| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39171 |
Simulated wave water sculpture |
July 11, 2006 |
| A water sculpture is provided having a an upwardly inclined flow surface. A flowing body of water is caused to flow upon the flow surface simulating various desired wave shapes. A variety of aesthetic wave shapes can be created, such as an unbroken wave face, a white water bore, a sp |
| RE34407 |
Water sports apparatus |
October 12, 1993 |
| A water sports apparatus, for simultaneous practicing of a number of types of water sports, being a container having an inclined floor surface and closable lower supply nozzle. Water shooting upwardly over the floor surface flows over an overflow into a supplementary pool which is su |
| 7401786 |
Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a miniature live-action surfing attraction and associated surf game specifically adapted for use with one or more surf toy action figures. The surf toy action figures are mountable to a surf board appropriately sized and weighted to provide relatively stabl |
| 7367894 |
Contoured variably tensionable soft membrane ride surface for ride attraction |
May 6, 2008 |
| A ride surface for water ride attractions and the like is provided. The ride surface is fabricated from a reinforced membrane material tensioned over a supporting framework. The tensioned membrane ride surface serves the dual role of providing structural support for water flow and riders |
| 7040994 |
Redundant array water delivery system for water rides |
May 9, 2006 |
| A redundant array pumping system and control system is provided for water rides for ensuring continuous and non-disruptive supply of water. The pumping system incorporates a redundant pump and filter array in conjunction with a nozzle system for injecting water onto a ride surface. T |
| 6957662 |
Redundant array control system for water rides |
October 25, 2005 |
| A redundant array pumping system and control system is provided for water rides for ensuring continuous and non-disruptive supply of water. The pumping system incorporates a redundant pump and filter array in conjunction with a nozzle system for injecting water onto a ride surface. T |
| 6928670 |
Moving reef wave generator |
August 16, 2005 |
| The invention relates to a wave generating system comprising a wave generator that travels along the surface of a body of water, and preferably in the middle thereof, wherein the wave generator can create both primary and secondary waves that travel toward the shore. The primary wave |
| 6676530 |
Contoured variably tensionable soft membrane ride surface for ride attraction |
January 13, 2004 |
| A ride surface for water ride attractions and the like is provided. The ride surface is fabricated from a reinforced membrane material tensioned over a supporting framework. The tensioned membrane ride surface serves the dual role of providing structural support for water flow and riders |
| 6491589 |
Mobile water ride having sluice slide-over cover |
December 10, 2002 |
| A mobile and compact simulated-wave water ride attraction is provided having one or more sluice slide-over covers for ensuring the safety of riders in the absence of an extended transition surface or using a shortened transition surface. Advantageously, the ride attraction comprises |
| 6319137 |
Containerless sheet flow water ride |
November 20, 2001 |
| 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 riding surface and the various flow |
| 6132317 |
Containerless sheet flow water ride |
October 17, 2000 |
| 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 riding surface and the various flow |
| 6105527 |
Boat activated wake enhancement method and system |
August 22, 2000 |
| The present invention relates to a boat-activated wake enhancement method and system that extends from the boat. According to one aspect, a pair of protuberances is provided on the lower stem quarter of the boat's hull, primarily along the sidewalls. The protuberances are elongated and e |
| 5899634 |
Simulated wave water sculpture |
May 4, 1999 |
| A water sculpture is provided having a an upwardly inclined flow surface. A flowing body of water is caused to flow upon the flow surface simulating various desired wave shapes. A variety of aesthetic wave shapes can be created, such as an unbroken wave face, a white water bore, a spilli |
| 5860766 |
Boat activated wave generator |
January 19, 1999 |
| The present invention is a boat activated wave generating device for use in a body of water. The wave generating device preferably has wave forming sections that help to create wave shapes and wake formations upon which surfing and/or other skimming maneuvers can be performed. The wave f |
| 5667445 |
Jet river rapids water attraction |
September 16, 1997 |
| The present invention relates to a water ride in the form of a river loop having a channel, wherein a portion of the channel is shallow and has a supercritical sheet flow of water thereon, and a portion of the flow in the channel is relatively deep and has a subcritical flow thereon, whe |
| 5664910 |
Boat activated wave generator |
September 9, 1997 |
| The present invention is primarily a boat activated wave generator that can be operated in a deep body of water. The wave generator is pulled or otherwise pushed through the water, and has wave generating blades that scoop up water, to form wave shapes thereon, upon which various surfing |
| 5271692 |
Method and apparatus for a sheet flow water ride in a single container |
December 21, 1993 |
| 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, wave pool, or any existing or new |
| 5213547 |
Method and apparatus for improved water rides by water injection and flume design |
May 25, 1993 |
| A method and apparatus for controllably injecting, subsequent to the start of a water ride, a high velocity water flow over the water ride surface. A rider (or vehicle) that rides into such injected flow can, as the result of water-to-rider momentum transfer, either be accelerated, match |
| 5171101 |
Surfing-wave generators |
December 15, 1992 |
| A wave-forming generator for generating inclined surfaces on a contained body of water. The water is propelled against the surface-shaping generator with sufficient force to impart the desired shape to the water surface, and the generated surfaces can include waves, such as tunnel wa |
