System, method and apparatus for widespread commercialization of hydrogen as a carbon-free alternative fuel source
US10589969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F2700/09
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A loading system for a lighter-than-air craft hull that includes a vehicle that transports cargo containers into a hull loading area. This vehicle engages one of a set of longitudinal rails located inside the hull running fore and aft, where each rail has a unique vertical position and a unique horizontal position inside the hull. There is a crane to raise a particular container transported by the vehicle to the unique vertical position of one of the rails and to move it horizontally to the unique horizontal position of the rail. The crane attaches a rail wheel to the container and suspends the container from the rail. There is a rail tug that pushes or pulls the container along the rail forward into the hull to a final shipping location for that container.
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