System and related methods for marine transportation
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1. A marine transportation system, comprising:
- a vessel capable of progressing through water; and
a linear pump including a generally rigid outer chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet and an inner chamber disposed within said outer chamber, said inner chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet and comprising a plurality of generally rigid articulating walls coupled together via articulating joints to provide bi-directional radial movement of said walls to facilitate the simultaneous influx of fluid through said at least one fluid inlet of said inner chamber and expulsion of fluid through said at least one fluid outlet of said outer chamber, said linear pump coupled to said vessel for propelling said vessel through said water.
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Abstract
A system and related methods for manned and/or unmanned marine transportation involving equipping a vessel capable with a linear pump for propelling the vessel through or substantially over a body of water.
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1. A marine transportation system, comprising:
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a vessel capable of progressing through water; and a linear pump including a generally rigid outer chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet and an inner chamber disposed within said outer chamber, said inner chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet and comprising a plurality of generally rigid articulating walls coupled together via articulating joints to provide bi-directional radial movement of said walls to facilitate the simultaneous influx of fluid through said at least one fluid inlet of said inner chamber and expulsion of fluid through said at least one fluid outlet of said outer chamber, said linear pump coupled to said vessel for propelling said vessel through said water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A method of providing marine transportation, comprising:
equipping a vessel capable of progressing through water with a linear pump capable of propelling said vessel through said water, said linear pump including a generally rigid outer chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet and an inner chamber disposed within said outer chamber, said inner chamber having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet and comprising a plurality of generally rigid articulating walls coupled together via articulating joints to provide bi-directional radial movement of said walls to facilitate the simultaneous influx of fluid through said at least one fluid inlet of said inner chamber and expulsion of fluid through said at least one fluid outlet of said outer chamber. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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