US3797398A - Air-cushion vehicles - Google Patents

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US3797398A
US3797398A US00140478A US3797398DA US3797398A US 3797398 A US3797398 A US 3797398A US 00140478 A US00140478 A US 00140478A US 3797398D A US3797398D A US 3797398DA US 3797398 A US3797398 A US 3797398A
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D Bliss
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V3/00—Land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft, adapted or modified to travel on air cushions
    • B60V3/02—Land vehicles, e.g. road vehicles
    • B60V3/04—Land vehicles, e.g. road vehicles co-operating with rails or other guiding means, e.g. with air cushion between rail and vehicle

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  • PATENTEDMAR 18 I974 sum as 0F 2a DOW/V PATENTEUHAR 19 I974 sum as or 28 PATENTEUHAR 19 1914 3797398 SHEET 0? OF 28 20 f 45 I32 /24 Q/46 H XYZ PATENTEDMAR 19 1974 I 3.791.398

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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  • Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
  • Fluid-Damping Devices (AREA)
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Cited By (6)

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US4002124A (en) * 1974-09-02 1977-01-11 Bliss Pendair Limited Tracked air cushion vehicle systems
US4010693A (en) * 1974-05-08 1977-03-08 Bliss Pendair Limited Tracked air cushion vehicle
US4356772A (en) * 1973-05-21 1982-11-02 U.S. Philips Corporation Magnetically levitated object
US20110011298A1 (en) * 2009-07-15 2011-01-20 Timperman Eugene L Air cushion or wheeled overhead guideway system
US10196146B2 (en) * 2014-10-10 2019-02-05 Goodrich Corporation Self propelled air cushion supported aircraft cargo loading systems and methods
US10393225B2 (en) 2015-01-05 2019-08-27 Goodrich Corporation Integrated multi-function propulsion belt for air cushion supported aircraft cargo loading robot

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GB1396004A (en) * 1972-07-03 1975-05-29 Bliss Pendair Ltd Air cushion vehicles
US11130503B1 (en) 2019-12-27 2021-09-28 Jean Victor Peloquin High-speed mass transport system

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US3167145A (en) * 1961-12-21 1965-01-26 Gen Motors Corp Pendant air bearing load supporting device
US3381627A (en) * 1965-07-22 1968-05-07 Hovercraft Dev Ltd Vehicles
US3511186A (en) * 1966-01-19 1970-05-12 Maurice Barthalon Suspended railway car fluidicly supported
US3515073A (en) * 1966-09-14 1970-06-02 Bertin & Cie Transport facilities with fluid sustained vehicle
US3631806A (en) * 1968-03-08 1972-01-04 Maurice Barthalon Conveyor system for the individual transport of various objects

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3167145A (en) * 1961-12-21 1965-01-26 Gen Motors Corp Pendant air bearing load supporting device
US3381627A (en) * 1965-07-22 1968-05-07 Hovercraft Dev Ltd Vehicles
US3511186A (en) * 1966-01-19 1970-05-12 Maurice Barthalon Suspended railway car fluidicly supported
US3515073A (en) * 1966-09-14 1970-06-02 Bertin & Cie Transport facilities with fluid sustained vehicle
US3631806A (en) * 1968-03-08 1972-01-04 Maurice Barthalon Conveyor system for the individual transport of various objects

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4356772A (en) * 1973-05-21 1982-11-02 U.S. Philips Corporation Magnetically levitated object
US4010693A (en) * 1974-05-08 1977-03-08 Bliss Pendair Limited Tracked air cushion vehicle
US4002124A (en) * 1974-09-02 1977-01-11 Bliss Pendair Limited Tracked air cushion vehicle systems
US20110011298A1 (en) * 2009-07-15 2011-01-20 Timperman Eugene L Air cushion or wheeled overhead guideway system
US8371226B2 (en) * 2009-07-15 2013-02-12 Eugene L. Timperman Air cushion or wheeled overhead guideway system
US10196146B2 (en) * 2014-10-10 2019-02-05 Goodrich Corporation Self propelled air cushion supported aircraft cargo loading systems and methods
US10393225B2 (en) 2015-01-05 2019-08-27 Goodrich Corporation Integrated multi-function propulsion belt for air cushion supported aircraft cargo loading robot

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FR2088403A1 (de) 1972-01-07
DE2122732C3 (de) 1979-08-02
CA942356A (en) 1974-02-19
FR2088403B1 (de) 1974-05-31
DE2122732B2 (de) 1978-09-21
JPS5310326B1 (de) 1978-04-13
GB1334874A (en) 1973-10-24
DE2122732A1 (de) 1971-11-25

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