This page contains miscellaneous ride patents in several categories, including alpine slides and some other gravity rides, vertical drop rides, bumper cars, powered rides, and rides propelled by moving floors or tracks. The patents are grouped by types. Most gravity rides are on the Roller Coaster Patent page. Water rides are on the water ride page. Lists of carousels and related rides are on the carousel page, ferris wheels are on the ferris wheel page, and other swinging or rotating rides are on the other rotating rides page. Funhouses, cable swings, and simulators are found on the other amusement devices page.
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The following table contains gravity rides that are not quite roller coasters, such as alpine slides and other slides. Some water slides are listed elsewhere.
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318627 | 5/1885 | Keller | Elevated cable gravity road | 318627 |
| 365535 | 6/1887 | Peeling | Toboggan slide [roller track] | 365535 |
| 378154 | 2/1888 | Van Zandt | Cable coaster, carrier, and ferrier | 378154 |
| 387733 | 8/1888 | Pusey | Artifical toboggan or coasting hill [with rollers on trackway] | 387733 |
| 471510 | 3/1892 | Grantland | Toboggan slide | 471510 |
| 485495 | 11/1892 | Fralinger | Roundabout | 485495 |
| 525882 | 9/1894 | Witschold | Gravity railway [helical downtrack] | 525882 |
| 552692 | 1/1896 | Moore | Pleasure railway [aquatic slide] | 552692 |
| 738581 | 9/1903 | Terry & Kirten | Amusement device [helical descent] | 738581 |
| 803119 | 10/1905 | Logan/ Kirker-Bender Fire Escape | Amusement device [spiral slide] | 803119 |
| 811315 | 1/1906 | McCabe | Amusement apparatus [slides] | 811315 |
| 820805 | 5/1906 | Mangels | Amusement device [Tickler, early version with posts] | 820805 |
| 830853 | 9/1906 | F. W. Thompson | Amusement apparatus [slide] | 830853 |
| 831012 | 9/1906 | Lanier | Amusement device | 831012 |
| 833921 | 10/1906 | de Mantz | Apparatus for public amusement | 833921 |
| 836556 | 11/1906 | Boeck & Müller | Amusement device [slide] | 836556 |
| 854185 | 5/1907 | Traver | Trolley amusement | 854185 |
| 861919 | 7/1907 | F. W. Thompson | Amusement device [plural slide] | 861919 |
| 925764 | 6/1909 | Feiler | Aerial flight chute | 925764 |
| 940664 | 11/1909 | Becker | Amusement device | 940664 |
| 987029 | 3/1911 | Young | Apparatus for amusement of the public [roller sleds] | 987029 |
| 997071 | 7/1911 | Mangels | Mechanical toboggan slide | 997071 |
| 1008518 | 11/1911 | Bailey | Amusement device [ski slide] | 1008518 |
| 1123676 | 1/1915 | Bule | Wheeled attachment for sleds | 1123676 |
| 1124629 | 1/1915 | Lilienfeld | Amusement apparatus [slide] | 1124629 |
| 1302642 | 5/1919 | Doughty | Amusement apparatus [stair-like slideway and vehicle] | 1302642 |
| 1339502 | 5/1920 | Doughty | Amusement apparatus [stair slide] | 1339502 |
| 1371887 | 3/1921 | Gass | Amusement device [wheeled sled] | 1371887 |
| 1417594 | 5/1922 | Coe | Toboggan and slide | 1417594 |
| 1447522 | 3/1923 | Sellner | Toboggan slide | 1447522 |
| 1467293 | 9/1923 | Matheson | Toboggan slide [rollers on track] | |
| 1511139 | 10/1924 | Roziger | Amusement device [slide] | 1511139 |
| 1578893 | 3/1926 | Johnson et al | Toboggan slide | 1578893 |
| 1594444 | 8/1926 | Bernardy | Toboggan slide | 1594444 |
| 1698093 | 1/1929 | Hargrave | Slide mat | 1698093 |
| 1702091 | 2/1929 | Sellner | Toboggan slide and toboggan | 1702091 |
| 1847250 | 3/1932 | Maynes | Amusement ride | 1847250 |
| 2705144 | 3/1955 | Ridgway | Amusement slide | 2705144 |
| 2742288 | 4/1956 | Brunel | Chute for skiing or tobogganing | 2742288 |
| 2779596 | 1/1957 | Ridgway | Amusement slide [with parachute] | 2779596 |
| 3362755 | 1/1968 | Macks | Conveying device utilizing pressurized fluid flow [embodied as amusement slide] | 3362755 |
| D210298 | 2/1968 | Moulton/ Super Slide | Amusement slide [multi-lane] | D210298 |
| 3490765 | 1/1970 | Moulton/ Super Slide | Amusement slide | 3490765 |
| 3858517 | 1/1975 | Luck et al/ Demag | Recreational facility [alpine slide] | 3858517 |
| 3908556 | 9/1975 | Stuhmer | Sledding system | 3908556 |
| 3970300 | 7/1976 | von Wendt et al/ Demag | Recreational facility slide | 3970300 |
| 3973785 | 8/1976 | Becker et al/ Demag | Sled [wheeled] | 3973785 |
| 4109904 | 8/1978 | Becker et al/ Demag | Passenger slide | 4109904 |
| 4145042 | 3/1979 | Becker et al/ Demag | Slide | 4145042 |
| 4192499 | 3/1980 | Groves | Looped slide | 4192499 |
| 4196900 | 4/1980 | Becker et al/ Demag | Slide | 4196900 |
| 4201137 | 5/1980 | Lagsdin/ American Zephyr | Sled and slide construction | 4201137 |
| 4220326 | 9/1980 | Becker et al | Adjustable support apparatus for segments of an amusement slide | 4220326 |
| 4221170 | 9/1980 | Koudelka | Monorail mountain slide | 4221170 |
| 4236454 | 12/1980 | Erickson et al | Mountain monorail slide | 4236454 |
| 4246846 | 1/1981 | Betschart | Downhill sledding system | 4246846 |
| 4335658 | 6/1982 | VanderKelen/ Snow Machines | Downhill slide system | 4335658 |
| 4339122 | 7/1982 | Croul | Surfing slide | 4339122 |
| 4394173 | 7/1983 | Aste | Sporting and recreational facility slide | 4394173 |
| 4417740 | 11/1983 | Wechsler | Vehicle for coasting down in a channel-shaped roller slide | 4417740 |
| 4805898 | 2/1989 | Jacobs et al | Recreational slide system and components thereof | 4805898 |
| 4821647 | 4/1989 | Powell et al | Downhill tubular guideway having an air suspension system for passenger car | 4821647 |
| 6413165 | 7/2002 | Crandall & Groover | Intermittenly [sic] wetted sliding amusement ride | 6413165 |
| application number | publication date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/0072689 | 3/2007 | Osler-Weppenaar | Human free-fall slide |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422466 | 3/1890 | Thompson | Pleasure railway [endless train: Serpentine Railway] | 422466 |
| 461102 | 10/1891 | Gerber | Hippodrome aerial railway [externally or occupant powered] | 461102 |
| 468792 | 2/1892 | Critchlow | Tower [with helical track] | 468792 |
| 472211 | 4/1892 | Fralinger | Cable roundabout | 472211 |
| 511910 | 1/1894 | Schaphirt | Roundabout [tracked horse race ride] | 511910 |
| 525596 | 9/1894 | Gordon & Gordon | Riding, amusement, and instructing device | 525596 |
| 579147 | 3/1897 | Harman | Suspension railway [utility or amusement] | 579147 |
| 639692 | 12/1899 | Woods | Amusement apparatus [racing ride with blind speed controller] | 639692 |
| 639787 | 12/1899 | Stenning | Railway for recreation | 639787 |
| 652872 | 7/1900 | Wishart | Elevated pleasure railway [suspended, powered] | 652872 |
| 655255 | 8/1900 | Lyouns | Elevated Exhibition structure [incorporating powered scenic railway] | 655255 |
| 663006 | 12/1900 | Breed | Track supported sailing device [wind propelled] | 663006 |
| 690215 | 12/1901 | Wilson | Recreation submarine boat or boat vehicle [cable driven] | 690215 |
| 693581 | 2/1902 | Biddle | Amusing apparatus | 693581 |
| 710044 | 9/1902 | Davidson | System of submarine transportation [cable driven] | 710044 |
| 720838 | 2/1903 | Needham | Aerial device [wind-propelled] | 720838 |
| 737190 | 8/1903 | Wright | Amusement device | 737190 |
| 737257 | 8/1903 | Manjo | Electric field game [powered steeplechase] | 737257 |
| 743816 | 11/1903 | Brady/ Electric Boat | Recreation submarine boat device [tracked] | 743816 |
| 772570 | 10/1904 | Martin/ Globe Amusement | Moving spiral cyclorama | 772570 |
| 775234 | 11/1904 | Carr | Elevator [archimedes screw lift for passenger vehicle] | 775234 |
| 778325 | 12/1904 | McKay | Amusement device [dark ride] | 778325 |
| 786117 | 3/1905 | Hagen | Observation train | 786117 |
| 789973 | 5/1905 | Hartung | Pleasure railway [motorized racing] | 789973 |
| 795347 | 7/1905 | Fitch & Graham | Cyclorama | 795347 |
| 798615 | 8/1905 | Mayhew | Pleasure railway [racing, third rail] | 798615 |
| 798979 | 9/1905 | Reckweg | Pleasure railway [cable drive] | 798979 |
| 811284 | 1/1906 | Gaynor/ Electric Amusement | Electric race track | 811284 |
| 822302 | 6/1906 | Rice | Amusement vehicle | 822302 |
| 824305 | 6/1906 | Maguire | Amusement apparatus | 824305 |
| 825130 | 7/1906 | Jurgens | Amusement apparatus | 825130 |
| 834016 | 10/1906 | May/ Internationa Amusement & Racing Association | Amusement apparatus | 834016 |
| 852184 | 4/1907 | Hunt | Pleasure railway | 852184 |
| 853898 | 5/1907 | Rice | Amusement device | 853898 |
| 867180 | 9/1907 | Woods | Vehicle controlling apparatus | 867180 |
| 868369 | 10/1907 | Stewart & Greer | Amusement device [illusion/ride] | 868369 |
| 868564 | 10/1907 | Hübsch | Mechanical animal [for railed ride] | 868564 |
| 881637 | 3/1908 | Van Sant | Amusement device [cable-driven dark ride] | 881637 |
| 886627 | 5/1908 | Neebe | Amusement device | 886627 |
| 896944 | 8/1908 | Skinner | Amusement railroad device [twisting tunnel illusion for tracked ride] | 896944 |
| 898674 | 9/1908 | O'Donnell | Amusement device | 898674 |
| 901435 | 10/1908 | Fuller | Amusement device | 901435 |
| 903208 | 11/1908 | Leonard | Amusement device [powered ride with slide portion] | 903208 |
| 909500 | 1/1909 | Woerth | Amusement apparatus | 909500 |
| 910702 | 1/1909 | Marshall et al | Railway and vehicular device for purposes of amusement [motorized, racing] | 910702 |
| 912004 | 2/1909 | Lehman et al | Racing amusement apparatus | 912004 |
| 912005 | 2/1909 | Lehman et al | Racing amusement apparatus | 912005 |
| 921750 | 5/1909 | Strauss | Observation railway for parks, &c. | 921750 |
| 935780 | 10/1909 | Dahlin & Carlson | Aerial railway | 935780 |
| 943007 | 12/1909 | Dahlin & Carlson | Car [for amusement railway] | 943007 |
| 946200 | 1/1910 | Bragg | Amusement apparatus [dark ride] | 946200 |
| 952242 | 3/1910 | Foans | Merry-go-round [convoluted path on rotating platform] | 952242 |
| 952886 | 3/1910 | Dressler | Amusement flying machine | 952886 |
| 965768 | 7/1910 | Van Sant | Amusement apparatus | 965768 |
| 972750 | 10/1910 | Budge/ Aerial Amusement | Amusement apparatus [airplane-simulating] | 972750 |
| 982269 | 1/1911 | Grunwald | Amusement device [tracked airplane ride] | 982269 |
| 995175 | 6/1911 | Pongo | Amusement apparatus [powered horse race ride] | 995175 |
| 1000742 | 8/1911 | McKay | Pleasure railway | 1000742 |
| 1007445 | 10/1911 | Hutson | Aerodrome [for training or amusement] | 1007445 |
| 1018315 | 2/1912 | Harling | Mechanical amusement apparatus [racing railed roundabout] | 1018315 |
| 1030024 | 6/1912 | Smith | Cable or rack controlled hydroaeroplane | 1030024 |
| 1037973 | 9/1912 | Pages | Aeroplane suspension railway [utility or amusement] | 1037973 |
| 1041299 | 10/1912 | Kiralfy | Amusement device | 1041299 |
| 1042066 | 10/1912 | Zsinko | Single track railway | 1042066 |
| 1058466 | 4/1913 | Ray | Aerial amusement apparatus [cable car airplane ride] | 1058466 |
| 1062314 | 5/1913 | Wittich | Amusement device | 1062314 |
| 1064681 | 6/1913 | Cawthon & Thornton | Racing amusement apparatus | 1064681 |
| 1083308 | 1/1914 | Thurston | Amusement apparatus | 1083308 |
| 1086349 | 2/1914 | Carter | Amusement apparatus [rotating car] | 1086349 |
| 1092740 | 4/1914 | Muller | Amusement railway | 1092740 |
| 1093506 | 4/1914 | Wade | Aerial amusement apparatus [captive airplane] | 1093506 |
| 1096119 | 5/1914 | Myers/ Anglo-California | Miniature Panama Canal [passenger conveying system for display] | 1096119 |
| 1099951 | 6/1914 | Thurston | Amusement apparatus | 1099951 |
| 1099952 | 6/1914 | Thurston | Amusement apparatus | 1099952 |
| 1107115 | 8/1914 | Ryan | Carousel [portable; chain-driven; oval path] | 1107115 |
| 1133623 | 3/1915 | Dreifuss | Amusement apparatus [rotating car] | 1133623 |
| 1141431 | 6/1915 | Steinmann | Flying machine [utility or amusement] | 1141431 |
| 1188116 | 6/1916 | Tittle | Scenic railway and carousel | 1188116 |
| 1195707 | 8/1916 | Miller | Amusement device [racing boat ride] | 1195707 |
| 1306706 | 6/1919 | W. E. Miller/ Gliding Waltz | Amusement device [note: figures missing] | 1306706 |
| 1329856 | 2/1920 | Roman | Amusement device [suspended cable ride] | 1329856 |
| 1336082 | 4/1920 | Klein | Amusement device | 1336082 |
| 1350873 | 8/1920 | Lombardo | Amusement device [cable-driven] | 1350873 |
| 1351658 | 8/1920 | Johnson | Pleasure railway [powered] | 1351658 |
| 1365984 | 1/1921 | Guild | Amusement device | 1365984 |
| 1367417 | 2/1921 | Moore | Amusement apparatus | 1367417 |
| 1372542 | 3/1921 | Peterson | Amusement device [powered] | 1372542 |
| 1379185 | 5/1921 | Healy | Amusement apparatus | 1379185 |
| 1395657 | 11/1921 | Schmidt | Pleasure railway [third rail] | 1395657 |
| 1397009 | 11/1921 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus [tracked ride with canopy; Rainbow Tunnel (?)] | 1397009 |
| 1398514 | 11/1921 | Healy | Amusement apparatus [oval roundabout with endless chain of cars] | 1398514 |
| 1413891 | 4/1922 | Beech | Traction device [with separate rail to guide elevation of suspended car] | 1413891 |
| 1433135 | 10/1922 | Hoch | Amusement device | 1433135 |
| 1447895 | 3/1923 | Schafer | Amusement device [powered monorail] | 1447895 |
| 1455390 | 5/1923 | Davino & Schoberle | Aerial railway for amusement purposes | 1455390 |
| 1462560 | 7/1923 | Langlume et al | Mechanical racing course | 1462560 |
| 1474335 | 11/1923 | Lalle & Fowler | Amusement apparatus [horse racing ride] | 1474335 |
| 1479753 | 1/1924 | Stafford | Amusement apparatus [racing] | 1479753 |
| 1485839 | 3/1924 | Dye | Scenic railway | 1485839 |
| 1487274 | 3/1924 | Schafer | Amusement device [endless train] | 1487274 |
| 1491238 | 4/1924 | Johnson | Monorail amusement apparatus | 1491238 |
| 1507723 | 9/1924 | Avery | Speedway | 1507723 |
| 1508905 | 9/1924 | Vaszin | Amusement device [Rumpus dark ride] | 1508905 |
| 1527893 | 2/1925 | Mangels | Pleasure railway | 1527893 |
| 1535237 | 4/1925 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus | 1535237 |
| 1546031 | 7/1925 | Schofield | Aquatic amusement device | 1546031 |
| 1555028 | 9/1925 | Roth | Amusement device [third rail] | 1555028 |
| 1558133 | 10/1925 | Whiteley/ Maynes | Amusement device [enclosed by dragon structure] | 1558133 |
| 1571434 | 2/1926 | Ray | Amusement trackway [for standard automobile] | 1571434 |
| 1590934 | 6/1926 | Feltner | Vehicle for amusement parks | 1590934 |
| 1603170 | 10/1926 | Vaszin | Electric locomotive and train | 1603170 |
| 1603254 | 10/1926 | Mangels | Amusement device [umbilicus for powered rail rides: Brownie Coaster] | 1603254 |
| 1628827 | 5/1927 | Custer | Aerial cable transportation means | 1628827 |
| 1636481 | 7/1927 | Newsbaum & Lonn/ International Amusement | Racing amusement device | 1636481 |
| 1670992 | 5/1928 | Schafer | Mountain ride [powered horse ride] | 1670992 |
| 1675165 | 6/1928 | Custer | Automatic starting and stopping device for motor propelled vehicles | 1675165 |
| 1702136 | 2/1929 | Sawers et al | Amusement apparatus [endless train] | 1702136 |
| 1712353 | 5/1929 | Meling | Amusement apparatus | 1712353 |
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1740496 =RE18544 |
12/1929 7/1932 |
Cassidy & Rempfer | Amusement railway [pretzel dark ride] | 1740496 RE18544 |
| 1741245 | 12/1929 | Maynes | Amusement ride | 1741245 |
| 1745241 | 1/1930 | Bartlett | Amusement device | 1745241 |
| 1748210 | 2/1930 | Custer | Amusement apparatus [powered] | 1748210 |
| 1758123 | 5/1930 | McFalls & Brown | Miniature interurban train | 1758123 |
| 1762507 | 6/1930 | Custer | Aerial amusement device [Zoomer: suspended monorail in form of airplane] | 1762507 |
| 1773636 | 8/1930 | Spillman | Driving mechanism for amusement devices | 1773636 |
| 1775988 | 9/1930 | Custer | Safety retaining means | 1775988 |
| 1781464 | 11/1930 | Johnson | Amusement ride apparatus | 1781464 |
| 1783268 | 12/1930 | Traver | Amusement ride and car therefor [powered] | 1783268 |
| 1785989 | 12/1930 | Traver | Car for amusement rides | 1785989 |
| 1789140 | 1/1931 | Kahl | Amusement car | 1789140 |
| 1815860 | 7/1931 | Mayberry | Amusement ride | 1815860 |
| 1833540 | 11/1931 | Scott & Stoneback/ Humphrey | Amusement device [dark ride] | 1833540 |
| 1838227 | 12/1931 | Kahn | Truck for amusement cars [powered] | 1838227 |
| 1840988 | 1/1932 | Traver | Amusement ride and vehicle therefor [motorized] | 1840988 |
| 1844141 | 2/1932 | Atwater | Amusement device | 1844141 |
| 1885206 | 11/1932 | Kahl | Passenger car for amusement parks | 1885206 |
| 1890137 | 12/1932 | Traver | Amusement railway [powered dark ride] | 1890137 |
| 1906763 | 5/1933 | Maynes | Amusement ride | 1906763 |
| 1916999 | 7/1933 | Traver | Amusement ride and vehicle [Auto Race] | 1916999 |
| 1940233 | 12/1933 | Traver | Amusement ride | 1940233 |
| 1952273 | 3/1934 | Mecchi | Amusement apparatus | 1952273 |
| 1960395 | 5/1934 | Phillips | Amusement device | 1960395 |
| 2081261 | 5/1937 | Bartlett | Amusement device | 2081261 |
| 2090409 | 8/1937 | Vaszin | Amusement device [Rumpus dark ride] | 2090409 |
| 2093795 | 9/1937 | Bartlett | Amusement device [device for stopping powered vehicle] | 2093795 |
| 2095413 | 10/1937 | Harrison | Means for arresting amusement cars | 2095413 |
| 2137839 | 11/1938 | Hanna | Amusement devices | 2137839 |
| 2149823 | 3/1939 | Weeks | Junior speedway | 2149823 |
| 2196093 | 4/1940 | Bartlett | Amusement ride [dark ride] | 2196093 |
| 2217548 | 10/1940 | Hemmingsen | Apparatus of amusement | 2217548 |
| 2429768 | 10/1947 | Pace | Amusement ride [bucking horse ride] | 2429768 |
| 2499470 | 3/1950 | Duncan | Amusement device [spherical vehicle] | 2499470 |
| 2573589 | 10/1951 | Mosca & Mosca | Amusement ride device [truck mounted train] | 2573589 |
| 2585789 | 2/1952 | Keller & Keller | Railway and rolling stock therefor | 2585789 |
| D167589 | 8/1952 | Ruth | Miniature train | D167589 |
| 2685003 | 7/1954 | Barnes & Bloss | Electrical pickup and guide for amusement apparatus | 2685003 |
| D184522 | 3/1959 | Gurr/ Disney | Miniature passenger-carrying train | D184522 |
| D187036 | 1/1960 | Coats/ Disney | Amusement ride car | D187036 |
| D188475 | 7/1960 | Gurr/ Disney | Monorail train | D188475 |
| 3006286 | 10/1961 | Bacon & Morgan/ Disney | Amusement vehicle apparatus [guide rail system for dark ride] | 3006286 |
| D194613 | 2/1963 | Cirami | Robot amusement ride device | D194613 |
| 3082699 | 3/1963 | Schmitz | Miniature vehicle and control system therefor [rail-guided car ride] | 3082699 |
| 3085516 | 4/1963 | Cirami | Walking roundabout | 3085516 |
| 3120197 | 2/1964 | Cirami | Trackway and yoke arrangment | 3120197 |
| D207854 | 6/1967 | Churchman & Gibson | Multiple-car unit for an amusement monorail or the like | D207854 |
| 3355580 | 11/1967 | Wachs/ Coney Island Inc. | Sky ride [decorative lighting for cars] | 3355580 |
| 3377959 | 4/1968 | Hawes | Aerial cable roundabout [improvement in tensioning method] | 3377959 |
| 3403633 | 10/1968 | Schwarzkopf | Amusement ride [Bayern Kurve] | 3403633 |
| D212485 | 10/1968 | Goforth & Goforth | Passenger car for amusement ride [space-capsule themed suspended car] | |
| 3412690 | 11/1968 | Broggie & Gurr/ Disney | Passenger moving apparatus | 3412690 |
| 3467026 | 9/1969 | Broggie et al/ Disney | Passenger carrying apparatus | 3467026 |
| 3484104 | 12/1969 | Goforth & Goforth/ Goforth Brothers | Amusement ride device [Flight Thru Space, suspended (chair lift) dark ride] | 3484104 |
| D217268 | 4/1970 | Goforth & Goforth/ Goforth Brothers | Amusement ride building [suspended dark ride] | D217268 |
| 3507222 | 4/1970 | Cirami | Robot ride | 3507222 |
| 3530800 | 9/1970 | Watkins/ Disney | Self-energizing propulsion unit for driving a vehicle | 3530800 |
| 3554130 | 1/1971 | Broggie & Brundage/ Disney | Amusement ride system [Omnimover] | 3554130 |
| 3596612 | 8/1971 | Sowder | Suspended spheroidal car | 3596612 |
| 3680487 | 8/1972 | Cirami | Walking robot amusement ride | 3680487 |
| D225754 | 1/1973 | Goforth & Goforth | Passenger car for amusement ride [suspended, in form of hot-air balloon] | D225754 |
| 3782293 | 1/1974 | Donohue et al/ Mini-Motor Speedways | Vehicle-to-track linkage | 3782293 |
| 3793962 | 2/1974 | Sights | Amusement ride | 3793962 |
| 3831526 | 8/1974 | Howells et al | Viaduct for small, powered, passenger vehicles | 3831526 |
| 3847084 | 11/1974 | Fouche | Device for automatically coupling and uncoupling the gondolas of a fun fair ride [for loading] | 3847084 |
| 3873085 | 3/1975 | Nakamura | Spectator-stand with central display section and individually rotatable capsules movable relative to display section | 3873085 |
| 3947741 | 3/1976 | Ball & Cole/ Disney | Boat guidance system | 3947741 |
| 3949679 | 4/1976 | Barber/ Venture | Amusement ride [portable suspended dark ride with battery-powered ride vehicles] | 3949679 |
| 3973746 | 8/1976 | Ball/ Disney | Collision avoidance system | 3973746 |
| 3974778 | 8/1976 | Black et al/ Disney | Speed control system | 3974778 |
| 4029019 | 6/1977 | Watkins/ Disney | Track for vehicles | 4029019 |
| 4050385 | 9/1977 | Gurr & Broggie/ Disney | High capacity passenger transport apparatus [cable] | 4050385 |
| 4304187 | 12/1981 | Becker et al/ Mannesman DeMag | Monorail system | 4304187 |
| 4312276 | 1/1982 | Cory et al/ Disney | Turntable joining tracks with linear induction motor control | 4312276 |
| 4512257 | 4/1985 | Loisel | Carousel and train for amusement parks | 4512257 |
| 4561514 | 12/1985 | Yamada/ Togo | Amusement vehicle | 4561514 |
| 4794865 | 1/1989 | Lindberg/ Disney | Amusement ride vehicle | 4794865 |
| 4920890 | 5/1990 | Barber | Amusement ride | 4920890 |
| 4991514 | 2/1991 | Powell & Trani | Electromagnetically powered drag ride attraction | 4991514 |
| 5016540 | 5/1991 | Barber | Amusement ride | 5016540 |
| 5114154 | 5/1992 | Sellner | Scorable shooting gallery amusement ride with simulated laser weapons at multiple stations | 5114154 |
| 5115744 | 5/1992 | Barber | Extreme "G" accelerator amusement ride | 5115744 |
| 5119734 | 6/1992 | Schwarzkopf | Chassis for rail-bound exhibition vehicles | 5119734 |
| 5121695 | 6/1992 | Feuz | Overhead cableway | 5121695 |
| 5146854 | 9/1992 | Poulos | Suspended personnel carrier with articulated front and rear portions steerable independently of track curvature and telescopic shock absorbing strut for transferring drive force | 5146854 |
| 5215016 | 1/1993 | Futami/ Koyo Engineering | Rail type underwater travel vehicle | 5215016 |
| 5182836 | 2/1993 | Burkat/ Disney | Pressure activated seat belt locking mechanism | 5182836 |
| 5305693 | 4/1994 | Johnson & Mesko/ Disney | System and method for externally controlled spacing of self propelled vehicles along a rail | 5305693 |
| 5349276 | 9/1994 | Mezzatesta & Young/ Disney | Control system for regulating motor speed | 5349276 |
| 5361705 | 11/1994 | Powell | Interactive drag strip amusement ride | 5361705 |
| 5382026 | 1/1995 | Harvard & Brooker/ Hughes Aircraft | Multiple participant moving vehicle shooting gallery | 5382026 |
| 5398952 | 3/1995 | Wagner & Wagner | Liftable amusement ride carrier [portable ride] | 5398952 |
| 5398992 | 3/1995 | Daniels/ Disney | Seat having sound system with acoustic waveguide | 5398992 |
| 5421267 | 6/1995 | Mesko/ Disney | Articulated pinch drive | 5421267 |
| 5443013 | 8/1995 | Menz & Wiegand | Self steering recreational apparatus for trough-shaped railways | 5443013 |
| 5453053 | 9/1995 | Danta et al/ Disney | Amusement ride having spinning passenger cars | 5453053 |
| 5456184 | 10/1995 | Fritz/ Disney | Lateral energy absorbing device for slot guided vehicle | 5456184 |
| 5473990 | 12/1995 | Anderson & Wolf/ Disney | Ride vehicle control system | 5473990 |
| 5522321 | 6/1996 | Mosley & Mosley | Dragster amusement ride with elastic cord propulsion | 5522321 |
| 5527221 | 6/1996 | Brown & Feuer/ Ride & Show Engineering | Amusement ride car system with multiple axis rotation | 5527221 |
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5551347
=RE35999 |
9/1996 12/1998 | Gutknecht/ Thrilltime | Human amusement ride [Top Eliminator] | 5551347 RE35999 |
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5575218
=RE36084 |
11/1996
2/1999 | Gutknecht | Track brake apparatus with sliding shoes and wear plates for preventing excessive movement of the shoes in the direction of vehicle movement [Top Eliminator] | 5575218 RE36084 |
| 5583844 | 12/1996 | Wolf et al/ Disney | Programming device and method for controlling ride vehicles in an amusement attraction | 5583844 |
| 5586503 | 12/1996 | Rehorn | Passenger restraint system [for aerial chairlift] | 5586503 |
| 5590605 | 1/1997 | Salter et al/ Disney | Conveying device with self steering powered caster | 5590605 |
| 5595121 | 1/1997 | Elliott/ Disney | Amusement ride and self-propelled vehicle therefor | 5595121 |
| 5623878 | 4/1997 | Baxter et al/ Disney | Dynamic ride vehicle | 5623878 |
| 5629595 | 5/1997 | Salter et al/ Disney | Method and apparatus for an amusement ride having an interactive guided vehicle | 5629595 |
| 5685778 | 11/1997 | Sheldon et al/ Universal | Ride attraction having animated figures | 5685778 |
| 5794533 | 8/1998 | Takai/ Disney | Speed control apparatus for waterway traveling vehicle | 5794533 |
| 5884563 | 3/1999 | Sheldon et al/ Universal | Ride attraction system for the physically disabled | 5884563 |
| 5964665 | 10/1999 | Uemura/ Sega | Vehicle playing apparatus [simulation vehicle] | 5964665 |
| 5967051 | 10/1999 | Ragsdale et al/ Thrilltime | Vehicle human amusement ride track with centering arrangement [Top Eliminator] | 5967051 |
| 6024647 | 2/2000 | Bennet et al/ Universal | Amusement ride vehicle with motion controlled seating | 6024647 |
| 6058848 | 5/2000 | Futami & Futami/ Koyo Engineering | Underwater and land travel system [rail-guided] | 6058848 |
| 6060847 | 5/2000 | Hettema et al/ Universal | Interactive amusement ride | 6060847 |
| 6066049 | 5/2000 | Milanian | Re-enactment of a deep-sea voyage to the bottom of the sea | 6066049 |
| 6074306 | 6/2000 | Behringer/ Universal | Amusement park vehicle for the physically disabled | 6074306 |
| 6095926 | 8/2000 | Hettema et al/ Universal | Amusement ride vehicle [ride/simulator] | 6095926 |
| 6105507 | 8/2000 | Jelf et al/ Universal | Ride attraction vehicle bumper system | 6105507 |
| 6122571 | 9/2000 | Gerstner et al/ Disney | Positive-feedback go/no-go communication system | 6122571 |
| 6145442 | 11/2000 | Lofts/ Underwater Mobile Observatories | Submarine amusement ride [tracked] | 6145442 |
| 6149528 | 11/2000 | Volz et al/ Universal | Amusement ride vehicle folding seat [for patron in wheelchair] | 6149528 |
| 6155176 | 12/2000 | Checketts | Racing amusement ride | 6155176 |
| 6220965 | 4/2001 | Hanna et al/ Universal | Amusement system [interactive ride game] | 6220965 |
| 6227120 | 5/2001 | Fritz/ Disney | Simulated dragster ride | 6227120 |
| 6364594 | 4/2002 | Kagan et al/ Universal | Wheelchair transfer device for use in amusement rides | 6364594 |
| 6463859 | 10/2002 | Ikezawa et al/ Namco | Game machine system [target-striking riding game] | 6463859 |
| 6592462 | 7/2003 | Puch | Compressed fluid propelled amusement racing vehicle capable of moving human occupant driver/rider [drag race simulator; application 2002/0068643] | 6592462 |
| 6796908 | 9/2004 | Weston/ Creative Kingdoms | Interactive dark ride [application 2003/0106455] | 6796908 |
| 6910972 | 6/2005 | Norbury | Real-size simulated pneumatic drag strip ride [application 2003/0140815] | 6910972 |
| 7114451 | 10/2006 | Albrich & Hinteregger/ Innova | Apparatus for monitoring the locking of the safety bar of a chair in a cableway system [application 2004/0003751] | 7114451 |
| 7373888 | 5/2008 | Namanny et al | Drag race simulator | 7373888 |
| application number | publication date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/0266540 | 12/2004 | Norbury | Real-size simulated pneumatic drag strip ride |
| 2006/0135271 | 6/2006 | Casey et al/ General Electric | Amusement ride vehicle with sensory stimulation effects |
| 2006/0252562 | 11/2006 | Anderson & Tyndall | Amusement ride assembly and method [cableway with free-motion component] |
| 2006/0293110 | 12/2006 | Mendelsohn/ Disney | Amusement ride and video game [interactive ride] |
| 2007/0082747 | 4/2007 | Smith et al/ Disney | Passenger restraint system [seatbelt system] |
| 2007/0093305 | 4/2007 | Lauren et al/ General Electric | High-speed, punch-through waterfall effect |
| 2008/0070709 | 3/2008 | Casey et al/ General Electric | Amusement ride vehicle with sensory stimulation effects |
| 2008/0139328 | 6/2008 | Burger/ Mack | Water amusement ride [cable-driven] |
| 2008/0146358 | 6/2008 | Osterman et al | Flame barrier, apparatus and method for entertaining guests |
| 2008/0257196 | 10/2008 | Norbury | Dragstrip amusement ride |
| 2009/0013896 | 1/2009 | Groels | Fairground attraction having people carriers driftingly movable along a track |
| 2009/0063036 | 3/2009 | King & Long/ General Electric | Virtual omnimover [ride control system with distributed (on-vehicle) processing] |
| 2009/0084285 | 4/2009 | Verl & De-Gol | Carnival ride |
| 2009/0124401 | 5/2009 | Gordon & Gordon | Amusement apparatus [cable driven, with whip-like action] |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559298 | 4/1896 | Martin | Elevated track cycle | 559298 |
| 566926 | 9/1896 | McKay & McKay | Bicycle railway | 566926 |
| 567486 | 9/1896 | Mangels | Bicycle railway | 567486 |
| 596895 | 1/1898 | Martin | Elevated cycle railway [suspended below rail] | 596895 |
| 720837 | 2/1903 | Needham | Aerial device | 720837 |
| 732430 | 6/1903 | Needham | Amusement device | 732430 |
| 793192 | 6/1905 | Harrison | Rocking horse | 793192 |
| 1062899 | 5/1913 | Eby | Amusement device | 1062899 |
| 1068353 | 7/1913 | Mallory | Swing | 1068353 |
| 1079933 | 12/1913 | Culp | Swing | 1079933 |
| 1112216 | 9/1914 | Kelker | Amusement device | 1112216 |
| 1122238 | 12/1914 | Green | Traveling hobby horse | 1122238 |
| 1137604 | 4/1915 | Green | Traveling hobby horse | 1137604 |
| 1145326 | 7/1915 | Lott | Amusement device | 1145326 |
| 1155381 | 10/1915 | Sziklai | Rowing craft intended for an amusement device | 1155381 |
| 1693798 | 12/1928 | Schmid | Amusement device | 1693798 |
| 1955667 | 4/1934 | Blue | Amusement apparatus [Hodges hand car] | 1955667 |
| D161308 | 12/1950 | Blue & Hodges | Amusement car | D161308 |
| D162092 | 2/1951 | Sneed | Child's vehicle [Hampton Hand Car] | D162092 |
| 4928601 | 5/1990 | Harder & Spector | Bike monorail system | 4928601 |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 817381 | 4/1906 | Matson | Amusement apparatus [drop ride] | 817381 |
| 857338 | 6/1907 | Fitch | Amusement apparatus [parachute jump ride] | 857338 |
| 897121 | 8/1908 | Matson | Amusement apparatus [falling car] | 897121 |
| 979681 | 12/1910 | Mauch | Fluid jet float | 979681 |
| 1665981 | 4/1928 | Ridgway | Amusement apparatus [Giant Aerial Drop] | 1665981 |
| 2111303 | 3/1938 | Switlik /Strong | Parachute device | 2111303 |
| 2121413 | 6/1938 | Strong | Automatic releasing device [for parachute canopy] | 2121413 |
| 2132908 | 10/1938 | Strong | Parachute training device | 2132908 |
| 2153011 | 4/1939 | Switlik | Amusement device [parachute ride] | 2153011 |
| 2158731 | 5/1939 | Schmidt | Parachute braking means | 2158731 |
| 2183594 | 12/1939 | Strong | Parachute training and amusement device | 2183594 |
| 2221215 | 11/1940 | Eyerly | Amusement device [vertical drop] | 2221215 |
| 2229201 | 1/1941 | Williford & Partee | Amusement apparatus [elevator drop ride] | 2229201 |
| 2264919 | 12/1941 | Strong | Parachute drop amusement device | 2264919 |
| 2264920 | 12/1941 | Strong | Parachute drop safety device | 2264920 |
| 2311171 | 2/1943 | Hawthorne | Captive parachute device | 2311171 |
| 2357293 | 9/1944 | Strong | Suspension means for parachute carriers | 2357293 |
| 2374627 | 4/1945 | Strong | Parachute canopy | 2374627 |
| 3701528 | 10/1972 | Ryan | Method for simulating the reduction of gravity | 3701528 |
| 3885503 | 5/1975 | Barber | Amusement ride [portable freefall] | 3885503 |
| 5046719 | 9/1991 | Comstock & Rodrigue | Portable parachute amusement ride | 5046719 |
| 5417615 | 5/1995 | Beard | Air driven amusement ride | 5417615 |
| 5597358 | 1/1997 | Marcu | Free fall system | 5597358 |
| 5628690 | 5/1997 | Spieldiener et al | Amusement ride with at least one longitudinal guide with a passenger vehicle capable of changes in height | 5628690 |
| 5632686 | 5/1997 | Checketts | Pneumatic device for accelerating and decelerating objects [Space Shot] | 5632686 |
| 5704841 | 1/1998 | Checketts | Device for accelerating and decelerating objects [Turbo Drop] | 5704841 |
| 5893802 | 4/1999 | Böhme/ Huss | Amusement ride system with passenger units being movable up and down | 5893802 |
| 6001022 | 12/1999 | Spieldiener et al | Amusement facility | 6001022 |
| 6083111 | 7/2000 | Moser et al | Method and apparatus for a tilting free-fall and accelerating amusement ride | 6083111 |
| 6126550 | 10/2000 | Moser et al | Method and apparatus for a tilting free-fall amusement ride | 6126550 |
| 6315674 | 11/2001 | Slade et al/ Interactive Rides | Amusement ride for vertical movement of passengers | 6315674 |
| 6342017 | 1/2002 | Kockelman/ Gravity Works | Amusement ride with enhanced ride control | 6342017 |
| 6592463 | 7/2003 | Gnezdilov | Sideshow attraction | 6592463 |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483894 | 10/1892 | Brook | Elevator [revolves during ascent] | 483894 |
| 525031 | 8/1894 | Smith | Observation tower | 525031 |
| 548122 | 10/1895 | Guerra | Observation tower with rotating car | 548122 |
| 611682 | 10/1898 | Engel | Combined roundabout and elevator | 611682 |
| 639189 | 12/1899 | van der Cruyssen | Telescopic tower | 639189 |
| 657034 | 8/1900 | Shuart | Revolving ascending and descending observatory platform | 657034 |
| 685620 | 10/1901 | Limbach | Observation platform | 685620 |
| 703146 | 6/1902 | McAnulty | Observation tower | 703146 |
| 750140 | 1/1904 | Welsh | Aerial whirling tower | 750140 |
|
750717
=RE12377 |
1/1904 8/1905 | Snyder | Rotary pleasure tower | 750717 RE12377 |
| 758834 | 5/1904 | Graydon | Tower for recreation or other purposes [with helical powered transport mechanism] | 758834 |
| 775235 | 11/1904 | Carr | Passenger drop | 775235 |
| 799986 | 9/1905 | Jones | Pleasure wheel [observation tower] | 799986 |
| 802198 | 10/1905 | Corley | Open air amusement device [rotating observation tower] | 802198 |
| 813549 | 2/1906 | Friede/ Revolving Air Ship Tower | Revolving air-ship tower | 813549 |
| 832800 | 10/1906 | Mercer/ Southern Novelty & Amusement | Amusement device [observation tower] | 832800 |
| 840790 | 1/1907 | Mitcheson | Merry-go-round | 840790 |
| 887652 | 5/1908 | Kiralfy | Device for conveying or affording amusement [observation towers] | 887652 |
| 921153 | 5/1909 | Patterson | Carousel | 921153 |
| 950348 | 2/1910 | Ross & Holton | Amusement device [revolving elevator] | 950348 |
| 989821 | 4/1911 | Stoetzel | Pneumatic observation tower | 989821 |
| 1034864 | 8/1912 | Best & Dean | Amusement apparatus [observation tower with spiral track] | 1034864 |
| 1128466 | 2/1915 | Levi & Sultzer | Amusement device [observation tower] | 1128466 |
| 1207914 | 12/1916 | Hazen/ Kerr | Amusement apparatus [rotating elevator] | 1207914 |
| 1470935 | 10/1923 | Rush | Observation, amusement and utility tower [with spiral railway] | 1470935 |
| 1533914 | 4/1925 | Hutchins | Amusement device [rotating and elevating] | 1533914 |
| 1750857 | 3/1930 | Patterson/ MacMeekin | Amusement tower | 1750857 |
| 1800836 | 4/1931 | Keddy | Roundabout | 1800836 |
| 2102522 | 4/1937 | Eichelgrün | Lattice tower with lift for people in parks exhibitions and the like | 2102522 |
| 2128492 | 8/1938 | Mena | Observation tower [with endless chain of cars on helical track] | 2128492 |
| 3125189 | 3/1964 | Graham | Restaurant with rotating floor [Space Needle] | 3125189 |
| 3156017 | 11/1964 | Faerber | Building with rotatable observation structure | 3156017 |
| 3246431 | 4/1966 | Faerber | Building with rotatable observation structure | 3246431 |
| 3633904 | 1/1972 | Masayoshi/ Sanseiyushoki | Rotary elevator observation tower | 3633904 |
| 5564983 | 10/1996 | Larson | Tower ride | 5564983 |
| 5957778 | 9/1999 | Larson | Tower ride | 5957778 |
| 5957779 | 9/1999 | Larson | Tower | 5957779 |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512326 | 1/1894 | Richards | Reversible toboggan slide [see-saw] | 512326 |
| 643996 | 2/1900 | Anderson | Pleasure railway [screw] | 643996 |
| 736225 | 8/1903 | Dameron | Revolving circular track | 736225 |
| 740685 | 10/1903 | Needham | Amusement device [see-saw] | 740685 |
| 791315 | 5/1905 | Bragg | Pleasure railway [see-saw] | 791315 |
| 803473 | 10/1905 | Dameron | Pleasure railway or chute [archimedes screw] | 803473 |
| 820346 | 5/1906 | Bunnell | Amusement apparatus | 820346 |
| 838594 | 12/1906 | Trust | Means for elevating cars, &c. [archimedes screw] | 838594 |
| 844720 | 2/1907 | Fleming | Amusement apparatus [archimedes screw] | 844720 |
| 870378 | 11/1907 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus [train on tilting track] | 870378 |
| 871777 | 11/1907 | Browne | amusement device [archimedes screw] | 871777 |
| 897710 | 9/1908 | Braen & Braen | Amusement apparatus | 897710 |
| 913243 | 2/1909 | Sonntag | Amusement apparatus [Mystic Screw] | 913243 |
| 992731 | 5/1911 | Barrie | Amusement appliance [car on see-saw] | 992731 |
| 1000306 | 8/1911 | Stott | Endless pleasure railway [rotating track] | 1000306 |
| 1085902 | 2/1914 | Glynn | Gravity railway | 1085902 |
| 1150246 | 8/1915 | Bramkamp | Roundabout | 1150246 |
| 1186966 | 6/1916 | Bramkamp | Roundabout [double archimedes screw][Top coaster/Spiral Wheel] | 1186966 |
| 1454273 | 5/1923 | Fisher | Amusement device [tilting track] | 1454273 |
| 1517589 | 12/1924 | Scott/ Humphrey | Amusement apparatus | 1517589 |
| 1546375 | 7/1925 | Geiser | Public amusement device [rocking track: Teeter Coaster] | 1546375 |
| 1564952 | 12/1925 | Fisher | Rotary amusement device [rotating track] | 1564952 |
| 1730265 | 10/1929 | Bulmer | Amusement device | 1730265 |
| 1751096 | 3/1930 | Morris | Coasting apparatus [car on gyrating zig-zag track] | 1751096 |
| 2458150 | 1/1949 | D'Errico | Roundabout [rotating track] | 2458150 |
| 3635185 | 1/1972 | Kojima/ Sanselyusoki | Rotary driving amusement equipment | 3635185 |
| 6862997 | 3/2005 | Bussink | Amusement device and method for using an amusement device [application 2003/0217667] | 6862997 |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331419 | 12/1885 | Marzari | Game apparatus [rotating platform] | 331419 |
| 694447 | 3/1902 | van Kannel | Amusement or illusion apparatus [Witching Waves] | 694447 |
| 871744 | 11/1907 | van Kannel | Amusement apparatus | 871744 |
| 895951 | 8/1908 | Bradwell | Amusement device [Scrambler] | 895951 |
| 923489 | 6/1909 | Chance | Amusement apparatus [tilting platform] | 923489 |
| 929753 | 8/1909 | Collis | Amusement apparatus [belt-driven surfaces] | 929753 |
| 937531 | 10/1909 | Jones | Driving mechanism for roundabouts | 937531 |
| 942759 | 12/1909 | Taylor | Apparatus for the amusement of the public [tilting track] | 942759 |
| 953724 | 4/1910 | van Kannel | Amusement apparatus with undulating floor | 953724 |
| 999902 | 8/1911 | Storm | Floor and car for amusement purposes | 999902 |
| 1272488 | 7/1918 | Manzer | Amusement device [rotating surface] | 1272488 |
| 1279911 | 9/1918 | Ridgway | Amusement device [rotating saucer] | 1279911 |
| 1328166 | 1/1920 | Kohler/ United Mines | Amusement device (skating car) | 1328166 |
| 1341219 | 5/1920 | Ridgway | Amusement apparatus | 1341219 |
| 1341220 | 5/1920 | Ridgway | Amusement apparatus | 1341220 |
| 1350176 | 8/1920 | Pinto | Amusement device | 1350176 |
| 1353918 | 9/1920 | Lauster/ Maynes | Speedway amusement device | 1353918 |
| 1353929 | 9/1929 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus [boosting means] | 1353929 |
| 1362885 | 12/1920 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus [note: incorrect drawings in file] | 1362885 |
| 1362886 | 12/1920 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus | 1362886 |
| 1363352 | 12/1920 | Ridgway | Amusement device | 1363352 |
| 1409071 | 3/1922 | Veaux & Chakiris | Amusement device [tilting bowl] | 1409071 |
| 1417570 | 5/1922 | Ridgway | Amusement device | 1417570 |
| 1421960 | 7/1922 | Krahe | Amusement apparatus [rotating disks] | 1421960 |
| 1422764 | 7/1922 | Irsch | amusement ride | 1422764 |
| 1466963 | 8/1923 | Ridgway | Amusement device [rotating dish] | 1466963 |
| 1491307 | 4/1924 | Lane & Hamilton | Amusement apparatus | 1491307 |
| 1499672 | 7/1924 | Lezert | Amusement device [concentric rotating rings] | 1499672 |
| 1577689 | 3/1926 | Capitelli | Apparatus for amusement purposes | 1577689 |
| 1583753 | 5/1926 | Goodfellow | Amusement device [multiple rotating turntables] | 1583753 |
| 1672958 | 6/1928 | Spillman | Amusement device | 1672958 |
| 1738355 | 12/1929 | Cappabianco | Amusement device | 1738355 |
| 2058279 | 10/1936 | Watkins | Amusement device | 2058279 |
| 2124939 | 7/1938 | Zebulske | Amusement device [car in labyrinth] | 2124939 |
| 2286454 | 6/1942 | Bartlett | Automobile amusement apparatus | 2286454 |
| 2806697 | 9/1957 | Huhn et al | Free carriage roundabout [rocking bowl] | 2806697 |
| 3451673 | 6/1969 | Matson | Floatingly supported undulating platform | 3451673 |
| 4971314 | 11/1990 | Barber | Rotating disc amusement ride | 4971314 |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421887 | 2/1890 | Adair | Electrically propelled vehicle | 421887 |
| 978884 | 12/1910 | Hertzberg & Wohl | Amusement device | 978884 |
| 1242865 | 10/1917 | Riehl | Amusement apparatus | 1242865 |
| 1339299 | 5/1920 | Stock | Amusement device | 1339299 |
| 1373108 | 3/1921 | Stoehrer & Stoehrer/ Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgen [sic] | Amusement apparatus | 1373108 |
| D58115 | 6/1921 | Stock | Amusement car [circular] | D58115 |
| 1404168 | 1/1922 | Stock & Smoot | Trolley system | 1404168 |
| 1419775 | 6/1922 | Stock | Bumper | 1419775 |
| 1420065 | 6/1922 | Stillman | Buffer for amusement cars | 1420065 |
| 1431564 | 10/1922 | Brilstra | Amusement ride | 1431564 |
| 1467456 | 9/1923 | Silvius | Revoluble buffer | 1467456 |
| 1467959 | 9/1923 | Stoehrer & Stoehrer/ Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem | Amusement device | 1467959 |
| 1478979 | 12/1923 | Stoehrer & Stoehrer/ Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgen [sic] | Amusement apparatus | 1478979 |
| 1534285 | 4/1925 | Riehl | Amusement apparatus | 1534285 |
| 1534978 | 4/1925 | De Waltoff & McDaniel/ Shimmie Auto | Amusement apparatus | 1534978 |
| 1535040 | 4/1925 | Riehl | Amusement apparatus | 1535040 |
| 1543462 | 6/1925 | Vaszin | Amusement device | 1543462 |
| D70698 | 7/1926 | Lusse & Lusse | Amusement car | D70698 |
| 1645437 | 10/1927 | Lusse & Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Current collector | 1645437 |
| 1651377 | 12/1927 | Custer | Coin controlled lock for electric switches of motor vehicles | 1651377 |
| 1652840 | 12/1927 | Stoehrer/ Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem | Amusement device | 1652840 |
| 1664437 | 4/1928 | Vaszin | Vehicle | 1664437 |
| 1665103 | 4/1928 | Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Vehicle controlling apparatus | 1665103 |
| 1668249 | 5/1928 | Rich | Automobile riding amusement device | 1668249 |
| 1669104 | 5/1928 | Stock | Amusement device | 1669104 |
| D75802 | 7/1928 | Lusse & Lusse | Amusement car | D75802 |
| 1685577 | 9/1928 | Vaszin/ Dayton Funhouse | Amusement device [device to make it difficult for bumper car to enter passageway] | 1685577 |
| 1692095 | 11/1928 | Scott | Buffer or bumper for amusement vehicles or cars | 1692095 |
| 1700640 | 1/1929 | Mangels | Amusement apparatus [Coney Cars (?)] | 1700640 |
| 1703360 | 2/1929 | Phillips & Phillips | Amusement car | 1703360 |
| 1706162 | 3/1929 | Howarth & Goldsmith/ Automotive Standards | Amusement motor vehicle | 1706162 |
| 1747122 | 2/1930 | Lusse | Motor vehicle | 1747122 |
| 1754112 | 4/1930 | Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Amusement-car construction | 1754112 |
| 1754172 | 4/1930 | Lusse | Amusement car | 1754172 |
| 1758799 | 5/1930 | Lusse | Amusement vehicle | 1758799 |
| 1770124 | 7/1930 | Beaudette | Amusement arena | 1770124 |
| 1772220 | 8/1930 | Markey/ Dodgem | Amusement device | 1772220 |
| D82733 | 12/1930 | Cushner | Car for amusement devices [in form of nanny with baby carriage] | D82733 |
| 1798023 | 3/1931 | Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Amusement car | 1798023 |
| 1804075 | 5/1931 | Andre & Davis | Aquatic amusement apparatus | 1804075 |
| 1818899 | 8/1931 | Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Amusement car apparatus | 1818899 |
| 1823617 | 9/1931 | Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Bumper construction | 1823617 |
| 1833844 | 11/1931 | Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Amusement vehicle | 1833844 |
| 1839981 | 1/1932 | Markey/ Dodgem | Amusement device | 1839981 |
| 1853738 | 4/1932 | Markey/ Dodgem | Steering wheel drive mechanism for amusement cars | 1853738 |
| 1885643 | 11/1932 | Thoerig & Jetilek | Mechanical contrivance for popular amusement | 1885643 |
| 1888005 | 11/1932 | Markey & Stanton/ Dodgem | Amusement apparatus | 1888005 |
| 1980867 | 11/1934 | Lusse/ Lusse Brothers | Amusement car [front-steering bumper car] | 1980867 |
| 1982391 | 11/1934 | Markey/ Dodgem | Amusement device | 1982391 |
| 2005400 | 6/1935 | Stoehrer & Markey/ Dodgem | Amusement apparatus | 2005400 |
| 2021074 | 11/1935 | Maynes | Amusement device [portable pool for amusement boats] | 2021074 |
| 2058383 | 10/1936 | Maynes | Aquatic amusement device [bumper boat] | 2058383 |
| 2165743 | 7/1939 | Bland | Amusement device | 2165743 |
| 2299760 | 10/1942 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus | 2299760 |
| 2343313 | 3/1944 | Maynes | Aquatic amusement apparatus | 2343313 |
| 2395678 | 2/1946 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus [bumper boat, improvement to 2343313] | 2395678 |
| 2603301 | 7/1952 | Sipior & Sipior | Motor propelled amusement device [tilting bumper car] | 2603301 |
| D192932 | 5/1962 | Gurr | Amusement car [Flying Saucer] | D192932 |
| 3251595 | 5/1966 | Morgan & Bacon/ Disney | Air car and supporting apparatus [Flying Saucer] | 3251595 |
| 3410223 | 11/1968 | Miller | Race track with cooperating race car retaining means | 3410223 |
| D219157 | 11/1970 | Barnes & Barnes | Intentional-impact rebounding amusement vehicle | D219157 |
| 3841223 | 10/1974 | Bertin | Tracks along which ground-effect machines in particular travel | 3841223 |
| 3885502 | 5/1975 | Sarno et al | Entertainment vehicle ride | 3885502 |
| 3978934 | 9/1976 | Schneidinger et al | Amusement ride power | 3978934 |
| D250550 | 9/1976 | Reverchon | Amusement bumper car | D250550 |
| 4193470 | 3/1980 | Logan | Fluid propelled vehicular system | 4193470 |
| 4217975 | 8/1980 | Barth | Current collector for amusement park bumper cars | 4217975 |
| 4257726 | 3/1981 | Reverchon & Reverchon | Apparatus for storing and emplacing floor plates, particularly for amusement rides | 4257726 |
| 4324301 | 4/1982 | Eyerly | Bumper car amusement ride | 4324301 |
| D267185 | 12/1982 | Reverchon | Amusement bumper car | D267185 |
| 4522390 | 6/1985 | Kudler/ Majestic | Bumper car ride | 4522390 |
| 4811530 | 3/1989 | Eyerly/ J V Industries | Portable platform [as for bumper car arena] | 4811530 |
| 4838592 | 6/1989 | Sobodos & Chalmers/ Agajanian | Impact-absorbing amusement vehicle | 4838592 |
| 4843969 | 7/1989 | Chaffee & Morse | Multi-plenum air float for load transportation and amusement ride system | 4843969 |
| 4898382 | 2/1990 | Lamanna | Amusement vehicle game | 4898382 |
| 4966391 | 10/1990 | Sobodos & Chalmers/ Agajanian | Impact-absorbing amusement vehicle | 4966391 |
| 4991835 | 2/1991 | Lamanna/ Bompo | Amusement vehicle game | 4991835 |
| 5061211 | 10/1991 | Barber | Amphibian air car | 5061211 |
| 5100155 | 3/1992 | Lamanna/ Bompo | Amusement vehicle game | 5100155 |
| 5232154 | 8/1993 | Jenkins & Gentry | Children's ride-on track | 5232154 |
| 5238265 | 8/1993 | Duce/ Duce International | Adjustable restrainer for use with lap bar assemblies of amusement rides | 5238265 |
| 5251910 | 10/1993 | Lamanna/ Bompo | Amusement vehicle game | 5251910 |
| 5484030 | 1/1996 | Glenn | Independently powdered bumper cart | 5484030 |
| 5516169 | 5/1996 | Falk & Sweringen | Bumper attachment means for an amusement ride vehicle | 5516169 |
| 5577736 | 11/1996 | Arabo | Entertainment game utilizing electrically powered cars | 5577736 |
| 5775455 | 7/1998 | Cho | Steering mechanism for electric vehicles with an off-center mounted drive wheel | 5775455 |
| 5997017 | 12/1999 | Tilley | Human-powered bumper car | 5997017 |
| 6581350 | 6/2003 | Dean/ Ride Development Co. | Floor construction for an amusement ride [modular, for floor-pickup bumper cars] | 6581350 |
| application number | publication date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/0062605 | 5/2002 | Matthews | Portable decking for vehicles |
| 2005/0288111 | 12/2005 | Cowan & Morse | Motorized amusement ride apparatus and method |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 567580 | 9/1896 | Cronin | Cycloidal chariot [traveling ferris wheel] | 567580 |
| 567581 | 9/1896 | Cronin | Cycloidal chariot | 567581 |
| 597276 | 1/1898 | Evans | Cycloidal chariot | 597276 |
| 599420 | 2/1898 | Gordon | Amusement device | 599420 |
| 618591 | 1/1899 | Vietor | Means for locomotion | 618591 |
| 632597 | 8/1899 | Tilyou & Lacomme | Amusement device | 632597 |
| 634577 | 10/1899 | Hurlburt | Revolving elevator or derrick crane | 634577 |
| 663004 | 12/1900 | Bellamy | Aerial recreation apparatus, &c. | 663004 |
| 663525 | 12/1900 | Welsh/ Crawley Scenic and Pleasure Railway Company | Elevated single rail railway | 663525 |
| 670371 | 3/1901 | Hosea/ Crawley Scenic and Pleasure Railway Company | Running gear for single rail railways | 670371 |
| 679676 | 7/1901 | Hosea/ Crawley Scenic and Pleasure Railway Company | Brake for single-track railways | 679676 |
| 691719 | 1/1902 | Greth | Balloon observatory [captive balloon] | 691719 |
| 708834 | 9/1902 | Schofield | Amusement or roundabout apparatus | 708834 |
| 710447 | 10/1902 | Funk | Car for pleasure railroads | 710447 |
| 717457 | 12/1902 | Schofield | Amusement apparatus | 717457 |
| 717798 | 1/1903 | Beerwald | Amusement apparatus [powered horse race ride] | 717798 |
| 723074 | 3/1903 | Thompson | Pleasure vehicle | 723074 |
| 730956 | 6/1903 | Needham | Aerial device | 730956 |
| 745159 | 11/1903 | Cronin | Cycloidal chariot | 745159 |
| 773613 | 11/1904 | Walsh | Pleasure car [eccentric axles] | 773613 |
| 780871 | 1/1905 | DeFrance & Garrison | Swing [traveling along rail] | 780871 |
| 793114 | 6/1905 | Walsh | Pleasure car | 793114 |
| 794511 | 7/1905 | Knapp | Amusement device [rocking car] | 794511 |
| 799976 | 9/1905 | Debattista | Amusement device [rocking car] | 799976 |
| 810303 | 1/1906 | Ravel & Ravel | Somersaulting vehicle | 810303 |
| 812996 | 2/1906 | Hill | Giant swing | 812996 |
| 815211 | 3/1906 | Pattee & Duenkel | Amusement vehicle [sphere on truck] | 815211 |
| 819317 | 5/1906 | Shrewsbury | Submarine observation tower | 819317 |
| 820453 | 5/1906 | Walsh | Pleasure car | 820453 |
| 821138 | 5/1906 | Tidd | Merry-go-round museum | 821138 |
| 828921 | 8/1906 | Buchanan | Pleasure railway | 828921 |
| 829256 | 8/1906 | Browne | Pleasure railway [cycloidal chariot] | 829256 |
| 836260 | 11/1906 | Hyde | Amusement apparatus | 836260 |
| 838074 | 11/1906 | Bragg/ Whirlfly | Pleasure railway [cycloidal chariot] | 838074 |
| 860143 | 7/1907 | Mega | Pleasure railway | 860143 |
| 862798 | 8/1907 | Bragg | Pleasure railway [cycloidal chariot] | 862798 |
| 863563 | 8/1907 | Walther | Recreation Vehicle | 863563 |
| 867506 | 10/1907 | Hermann | Amusement apparatus [somersaulting car] | 867506 |
| 871294 | 11/1907 | Potts | Vehicle for recreation or amusement | 871294 |
| 876841 | 1/1908 | Ritch | Observation swing [traveling cycloid] | 876841 |
| 876976 | 1/1908 | Lacomme | Mount for amusement race tracks | 876976 |
| 880673 | 3/1908 | Lacomme | Amusement apparatus | 880673 |
| 887082 | 5/1908 | Fraser | Amusement device | 887082 |
| 889472 | 6/1908 | Malsin | Amusement apparatus [wheel lift] | 889472 |
| 892215 | 6/1908 | Biavati | Car release | 892215 |
| 893135 | 7/1908 | Bragg | Pleasure railway [anti-rollback for cycloidal chariot] | 893135 |
| 902073 | 10/1908 | Gueritey | Amusement apparatus [auto race ride] | 902073 |
| 903211 | 11/1908 | Marrder | Amusement apparatus | 903211 |
| 905391 | 12/1908 | Walsh | Pleasure car | 905391 |
| 916590 | 3/1909 | Potts | Amusement apparatus | 916590 |
| 944407 | 12/1909 | Beebe | Amusement device | 944407 |
| 975984 | 11/1910 | Nemsey | Amusement device | 975984 |
| 976413 | 11/1910 | Washburne | Vehicle [eccentric axles] | 976413 |
| 978263 | 12/1910 | Anderson & Brockway/ Cleveland Aeroplane Company | Amusement apparatus or aviator instructor | 978263 |
| 985880 | 3/1911 | Badisco | Amusement device [car swing; ride or exhibition] | 985880 |
| 1034922 | 8/1912 | Molinares | Amusement device | 1034922 |
| 1039545 | 9/1912 | Knight | Observation tower | 1039545 |
| 1043846 | 11/1912 | Kiralfy | Amusement or transporting device [swinging transfers] | 1043846 |
| 1054776 | 3/1913 | Hyer | Amusement device | 1054776 |
| 1084390 | 1/1914 | Bosworth | Amusement device [tracked swing] | 1084390 |
| 1165898 | 12/1915 | Peck | Horse ride amusement device | 1165898 |
| 1197085 | 9/1916 | Waters | Amusement device [multiple motorized hobby-horses] | 1197085 |
| 1370385 | 3/1921 | Unger | Amusement device [racing hobby horse] | 1370385 |
| 1380893 | 6/1921 | Gebert | Amusement device [vehicle propelled by teeter-totter] | 1380893 |
| 1409357 | 3/1922 | Benson | Amusement device [bucking car] | 1409357 |
| 1422032 | 7/1922 | Chapman | Amusement device [gravity, on movable cable, in form of airplane] | 1422032 |
| 1450669 | 4/1923 | Lalle & Fowler | Amusement apparatus | 1450669 |
| 1561071 | 11/1925 | Glass | Amusement device | 1561071 |
| 1566097 | 12/1925 | Johnson | Amusement vehicle | 1566097 |
| 1614051 | 1/1927 | Tottereau | Car for roundabouts | 1614051 |
| 1674734 | 6/1928 | Maynes | Knockdown support [for portable amusement rides] | 1674734 |
| D76458 | 10/1928 | Cannon | Amusement house [arctic scene] | D76458 |
| 1709373 | 4/1929 | Pulsifer | Amusement device [indoor sailboat course] | 1709373 |
| 1767496 | 6/1930 | Wilson | Play airway for amusement purposes | 1767496 |
| 1785363 | 12/1930 | Rocks | Auto thriller and amusement apparatus [track for automobile] | 1785363 |
| 1795228 | 3/1931 | Missillier | Flexible roadway | 1795228 |
| 1811758 | 6/1931 | Meehan | Amusement device [Waltzer] | 1811758 |
| 1927938 | 6/1933 | Huffman | Aircraft training device | 1927938 |
| 1991011 | 2/1935 | Carniol | Amusement device representing a bucking bronco | 1991011 |
| 2016476 | 10/1935 | Bartlett | Amusement ride [airplane banking illusion] | 2016476 |
| 2109041 | 2/1938 | Bartlett | Amusement apparatus [rotating bowl track] | 2109041 |
| 2173703 | 9/1939 | Witt/ Atlas Appliance | Amusement ride [Boomerang] | 2173703 |
| 2190330 | 2/1940 | Martine | Submersible chamber [diving bell ride] | 2190330 |
| 2196274 | 4/1940 | Ridyard | Amusement device | 2196274 |
| 2236826 | 4/1941 | Maynes | Knockdown support [for portable amusement rides] | 2236826 |
| 2315760 | 4/1943 | Zebulske/ Maynes | Connecting means [for portable rides] | 2315760 |
| 2576852 | 11/1951 | Nicholson | Amusement device | 2576852 |
| 2882089 | 4/1959 | Vaszin | Amusement locomotive [trackless train] | 2882089 |
| D186524 | 11/1959 | Bowers | Amusement ride [Satellite Globe??] | D186524 |
| D189582 | 1/1961 | Gurr/ Disney | Amusement ride car [in form of car] | D189582 |
| 3134453 | 5/1964 | Cirami | Walking-figure amusement land vehicle [trackless] | 3134453 |
| D200110 | 1/1965 | Bradley | Amusement vehicle [locomotive-style] | D200110 |
| D207648 | 5/1967 | Winton | Passenger vehicle for amusement devices [in form of jet] | D207648 |
| 3344614 | 10/1967 | Byck | Underwater observation bell chamber | 3344614 |
| D212766 | 11/1968 | Gurr/ Disney | Amusement ride car [pod for Omnimover?] | D212766 |
| 3452681 | 7/1969 | Maroon | Amusement ride [railed surfboard simulator] | 3452681 |
| D215313 | 9/1969 | Gurr/ Disney | Amusement ride auto | D215313 |
| 3477234 | 11/1969 | Aquino | Submergible housing device | 3477234 |
| 3894747 | 7/1975 | Wisdom & Wisdom | Method and apparatus for lowering a trailer to the ground | 3894747 |
| D238888 | 2/1976 | Bradley | Amusement ride vehicle [in form of biplane] | D238888 |
| 4047699 | 9/1977 | Wisdom | Apparatus for lowering a trailer to the ground | 4047699 |
| D255138 | 5/1980 | Sermersheim/ Geronimo Trooper | Jump tower for amusement ride | D255138 |
| 4329809 | 5/1982 | Reece | Bucking amusement apparatus | 4329809 |
| 4431182 | 2/1984 | Reynolds | Human free-flight amusement devices | 4431182 |
| D277975 | 3/1985 | Sassak | Amusement ride | D277975 |
| D278177 | 3/1985 | Thornalley/ Fibrecast | Passenger seat for an amusement ride | D278177 |
| D278269 | 4/1985 | Thornalley/ Fibrecast | Passenger seat for an amusement ride | D278269 |
| 4535983 | 8/1985 | De La Concha Caceres/ Free Motions | Recreational device for producing the thrill of a free fall [using elastic bands] | 4535983 |
| 4545574 | 10/1985 | Sassak | Fluid suspended passenger carrying spherical body having universal attitude control | 4545574 |
| D281617 | 12/1985 | Thornalley/ Fibrecast | Passenger seat for an amusement ride | D281617 |
| 4564208 | 1/1986 | Kudler/ Majestic Rides | Trailer stabilizer | 4564208 |
| D285594 | 9/1986 | Sassak | Space amusement ride | D285594 |
| D285957 | 9/1986 | Thornalley/ Fibrecast | Passenger seat for an amusement ride | D285957 |
| D298159 | 10/1988 | Sellner/ Sellner Productions | Amusement ride seat | D298159 |
| D298344 | 11/1988 | Sellner/ Sellner Productions | Gun for an amusement ride | D298344 |
| D303279 | 9/1989 | Sellner/ Sellner Productions | Player restraint and gun mount for amusement ride | D303279 |
| 4953849 | 9/1990 | Reed | Riding capsule device with control mechanism | 4953849 |
| 4973042 | 11/1990 | Klopf & Klopf | Tower amusement ride | 4973042 |
| 5062624 | 11/1991 | Reed | Riding capsule device | 5062624 |
| D327936 | 7/1992 | House & House | Amusement ride [Hi Roller] | D327936 |
| 5149304 | 9/1992 | Purser | Arrangement including a moveable tower [buoyant tower ride] | 5149304 |
| D343822 | 2/1994 | Hurd et al | Tourist type submarine | D343822 |
| D345396 | 3/1994 | Delaney/ Disney | Amusement space vehicle | D345396 |
| D346195 | 3/1994 | Delaney/ Disney | Amusement ride car | D346195 |
| D348085 | 6/1994 | Ballew & Lanzisero/ Disney | Amusement car | D348085 |
| D348288 | 6/1994 | Ballew & Lanzisero/ Disney | Amusement car | D348288 |
| D348289 | 6/1994 | Ballew & Lanzisero/ Disney | Amusement car | D348289 |
| D348299 | 6/1994 | Mirabella et al/ Disney | Amusement trolley | D348299 |
| D351130 | 10/1994 | Delaney/ Disney | Amusement airship | D351130 |
| D352085 | 11/1994 | Ballew & Lanzisero/ Disney | Amusement car | D352085 |
| D352335 | 11/1994 | Vignali & Lanzisero/ Disney | Amusement vehicle | D352335 |
| D352541 | 11/1994 | Shull & Lanzisero/ Disney | Amusement character boat | D352541 |
| 5391115 | 2/1995 | Bessey | Low gravity jumping apparatus | 5391115 |
| D356619 | 3/1995 | Shull et al/ Disney | Amusement ride car | D356619 |
| 5449130 | 9/1995 | Huntington | Hot air balloon amusement ride [tethered balloon] | 5449130 |
| 5452774 | 9/1995 | Davis & McGinnis | Endless roller chain drive with interlocking traction rail | 5452774 |
| D378606 | 3/1997 | Tamagnini/ Zamperla | Helicopter ride | D378606 |
| 5658200 | 8/1997 | Ellis | Event horizon | 5658200 |
| 5782699 | 7/1998 | Harrap | Steerable swinging device [Fly by Wire ride] | 5782699 |
| D395929 | 7/1998 | Boifava/ Zamperla | Amusement ride car | D395929 |
| 5853331 | 12/1998 | Ishikawa & Merrell/ Bungee Japan | Amusement ride [Mad Rider: tethered ski jump vehicle] | 5853331 |
| D407786 | 4/1999 | Romanaldi/ Zamperla | Amusement car ride race track | D407786 |
| 5927444 | 7/1999 | Checketts | Brake for a track-operated vehicle | 5927444 |
| D432183 | 10/2000 | Hulst/ Disney | Amusement car | D432183 |
| D432184 | 10/2000 | Hulst/ Disney | Amusement car | D432184 |
| D432185 | 10/2000 | Hulst/ Disney | Amusement car | D432185 |
| 6128863 | 10/2000 | Millay/ SeaVenture | Fish and marine mammal observatory featuring a carousel that moves within a sealed aquatic environment | 6128863 |
| 6162127 | 12/2000 | Ochi/ Oriental Sangyo | Amusement park with rides conveying park-goers in their own motor vehicles [various rides] | 6162127 |
| 6210284 | 4/2001 | Ochi/ Oriental Sangyo | Rides conveying park-goers in their own motor vehicles [various rides] | 6210284 |
| 6227790 | 5/2001 | Mollick & Hopfner/ Universal | Amusement ride vehicle with wheelchair ramp | 6227790 |
| 6340280 | 1/2002 | Mollick & Hopfner/ Universal | Amusement ride vehicle with wheelchair ramp | 6340280 |
| 6477961 | 11/2002 | Mares/ Meteoro | Amusement ride [seats with passenger-controlled inclination; application 2002/0152920] | 6477961 |
| 6499409 | 12/2002 | Niederer & Niederer | Pneumatic propulsion track apparatus | 6499409 |
| D470558 | 2/2003 | Gutknecht/ Thrilltime | Tower amusement ride | D470558 |
| 6776722 | 8/2004 | De-Gol/ Robocoaster; Kuka Roboter | Ride apparatus [Robocoaster; application 2002/0183123] | 6776722 |
| 6778094 | 8/2004 | Gustason et al/ Disney | Motion detection apparatus and method [method for securing test device; application 2003/0052793] | 6778094 |
| 6871596 | 3/2005 | De-Gol/ Kuka; Robocoaster | Moving means, particularly for amusement parks, fairs and the like [Robocoaster on a track; application 2003/0172834] | 6871596 |
| 6910971 | 6/2005 | Alsenz | Acceleration simulator [centrifuge-based; application 2004/0197742] | 6910971 |
| 6969323 | 11/2005 | von Bose & von Bose | Amusement ride | 6969323 |
| 6988951 | 1/2006 | Newman & Fine | Floating machine | 6988951 |
| 7166032 | 1/2007 | Smith et al/ Disney | Passenger restraint system [application 2005/0145430] | 7166032 |
| 7177706 | 2/2007 | Schweizer et al/ Disney | Automated attraction and ride maintenance verification system [application 2006/0080158] | 7177706 |
| 7287724 | 10/2007 | Hase/ Aeroballoon USA | Tether system for balloon ride [application 2006/0214053] | 7287724 |
| 7303054 | 12/2007 | Rosner | Popular amusement device with switchable eddy-current brake [application 2004/0262103] | 7303054 |
| 7455592 | 12/2007 | Kroon/ Cobra Beheer | Support installation for a fairground attraction [as for ferris wheel or boat swing; application 2006/0079338] | 7455592 |
| 7465235 | 12/2008 | Evans | Combined human catapult and safety landing apparatus [application 2007/0259726] | 7465235 |
| 7465236 | 12/2008 | Wagels | Flying arrangement [in enclosed space; application 2006/0058106] ] | 7465236 |
| 7484460 | 2/2009 | Blum et al/ Universal | Amusement ride track with motion base [application 2007/0074638] | 7484460 |
| application number | publication date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/0185569 | 12/2002 | Henne | Airplane training and amusement device for traveling on a fixed track |
| 2004/0032157 | 2/2004 | Trimborn | Restraint bar for securing a person in vehicles, especially for amusement rides |
| 2004/0077415 | 4/2004 | Kleimeyer | Combination giant swing and rolling carriage amusement ride [cable swing with coaster-like ride on supporting arch] |
| 2004/0192453 | 9/2004 | Esparza & Sharits/ Paramount Parks | Enclosed programmably controlled looping swing [Tomb Raider] |
| 2005/0288114 | 12/2005 | Meadows | System and apparatus for propelling and carrying a user within a confined interior [with balloon] |
| 2006/0205524 | 9/2006 | Foster | Method and apparatus for controlling admission to individual rides at an amusement park |
| 2007/0010339 | 1/2007 | Stone | Amusement device with vortex airflow |
| 2007/0261589 | 11/2007 | Bussink | Amusement ride |
| 2007/0265103 | 11/2007 | Roodenburg et al/ Vekoma | Amusement park attraction |
| 2007/0270231 | 11/2007 | Bussink | Amusement ride |
| 2009/0143153 | 11/2007 | Wagels | Flying arrangement |
Last revised 2-July-2009