigned to Hyperloop Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Hyperloop Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/553,205.
Application 17/553,205 is a continuation of application No. 16/438,779, filed on Jun. 12, 2019.
Application 16/438,779 is a continuation of application No. 15/007,993, filed on Jan. 27, 2016, granted, now 10,370,204, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/113,511, filed on Feb. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0106136 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 67/60 (2006.01); B61L 23/00 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 21/10 (2006.01); B61L 23/34 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/04 (2006.01); E01B 25/00 (2006.01); B60L 13/10 (2006.01); B60L 13/00 (2006.01); B60L 13/03 (2006.01); B61C 11/06 (2006.01); B60L 13/04 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2020.01); B61L 27/20 (2022.01); B61B 13/10 (2006.01); B63B 27/28 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23P 15/20 (2006.01); B65G 67/24 (2006.01); B66C 25/00 (2006.01); E01B 2/00 (2006.01); E02D 29/00 (2006.01); E02D 29/063 (2006.01); B60L 13/06 (2006.01); B61B 13/08 (2006.01); B61L 19/00 (2006.01); B23P 11/02 (2006.01); B61B 1/02 (2006.01); E01B 25/12 (2006.01); E01B 25/30 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 67/603 (2013.01) [B23K 31/027 (2013.01); B23P 11/025 (2013.01); B23P 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 13/003 (2013.01); B60L 13/006 (2013.01); B60L 13/03 (2013.01); B60L 13/04 (2013.01); B60L 13/06 (2013.01); B60L 13/10 (2013.01); B61B 1/02 (2013.01); B61B 13/08 (2013.01); B61B 13/10 (2013.01); B61C 11/06 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 19/00 (2013.01); B61L 21/10 (2013.01); B61L 23/002 (2013.01); B61L 23/34 (2013.01); B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 27/04 (2013.01); B61L 27/20 (2022.01); B63B 27/28 (2013.01); B63B 35/00 (2013.01); B65G 67/24 (2013.01); B66C 25/00 (2013.01); E01B 2/003 (2013.01); E01B 25/00 (2013.01); E01B 25/12 (2013.01); E02D 29/04 (2013.01); E02D 29/063 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); B61L 2210/04 (2013.01); E01B 25/30 (2013.01); E02D 29/00 (2013.01); Y02T 30/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo container loading and unloading system for a transportation vehicle of a transportation system, the transportation vehicle having a closeable cargo accommodation space, the cargo container loading and unloading system comprising:
a loading zone for accommodating the transportation vehicle to be at least one of loaded and unloaded of cargo containers from the closeable cargo accommodation space within the transportation vehicle; and
at least one opening connecting the loading zone to an enclosed transportation tube of the transportation system in which the transportation vehicle traverses,
wherein the transportation vehicle is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the transportation vehicle traversing the enclosed transportation tube and the enclosed transportation tube is operable to maintain an internal environment within the enclosed transportation tube.