Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Vehicles Capable Of Operating On Cantilevered Supports, Guideway Tracks, And Conventional Roadways' Filed by Urban Mass Ltd.

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202547095962 A) filed by Urban Mass Ltd., London, on Oct. 6, for 'vehicles capable of operating on cantilevered supports, guideway tracks, and conventional roadways.'

Inventor(s) include Emanuel, John; and Sandhu, Harpreet.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A vehicle is configured to operate in a first mode in a cantilevered manner from a left side of the vehicle; in a second mode in a cantilevered manner from a right side of the vehicle; in a third mode in which the vehicle is supported from beneath on a guideway track in a non-cantilevered manner; and in a fourth mode in which the vehicle is supported from beneath on a roadway. The vehicle comprises: a left support wheel on the left side of the vehicle configured to engage with a left lower running surface beneath the left support wheel for supporting the vehicle from beneath in the first mode, the third mode and the fourth mode; and a right support wheel on the right side of the vehicle configured to engage with a right lower running surface beneath the right support wheel for supporting the vehicle from beneath in the second mode, the third mode and the fourth mode. The vehicle further comprises: a left upper cantilever wheel assembly on the left side of the vehicle configured to bear against a left upper guide surface located proximate the left side of the vehicle in the first mode; and a right upper cantilever wheel assembly on the right side of the vehicle configured to bear against a right upper guide surface located proximate the right side of the vehicle in the second mode. The vehicle further comprises: a left lower side wheel assembly on the left side of the vehicle configured to bear against a left lower guide surface located proximate the left side of the vehicle in the first mode and the third mode; and a right lower side wheel assembly on the right side of the vehicle configured to bear against a right lower guide surface located proximate the right side of the vehicle in the second mode and the third mode. The left support wheel and the right support wheel are configured to effect steering of the vehicle in the third mode and in the fourth mode."

The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 08, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/056284.

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