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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320197 | Floating garden device A floating garden device for displaying and watering at least one living plant as the garden floats on a body of water. The device is composed of a buoyant body and at least one plant mounting recess attached to the buoyant body. The recess is comprised of a sidewal... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7198008 | Device for the training of scent discriminating detector dogs The Scent-A-Wheel device consists of several different parts connected together to form a device that acts like a carousel. The device consists of a hub (ball bearing or axle design), arms attached to the hub (“spokes”), a two-piece, adjustable shaft to support ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7156714 | Surfer lift system A rider is suspended a distance beneath a lift cable and moved over a region of water with incoming waves. The distance that the rider is suspended beneath the lift cable is controllably increased and, thereafter, the rider enters the water, such as to surf the wave... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7062962 | Portable apparatus and method for measuring hydraulic features in rivers and streams A portable apparatus for measuring characteristics of hydraulic features in rivers and streams that are unwadeable. The apparatus consists of a tripod base, a horizontal boom that articulates on the tripod, a carriage configured to travel on the boom, and a measurin... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7004847 | Water amusement system and method A water amusement system is described which includes a number of different water park rides. The water amusement system may include a water fountain system. The water fountain system includes a roof configured to turn in response to directing a stream of water at th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945873 | Undulating amusement slide A rider slides down an inlet slide to a low entrance opening of a separate exit slide. The exit slide has an inclined portion along which the rider decelerates from the entrance as he or she moves upward, followed by downward travel along a predetermined path of the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6582265 | Floatation toy A floatation toy for providing a floatation device which resembles a boat includes a bottom wall and a peripheral wall fluidly coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The bottom and peripheral wall is generally hollow and comprising a flex... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561914 | Water amusement system and method A water amusement system is described which includes a number of different water park rides. The water amusement system may include a water fountain system. The water fountain system includes a roof configured to turn in response to directing a stream of ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6508716 | Elevated wooden racetrack for go-karts and associated methods An elevated wooden racetrack includes a wooden racetrack surface having a plurality of floor boards laid flat to form at least one straightaway, and at least one banked curve, each floor board of the plurality having two lengthwise, substantially parallel... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6464593 | Amusement park having an elevated racetrack and associated methods The invention discloses an amusement park comprising an elevated wooden racetrack built in combination with another park activity. The combination comprises a wooden racetrack surface extending along at least one portion elevated above ground level, and a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6238296 | Simulated boat device A simulated boat device for having directional control that simulates a boat rudder. The simulated boat device includes a hollow structure forming the hull of the boat device. The hollow structure has a bottom wall, a top wall, a front portion, a back por... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6210284 | Rides conveying park-goers in their own motor vehicles A cable driven ride includes at least one carriage configured to receive and support an motorized passenger vehicle filled with at least one passenger and move with a cable as the cable is moved between at least one terminal and a tower, the cable extendi... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6162127 | Amusement park with rides conveying park-goers in their own motor vehicles An amusement park includes a plurality of rides, each ride being provided with car support mechanisms. Each car support mechanism is configured to receive and support an automotive vehicle filled with at least one passenger.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6128863 | Fish and marine mammal observatory featuring a carousel that moves within a sealed aquatic environment A fish and marine mammal aquatic observatory. The observatory comprises an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall that define an enclosed annular volume. The inner cylindrical wall is formed of a transparent material, e.g., glass or reinforc... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6115974 | Integrated entertainment and resort complex An integrated entertainment and resort complex, which includes at least a first transportation hub; at least one shopping mall communicating with the transportation hub; and at least one riverwalk communicating with the transportation hub. The complex may... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6066049 | Re-enactment of a deep-sea voyage to the bottom of the sea The construction of one or more of conveyances i.e. "submarines" in the form of a sub-marine passenger vessel for the re-enactment of an underwater voyage to the bottom of the sea is disclosed herein. The vessels have seating for passengers seated along w... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6045449 | Water pinball ride with spectator interaction A water play area having a plurality of water devices and actuators for controlling those devices located outside of the play area for selective activation by spectators observing participants within the play area. The play area is preferably laid out lik... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5989126 | Water raft amusement ride including a device for spinning a circular water raft An amusement water ride is provided including a water course for carrying one or more circular water rafts. The water course is provided with at least one downhill section for accelerating the water rafts into a splash point. A spin mechanism is provided ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5913636 | Ocean waves producing means An ocean wave producing structure (10, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100) having a support structure (14) and a web (12). The support structure (14) is fixed to the ocean floor (32) and the web (12) is arranged with its upswell end (12a) lower than its downswell en... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5669858 | Portable inflatable structure An inflatable structure having a trampoline-type floor with an inflatable framework projecting upwardly therefrom and having netting panels extending between adjacent portions of said framework to prevent a child from inadvertently bouncing out of the str... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5655943 | Paddle wheel for moving stream in a water activity toy A water activity toy with a channel for a stream of water which floats a vessel on the stream. A paddle wheel moves through the water to move the stream. The paddle wheel includes a plurality of blades all on axle stub portions at supports at opposite sid... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5443326 | Method and device for providing an aquatic passage in running water A device for creating a specific but temporary aquatic passage in an artificial or natural river. The device includes bases which rest on the bottom of a river and elements which extend upwardly from the bases. The bases have holes formed therein which re... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5401117 | Method and apparatus for containerless sheet flow water rides A water ride attraction is disclosed which utilizes a containerless riding surface to eliminate disadvantageous boundary layer effects. A sheet flow of water is directed up the incline to produce a simulated wave. The configuration and contour of the ridi... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5393170 | Method and apparatus for improving sheet flow water rides An amusement apparatus for water sports activities wherein a flowing body of water is provided. The water moves across an inclined, declined or horizontal riding surface upon which the velocity, volume and gravitational dynamics of the flowing body of wat... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5346446 | Jump rope having sprinkling apparatus An apparatus constructed to be used as a jump rope which includes a tube which sprays water upon a user jumping in a predetermined area. The apparatus includes a connection to a water source, a first handle including an on/off switch and a second handle. ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5314393 | Water jump rope A jump rope, capable of being connected to a source of water, consists of a hollow tube connected from the source of water to a jump rope handle. The outlet of the jump rope handle is connected to a hollow tube that has a series of small holes. The other ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5271692 | Method and apparatus for a sheet flow water ride in a single container Sheet wave generators have recently been hailed as the new generation of simulated wave generating water rides. The present invention relates to a sheet wave generator with a riding surface appended to a single container of water, i.e., a swimming pool, w... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5230678 | Jump rope having sprinkling means, and methods of constructing and utilizing same An apparatus constructed to be used as a jump rope which includes a tube which sprays water upon a user jumping in a predetermined area. The apparatus includes a connection to a water source, a rod, a jump rope spray tube and handles rotatably affixed on ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5205670 | Rotating surfing wave simulator A wave simulator comprises a circular pool containing a volume of water which rotates about a central axis. The pool is rotatably mounted on a truck bed so that transportation of the wave simulator is facilitated. A surf craft is movably attached to a sta... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5197923 | Floating and disembarking platform A loading platform for loading and disembarking passengers from floating carriers that includes a circular container filled with water to a predetermined level. A large driven disk rotatably supported at an angle so that the cars can be forced onto a subm... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4960275 | Water immersion amusement apparatus A water immersion apparatus that includes a ferris wheel having passenger compartments arranged to descend into a pool of water and then lift out of the water. Each passenger compartment is constructed so that water is allowed to enter into the compartmen... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4836521 | Whirlpool amusement ride An amusement ride simulating traverse of the edge of a whirlpool includes a floating vehicle, a conveyor lifting the vehicle to an inclined flume, a gate retaining the vehicle at the top of a steeply inclined portion of the flume, and a circular pond in w... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4681550 | Aquatic ride An aquatic ride for use in swimming pools of the type having a high water pressure source and line to power a pool cleaning apparatus associated therewith having a support for a person in the pool, a water outlet on the said support operatively and remova... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4619191 | Apparatus for thawing, handling and reheating sealed frozen food packets An apparatus for heating or cooling sealed food pouches, another apparatus for moving the same and a third apparatus adapted to transfer the pouches are disclosed. The three apparatuses are designed to function as an integrated food pouch handling system,... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4516943 | Amusement ride raft A raft for a rapid flow water course amusement ride having a generally circular shaped hull fabricated in two sections with a surrounding floatation bumper and separate redundant floatation material in the bottom of the hull. A multiplicity of inwardly fa... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4429867 | Flotation amusement device A portable amusement device wherein flotation of participants occurs on a continuous basis within flotation devices comprises a plurality of trough defining segments each being formed with double side walls and end walls with the double side walls definin... | 02/07/1984 |
| 3930450 | Boat ride for amusement park A boat ride system for an amusement park, which includes a main channel and an auxiliary channel extending under the main channel and isolated from it except along a narrow slot. A boat for carrying people includes a hull floating in the main channel, a p... | 01/06/1976 |