Patents by Inventor Thomas Pumpelly

Thomas Pumpelly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hybrid personal transit system
    Patent number: 9085305
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid personal transit and a hybrid personal transit vehicle. The vehicle can include an enclosure and a suspension system including a plurality of wheels, the suspension system adapted to control a positioning of the wheels over a range from substantially vertical to substantially horizontal, wherein the positioning of the wheels is substantially vertical for engaging a road surface, and wherein the positioning of the wheels is substantially horizontal for engaging a rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Pumpelly
  • HYBRID PERSONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140158014
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid personal transit and a hybrid personal transit vehicle. The vehicle can include an enclosure and a suspension system including a plurality of wheels, the suspension system adapted to control a positioning of the wheels over a range from substantially vertical to substantially horizontal, wherein the positioning of the wheels is substantially vertical for engaging a road surface, and wherein the positioning of the wheels is substantially horizontal for engaging a rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas PUMPELLY
  • HYBRID PERSONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110226151
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid personal transit and components thereof is disclosed. The hybrid personal transit (“HPT”) system can be a system of combined highway and monorail transportation methods, which allows roadworthy HPT vehicles to transition onto, and run on, a system of monorails. The rails can be built on the ground, on poles, or in tunnels. A unique drive system will allow each HPT vehicle to alter drive output from the HPT vehicle's tires to a rail drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas PUMPELLY
  • Hybrid personal transit system
    Patent number: 7975620
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid personal transit and components thereof is disclosed. The hybrid personal transit (“HPT”) system can be a system of combined highway and monorail transportation methods, which allows roadworthy HPT vehicles to transition onto, and run on, a system of monorails. The rails can be built on the ground, on poles, or in tunnels. A unique drive system will allow each HPT vehicle to alter drive output from the HPT vehicle's tires to a rail drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas Pumpelly
  • HYBRID PERSONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100011986
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid personal transit and components thereof is disclosed. The hybrid personal transit (“HPT”) system can be a system of combined highway and monorail transportation methods, which allows roadworthy HPT vehicles to transition onto, and run on, a system of monorails. The rails can be built on the ground, on poles, or in tunnels. A unique drive system will allow each HPT vehicle to alter drive output from the HPT vehicle's tires to a rail drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Pumpelly