Patents by Inventor Helen DURDEN

Helen DURDEN 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).

  • Deployable decelerator
    Patent number: 9809232
    Abstract: A transport vehicle for traveling in a low-pressure environment structure is provided. The transport vehicle may include a deployable decelerator configured to deploy from the transport vehicle to decrease a distance between the transport vehicle and the low-pressure environment structure and a communication network that monitors and collects a plurality of operation parameters from the transport vehicle and the low-pressure environment structure to control deployment of the deployable decelerator based on a plurality of predetermined triggering events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tadeh Avetian, Helen Durden, Ryan Okerson, Brogan Bambrogan, Joshua Giegel
  • DEPLOYABLE DECELERATOR
    Publication number: 20170066457
    Abstract: A transport vehicle for traveling in a low-pressure environment structure is provided. The transport vehicle may include a deployable decelerator configured to deploy from the transport vehicle to decrease a distance between the transport vehicle and the low-pressure environment structure and a communication network that monitors and collects a plurality of operation parameters from the transport vehicle and the low-pressure environment structure to control deployment of the deployable decelerator based on a plurality of predetermined triggering events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tadeh AVETIAN, Helen DURDEN, Ryan OKERSON, Brogan BAMBROGAN, Joshua GIEGEL
  • Deployable decelerator
    Patent number: 9533697
    Abstract: A transport vehicle for traveling in a low-pressure environment structure is provided. The transport vehicle may include a deployable decelerator provided on the transport vehicle and configured to deploy from the transport vehicle to decrease a distance between the transport vehicle and the low-pressure environment structure. When the decelerator is deployed the decelerator is configured to increase drag forces opposing a direction of motion of the transport vehicle and decelerate the transport vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tadeh Avetian, Helen Durden, Ryan Okerson, Brogan Bambrogan, Joshua Giegel
  • DEPLOYABLE DECELERATOR
    Publication number: 20160229427
    Abstract: A transport vehicle for traveling in a low-pressure environment structure is provided. The transport vehicle may include a deployable decelerator provided on the transport vehicle and configured to deploy from the transport vehicle to decrease a distance between the transport vehicle and the low-pressure environment structure. When the decelerator is deployed the decelerator is configured to increase drag forces opposing a direction of motion of the transport vehicle and decelerate the transport vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tadeh AVETIAN, Helen DURDEN, Ryan OKERSON, Brogan BAMBROGAN, Joshua GIEGEL