This page contains water rides not included on the roller coaster patent page. Flume rides, shoot-the-chutes rides, raft rides, and water slides are here, as well as powered aquatic rides. Some water slides may also be in the gravity ride table on the other rides page.
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| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419860 | 1/1890 | Libbey | Water chute or flume and water basin | 419860 |
| 435227 | 8/1890 | Inglis | Water slide | 435227 |
| 448072 | 3/1891 | Pickard | Construction of canals | 448072 |
| 536441 | 3/1895 | Morris | Inclined railway and water tobogganing apparatus | 536441 |
| 540715 | 6/1895 | Butler | Coasting apparatus [shoot-the-chutes] | 540715 |
| 548256 | 10/1895 | Idler | Pleasure lake and slide course and conveyor therefor | 548256 |
| 552713 | 1/1896 | Lenox | Inclined railway water chute | |
| 555049 | 2/1896 | Ogilbe | Pleasure railway [shoot-the-chutes] | 555049 |
| 566182 | 8/1896 | Jackman | Inclined railway and water tobogganing apparatus | 566182 |
| 570016 | 10/1896 | Harman | Amusement apparatus [marine gravity cableway] | 570016 |
| 572426 | 12/1896 | Idler | Artificial slide and lake and conveyor therefor | 572426 |
| 576704 | 2/1897 | Urch | Pleasure railway [shoot-the-chutes] | 576704 |
| 640439 | 1/1900 | Boyton | Pleasure canal | 640439 |
| 664179 | 12/1900 | Schofield | Pleasure canal [Old Mill] | 664179 |
| 665765 | 1/1901 | Thompson | Canal boat operating mechanism | 665765 |
| 689114 | 12/1901 | Pape | Pleasure canal | 689114 |
| 691353 | 1/1902 | Carpenter & Mahoney | Submarine boat | 691353 |
| 697891 | 4/1902 | Schrader | Amusement apparatus [windmill and canal] | 697891 |
| 714717 | 12/1902 | LaPorte | Exhibition and amusement apparatus [boat ride] | 714717 |
| 720014 | 2/1903 | Folks | Amusement apparatus [flume] | 720014 |
| 724040 | 3/1903 | Pusterla | Pleasure waterway | 724040 |
| 724757 | 4/1903 | Symonds | Amusement device [boat ride] | 724757 |
| 728303 | 5/1903 | Roltair | Pleasure waterway | 728303 |
| 728894 | 5/1903 | Folks | Amusement apparatus [flume] | 728894 |
| 743968 | 11/1903 | Wilson | Recreation device [tracked submarine] | 743968 |
| 744880 | 11/1903 | Smith | Illusion boat [submarine ride] | 744880 |
| 753311 | 3/1904 | Pusterla | Pleasure waterway | 753311 |
| 753449 | 3/1904 | Thompson | Amusement apparatus [rapids for flume ride] | 753449 |
| 754698 | 3/1904 | Reed | Amusement apparatus [submarine splashdown ride] | 754698 |
| 757286 | 4/1904 | Du Clos | Amusement apparatus [canal ride] | 757286 |
| 760503 | 5/1904 | Welsh | Wonderland scenic waterway | 760503 |
| 762566 | 6/1904 | Webster & Hyde | Amusement device | 762566 |
| 764675 | 7/1904 | Pfeiffer | Amusement device [submarine railway] | 764675 |
| 774274 | 11/1904 | Pusterla | Pleasure waterway | 774274 |
| 774917 | 11/1904 | Maguire | Amusement apparatus [multi-part] | 774917 |
| 776936 | 12/1904 | Pusterla | Pleasure waterway | 776936 |
| 779464 | 1/1905 | Bruce | Whirlpool for public amusement | 779464 |
| 783425 | 2/1905 | Folks | Water chute | 783425 |
| 792422 | 6/1905 | Kelly | Pleasure railway [suspended boat ride] | 792422 |
| 801945 | 10/1905 | Welsh | Amusement apparatus [flume] | 801945 |
| 808487 | 12/1905 | Stahl | Pleasure railway [submarine] | 808487 |
| 824436 | 6/1906 | Pester | Exhibition and amusement apparatus [shoot-the-chutes] | 824436 |
| 828689 | 8/1906 | Thompson | Amusement apparatus [flume] | 828689 |
| 831149 | 9/1906 | Faller | Amusement device | 831149 |
| 849970 | 4/1907 | Boyton | Amusement device [shoot-the-chutes] | 849970 |
| 867432 | 10/1907 | Smith | Pleasure railway | 867432 |
| 868736 | 10/1907 | Washington | Submarine amusement device | 868736 |
| 879283 | 2/1908 | Mayberry & Mayberry | Pleasure railway [submarine] | 879283 |
| 883441 | 3/1908 | Andrews | Amusement device [submarine car] | 883441 |
| 891388 | 6/1908 | Visser & Grote | Amusement device [spiral watercourse] | 891388 |
| 896940 | 8/1908 | Rosen | Pleasure canal | 896940 |
| 904848 | 11/1907 | DeVore | Artificial whirlpool | 904848 |
| 929972 | 8/1909 | M'Giehan | Pleasure railway [submarine shoot-the-chutes] | 929972 |
| 931863 | 8/1909 | Haight | Amusement apparatus [submerged scenic railway] | 931863 |
| 952673 | 3/1910 | Karr/Aero Plunge | Amusement apparatus | 952673 |
| 995945 | 6/1911 | Berhold | Amusement device | 995945 |
| 1004174 | 9/1911 | Kavakos | Amusement device [lift for flume rides] | 1004174 |
| 1056929 | 3/1913 | Navarro | Amusement device [submarine cableway] | 1056929 |
| 1062838 | 5/1913 | Miller | Pleasure waterway | 1062838 |
| 1063949 | 6/1913 | Bedient | Amusement device [railway & boat combination] | 1063949 |
| 1095965 | 5/1914 | Glazier | Amusement apparatus | 1095965 |
| 1159519 | 11/1915 | Minier | Floating electric trolleyway and a floating passenger car | 1159519 |
| 1167993 | 1/1916 | Gunzendorfer | Amusement apparatus [submarine rail ride] | 1167993 |
| 1198749 | 9/1916 | Myers | Amusement device [submarine vehicle] | 1198749 |
| 1230559 | 6/1917 | Burke | Coaster diving apparatus | 1230559 |
| 1249455 | 12/1917 | Myers | Aquatic amusement apparatus [cable-driven boats] | 1249455 |
| 1320124 | 10/1919 | Chrul | Amusement device | 1320124 |
| 1378635 | 5/1921 | Unger | Amusement apparatus | 1378635 |
| 1399469 | 12/1921 | Cucullu | Water toboggan | 1399469 |
| 1438800 | 12/1922 | Wheeler | Bathing pool [rotating water] | 1438800 |
| 1440661 | 1/1923 | Dickinson | Amusement device [propelled boat ride] | 1440661 |
| 1441126 | 1/1923 | Sherman et al | Water toboggan | 1441126 |
| 1448306 | 3/1923 | Lezert | Amusement device [powered boat] | 1448306 |
| 1497754 | 6/1924 | Howard | Aquatic toboggan slide | 1497754 |
| 1520217 | 12/1924 | Auperl | Amusement slide | 1520217 |
| 1540635 | 6/1925 | Kohl | Toboggan [shoot-the-chutes] | 1540635 |
| 1551249 | 8/1925 | Held | Slide | 1551249 |
| 1563855 | 12/1925 | Held | Water coaster or toboggan | 1563855 |
| 1591566 | 7/1926 | Schmidt & Schmidt | Amusement device [powered boat] | 1591566 |
| 1601483 | 9/1926 | Vaszin/ Dayton Fun House | Amusement apparatus [shoot-the-chutes] | 1601483 |
| 1606024 | 11/1926 | Gorhum et al | Submarine amusement device | 1606024 |
| 1606854 | 11/1926 | Vaszin | Water toboggan | 1606854 |
| 1607771 | 11/1926 | Miller | Water chute structure | 1607771 |
| D77360 | 1/1929 | Jacobs | Amusement boat | D77360 |
| 1763976 | 6/1930 | Lippincott | Endless water course | 1763976 |
| 1849226 | 3/1932 | Erban | Submarine amusement device | 1849226 |
| 1859267 | 5/1932 | Kurz | Water amusement device | 1859267 |
| 1926780 | 9/1933 | Lippincott | Endless water course | 1926780 |
| 2064035 | 12/1936 | Rynearson | Amusement apparatus [railed submarine ride] | 2064035 |
| D190127 | 4/1961 | Fowler/ Disney | Amusement ride car [submarine ride] | D190127 |
| 2991726 | 7/1961 | Miller | Water-borne carrier and glider [water slide with vehicle] | 2991726 |
| 3003430 | 10/1961 | Hamel/ Disney | Boat guiding apparatus | 3003430 |
| 3030895 | 4/1962 | Hamel/ Disney | Boat guiding apparatus | 3030895 |
| 3113528 | 12/1963 | Morgan & Bacon/ Arrow | Boat ride apparatus | 3113528 |
| 3114333 | 12/1963 | Fowler et al/ Disney | Submarine amusement ride | 3114333 |
| D204282 | 5/1966 | Morgan/ Disney | Passenger-carrying amusement boat | D204282 |
| 3390640 | 7/1968 | Couttet et al | Submarine cable transporter system | 3390640 |
| 3404635 | 10/1968 | Bacon & Morgan/ Disney | Boat amusement ride | 3404635 |
| 3508405 | 4/1970 | Koch | Sectional flume and means to support the same | 3508405 |
| 3690265 | 9/1972 | Horibata | Aquatic sled and shooting apparatus thereof | 3690265 |
| D229354 | 11/1973 | Morgan/ Arrow | Amusement park boat [circular] | D229354 |
| 3827387 | 8/1974 | Morgan/ Arrow | Boat construction for amusement park use | 3827387 |
| 3830161 | 8/1974 | Bacon/ Arrow | Flume boat ride with a double downchute | 3830161 |
| 3853067 | 12/1974 | Bacon/ Arrow | Boat amusement ride with a spillway | 3853067 |
| 3865041 | 2/1975 | Bacon | Rotary platform vehicle passenger loading system | 3865041 |
| 3923301 | 12/1975 | Myers/ Water-Boggan | Amusement water slide and method | 3923301 |
| 3930450 | 1/1976 | Symons/ Krofft | Boat ride for amusement park | 3930450 |
| 4149469 | 4/1979 | Bigler/ Six Flags | Log braking and stabilizing system for log flume ride | 4149469 |
| 4149710 | 4/1979 | Rouchard | Waterslide amusement device | 4149710 |
| 4194733 | 3/1980 | Whitehouse | Water slide system | 4194733 |
| 4198043 | 4/1980 | Timbes & Price/ Plexa | Water slide with modular, sectional flume construction | 4198043 |
| D256827 | 9/1980 | Allen/ Ramagosa | Water slide or similar article | D256827 |
| D256828 | 9/1980 | Allen/ Ramagosa | Water slide or similar article | D256828 |
| D256940 | 9/1980 | Allen/ Ramagosa | Water slide or similar article | D256940 |
| D257591 | 12/1980 | Brown | Exit pool for an amusement water slide | D257591 |
| D257618 | 12/1980 | Brown | Entry pool for an amusement water slide | D257618 |
| 4278247 | 7/1981 | Joppe et al | Water slide | 4278247 |
| 4299171 | 11/1981 | Larson/ Arrow Huss | Demountable flume amusement ride | 4299171 |
| 4337704 | 7/1982 | Becker et al/ Mannesmann | Turbulent-water way | 4337704 |
| D266346 | 9/1982 | Millay & Harper/ Wet 'N Wild | Water slide | D266346 |
| 4391201 | 5/1983 | Bailey | Aquatic toboggan slide | 4391201 |
| D269082 | 5/1983 | Spieldiener/ Intamin | Circular boat [for raft ride] | D269082 |
| D269104 | 5/1983 | Brown | Amusement waterslide | D269104 |
| D269105 | 5/1983 | Brown | Amusement waterslide | D269105 |
| D269106 | 5/1983 | Brown | Amusement waterslide | D269106 |
| D269107 | 5/1983 | Brown | Amusement waterslide | D269107 |
| 4392434 | 7/1983 | Durwald & Kaufmann/ Mannesmann | Turbulent waterway | 4392434 |
| 4429867 | 2/1984 | Barber | Flotation amusement device [portable modular flume channel; Venture River] | 4429867 |
| 4484739 | 11/1984 | Kreinbihl et al | Plastic slide for sleds | 4484739 |
| 4516943 | 5/1985 | Spieldiener et al | Amusement ride raft | 4516943 |
| 4543886 | 10/1985 | Spieldiener et al/ Intamin | Amusement ride including a rotating loading terminal | 4543886 |
| 4583479 | 4/1986 | Lehmann/ APEC Freizeitanlagen | Linked vehicle | 4583479 |
| 4696251 | 9/1987 | Spieldiener et al | Rapid river ride boat [with outward facing seats] | 4696251 |
| 4805896 | 2/1989 | Moody | Low rise water ride | 4805896 |
| 4805897 | 2/1989 | Dubeta | Water slide systems | 4805897 |
| 4836521 | 6/1989 | Barber | Whirlpool amusement ride | 4836521 |
| 4984783 | 1/1991 | Fujimaki/ Shiratori | Water sliders with turning toboggans | 4984783 |
| 5011134 | 4/1991 | Langford | Waterslide with uphill run and flotation device therefor | 5011134 |
| 5033392 | 7/1991 | Schemitsch/ Waagner-Biro | Apparatus for loading and unloading passengers from watercraft | 5033392 |
| 5069443 | 12/1991 | Shiratori | Water slider lane [method for spinning raft] | 5069443 |
| 5137497 | 8/1992 | Dubeta | Slide apparatus | 5137497 |
| 5167321 | 12/1992 | Brodrick | Hook and loop conveyer system [lift for water rides] | 5167321 |
| 5183437 | 2/1993 | Millay & Powell/ Wet 'N Wild | Method and apparatus for initiating a water ride | 5183437 |
| 5197923 | 3/1993 | Barber | Floating and disembarking platform | 5197923 |
| 5213547 | 5/1993 | Lochtefeld/ Light Wave | Method and apparatus for improved water rides by water injection and flume design | 5213547 |
| 5230662 | 7/1993 | Langford | Waterslide with uphill run and flotation device therefor | 5230662 |
| 5253864 | 10/1993 | Heege et al/ Weber Karussell | Water jump course [for wheeled boat ride] | 5253864 |
| 5299964 | 3/1994 | Hopkins/ Hopkins | Amusement raft ride | 5299964 |
| 5433671 | 7/1995 | Davis | Water amusement ride [lift for lazy river] | 5433671 |
| 5453054 | 9/1995 | Langford/ Waterworld | Controllable waterslide weir | 5453054 |
| 5536210 | 7/1996 | Barber | Amusement apparatus [flume] | 5536210 |
| 5540622 | 7/1996 | Gold & Sumner/ Disney | Water slide | 5540622 |
| 5564984 | 10/1996 | Mirabella et al/ Disney | Double hull amusement ride vehicle | 5564984 |
| 5613443 | 3/1997 | Ariga et al/ Disney | Amusement ride for traveling down a water chute with reduced splash | 5613443 |
| 5704294 | 1/1998 | Van Winkle et al/ Universal | Waterfall ride attraction [raft flume] | 5704294 |
| 5716282 | 2/1998 | Ring & Heke/ Bay Boats & White Water West | Spinning water ride apparatus and method [raft ride] | 5716282 |
| 5732635 | 3/1998 | McKoy | Amusement power-cable-propelled and channel-guided boat ride structure | 5732635 |
| 5779553 | 7/1998 | Langford | Waterslide with uphill runs and progressive gravity feed | 5779553 |
| 5860364 | 1/1999 | McKoy | Amusement boat ride featuring linear induction motor drive integrated with guide channel structure | 5860364 |
| 5989126 | 11/1999 | Kilbert & Sumner/ Disney | Water raft amusement ride including a device for spinning a circular water raft | 5989126 |
| 6006672 | 12/1999 | Newfarmer et al/ Hopkins | Boat reversing waterway | 6006672 |
| 6045449 | 4/2000 | Aragona et al | Water pinball ride with spectator interaction | 6045449 |
| 6146282 | 11/2000 | McReady & McReady | Water slide system | 6146282 |
| 6237499 | 5/2001 | McKoy | Watercraft amusement ride [LIM boats] | 6237499 |
| 6261186 | 7/2001 | Henry/ NBGS | Water amusement system and method [multiple rides] | 6261186 |
| 6280342 | 8/2001 | Tod | Slide apparatus and method [cabled tarp water slide] | 6280342 |
| 6354223 | 3/2002 | McKoy | Watercraft amusement ride [LIM boats] [application 2001/0015148] | 6354223 |
| 6354955 | 3/2002 | Stuart & Cuttell/ Whitewater West | Waterslide bowl [Super Bowl] | 6354955 |
| 6450891 | 9/2002 | Dubeta | Slide apparatus [water slide with switchbacks] | 6450891 |
| 6475095 | 11/2002 | Henry/ NBGS | Amusement park water lock system and method of use | 6475095 |
| 6485372 | 11/2002 | Stuart & Cuttell/ Whitewater West | Waterslide and waterslide bowl [application 2002/0077187] | 6485372 |
| 6527646 | 3/2003 | Briggs | Competition water slide | 6527646 |
| 6561914 | 5/2003 | Henry/ NBGS | Water amusement system and method [application 2001/0029206] | 6561914 |
| 6629501 | 10/2003 | McKoy | Watercraft amusement ride [application 2002/0129731] | 6629501 |
| 6729963 | 5/2004 | Hlynka/ Whitewater West | Undulating amusement slide [application 2003/0139218] | 6729963 |
| 6743107 | 6/2004 | Dubeta/ Water Fun | Slide apparatus [waterslide with switchbacks] [application 2002/0193169] | 6743107 |
| 6743108 | 6/2004 | Hunter/ Proslide | Random path flume ride [application 2002/0142851] | 6743108 |
| 6758231 | 7/2004 | Lochtefeld & Henry/ Light Wave | Redundant array control system for water rides | 6758231 |
| 6857964 | 2/2005 | Hunter/ Proslide | Reducing radius slide feature [application 2004/0077426] | 6857964 |
| 6860209 | 3/2005 | McKoy | Watercraft amusement ride [application 2004/0065223] | 6860209 |
| 6945873 | 9/2005 | Hlynka/ Whitewater West | Undulating amusement slide [application 2004/0198520] | 6945873 |
| 6957662 | 10/2005 | Lochtefeld & Henry/ Light Wave | Redundant array control system for water rides [application 2005/0034768] | 6957662 |
| 6971317 | 12/2005 | McKoy | Watercraft amusement ride [application 2005/0098057] | 6971317 |
| 7004847 | 2/2006 | Henry/ NBGS | Water amusement system and method [interactive water play modules including water-propelled rides] [449 claims of published application 2003/0190967 reduced to 81 claims] | 7004847 |
| 7008329 | 3/2006 | Hunter/ Proslide | Random path flume ride [application 2005/0288112] | 7008329 |
| 7040994 | 5/2006 | Lochtefeld & Henry/ Light Wave | Redundant array water delivery system for water rides [application 2005/0274420] | 7040994 |
| 7056220 | 6/2006 | Hunter/ ProSlide | Reducing radius slide feature [application 2005/0192108] | 7056220 |
| 7066821 | 6/2006 | Langford | Waterslide with level equalization conduits coupling between run-out lanes [application 2005/0288113] | 7066821 |
| 7229359 | 6/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Continuous water ride [application 2005/0090318] | 7229359 |
| D548810 | 8/2007 | Hunter | Water ride corkscrew feature | D548810 |
| 7285053 | 10/2007 | Henry & Schooley/ NBGS International | Water amusement system and method [application 2002/0082097] | 7285053 |
| 7367894 | 5/2008 | Lochtefeld/ Lightwave | Contoured variably tensionable soft membrane ride surface for ride attraction [withdrawn, see patent 7547255] | |
| 7371182 | 5/2008 | Henry & Schooley/ NBGS International | Conveyor control system and method for water amusement parks [application 2005/0090321] | 7371182 |
| 7371183 | 5/2008 | Henry & Schooley | Water amusement park conveyors [application 2007/0060403] | 7371183 |
| 7437998 | 10/2008 | Burger et al/ Mack | Water-ride facility [constrained boat ride] [application 2006/0130698] | 7437998 |
| 7491128 | 2/2009 | Henry & Schooley/ NBGS International | Conveyor system and method for water amusement parks [application 2005/0085306] | 7491128 |
| 7497784 | 2/2009 | Henry/ Water Ride Concepts | Rollable carrier ride [application 2006/0111196] | |
| 7547255 | 6/2009 | Lochtefeld/ Light Wave | Contoured variably tensionable soft membrane ride surface for ride attraction [application 2005/0148398] |
| application number | publication date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003/0027648 | 2/2003 | Hunter | Multiple-reversing water slide |
| 2005/0075180 | 4/2005 | Dubeta/ Water Fun | Slide apparatus |
| 2005/0090319 | 4/2005 | Henry & Schooley | Method and system of positionable screens for water amusement parks |
| 2005/0090320 | 4/2005 | Henry & Schooley/ NBGS | Water amusement method |
| 2005/0090322 | 4/2005 | Henry & Schooley | Method and system of participant identifiers for water amusement parks |
| 2005/0282643 | 12/2005 | Hlynka/ Whitewater West | Waterslide amusement device |
| 2006/0052171 | 3/2006 | Henry & Schooley/ NBGS | Methods and systems for amusement park conveyor belt systems |
| 2006/0111195 | 5/2006 | Henry | Water amusement park conveyors |
| 2006/0135274 | 6/2006 | Henry/ Henry, Schooley & Associates | Water amusement park conveyor roller belts |
| 2006/0142090 | 6/2006 | Henry/ Henry, Schooley & Associates | Water amusement park multiple path conveyors |
| 2006/0178222 | 8/2006 | Henry & Schooley | Methods and systems for water amusement conveyor |
| 2006/0194638 | 8/2006 | Hunter | Reducing radius slide feature |
| 2006/0252563 | 11/2006 | Werner | Water slide audio visual entertainment system [interactive water slide] |
| 2007/0049385 | 3/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Water amusement park conveyor barriers |
| 2007/0049386 | 3/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Adjusting participant flow rate in water amusement parks |
| 2007/0049387 | 3/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Water amusement park water channel flow system |
| 2007/0049388 | 3/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Water amusement park water channel and adjustable flow controller |
| 2007/0060402 | 3/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Modular water amusement park conveyors |
| 2007/0066410 | 3/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Water amusement park conveyor support elements |
| 2007/0197304 | 8/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Continuous water ride method and system for water amusement parks |
| 2007/0204759 | 9/2007 | Hunter/ HM Attractions | Reaction component for linear induction motor |
| 2007/0207866 | 9/2007 | Hunter/ HM Attractions | Linear motor driven system and method |
| 2007/0207867 | 9/2007 | Hunter/ HM Attractions | Linear motor driven amusement ride and method |
| 2007/0207869 | 9/2007 | Hunter/ HM Attractions | Linear motor driven waterslide ride and method |
| 2007/0219004 | 9/2007 | Henry & Schooley | Method and system of positionable covers for water amusement parks |
| 2008/0149017 | 6/2008 | Blum et al | Guest positioning assembly [lap bar system for flume ride] |
| 2008/0150344 | 6/2008 | Blum et al | Guest positioning assembly [lap bar system for flume ride] |
| 2008/0150345 | 6/2008 | Blum et al | Guest positioning assembly [lap bar system for flume ride] |
| 2008/0153610 | 6/2008 | Braun & Schudermayer | Water slide [looping] |
| 2009/0017927 | 1/2009 | Shozi & Lunde | Amusement ride with mechanical lift, slides, sequenced ejections, and show system |
| 2009/0062025 | 3/2009 | Hlynka/ Whitewater West | Waterslide run-out bowl |
| 2009/0105003 | 4/2009 | Alexander & Murphy | Revolving water ride and method of moving ride participants between pools of different height [Archimedes screw] |
| 2009/0111592 | 4/2009 | Lunde & Folckemer | Amusement slide with lighting effect |
| 2009/0118024 | 5/2009 | Yule/ Starflight | Amusement ride system |
| 2009/0143155 | 6/2009 | Werner | Water slide audio visual entertainment system |
Last revised 2-July-2009