Patent ID: 9511959
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B23K,B23P,B60L,B61B,B61C,B61L,B63B,B65G,B66C,E01B,E02D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A high-speed transportation system, the system comprising: at least one transportation tube having at least one track; at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube along a travel path between stations; a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube; and a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube, wherein at least a portion of the travel path is arranged in a body of water under a surface of the water, the system further comprising a water surface support structure arranged on or above the surface of the body of water, and an electromechanical connection with the at least one tube through a passage structure connecting at least one tube arranged under the surface of the water with the water surface support structure.