Railways – Magnetically suspended car
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-14
2007-08-14
Morano, S. Joseph (Department: 3617)
Railways
Magnetically suspended car
Reexamination Certificate
active
10898651
ABSTRACT:
The present embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for use in controlling and directing magnetically levitated vehicles. In some embodiments, a method propels or passes a vehicle along a guideway, magnetically levitates the vehicle as it travels along the guideway, and induces a magnetic drag on the vehicle as it travels along a portion of the guideway. The magnetic drag can be induced by passing the magnet proximate a plate of conductive material. The plate can be positioned on a first side of the vehicle to induce the magnetic drag resulting in a force on the vehicle in a direction toward the first side. The method can further induce the magnetic drag to guide the vehicle along a curve of the guideway, where the plate is positioned on an inward side of the curve such that the force directs the vehicle into the curve.
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Baldi Robert W.
Gurol Husam
Kratz Robert
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery
General Atomics
McCarry, Jr. Robert J.
Morano S. Joseph
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