ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,160, issued on March 18.
"Assembly with tilting linear induction motor for use in a transportation system" was invented by Gonzalo Duran Ariza (Rockville, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly that may be used in a transportation system is disclosed that in one or more embodiments includes at least one or more of the following: a braking system, which at least partially functions with an air bearing, a linear induction motor ('LIM') that has tilting abilities, and an inflated air bearing that is positioned with respect to a rail such that a portion of the rail is inside the air bearing. Regarding the latter, in one or more ...