This list is not complete, and a few of the rides listed are not roller coasters. Small-scale coaster-like rides (backyard coasters) are grouped in a separate list on this page. Most gravity water ride patents are found on the water ride page, while alpine slides and some additional gravity ride patents are found on the other rides page.
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95095 | 9/1869 | De Bodisco & De Rivera | Artificial sliding hill |
| 128674 | 7/1872 | Taylor | Improvement in inclined railways |
| 198888 | 1/1878 | Knudsen | Inclined-plane railways |
| 269554 | 12/1882 | Alexander | Artificial sliding hill |
| 277625 | 5/1883 | Steel | Inclined plane and sled therefor [wheeled sled] |
| 291261 | 1/1884 | Wood | Circular gravity-railway |
| 298710 | 5/1884 | Stevens | Roller coasting device |
| 307942 | 11/1884 | Hinkle | Gravity pleasure road |
| 308795 | 12/1884 | Rankin | Coasting track [ice railway, closed circuit] |
| 309689 | 12/1884 | Campbell | Tramway and car |
| 310356 | 1/1885 | Alcoke | Roller coasting vehicle |
| 310966 | 1/1885 | Thompson | Roller coasting structure |
| 314626 | 3/1885 | Stoddard & Terwilliger | Roller coasting device |
| 315555 | 3/1885 | Root | Elevated railroad |
| 315640 | 4/1885 | Kramer | Incline railway [car elevating mechanism] |
| 316512 | 4/1885 | Yearick | Gravity Railway |
| 317273 | 5/1885 | Alcoke | Gravity railway |
| 318025 | 5/1885 | Pusey | Artificial coasting or sledding course |
| 318026 | 5/1885 | Pusey | Artificial coasting course |
| 322594 | 7/1885 | Geber | Parabolic railway and car, &c. |
| 332762 | 12/1885 | Thompson | Gravity switch back railway |
| 357790 | 2/1887 | Schaefer | Marine boat slide |
| 363914 | 5/1887 | Rogers | Toboggan slide [rollers on trackway] |
| 366232 | 7/1887 | McCullough | Toboggan slide [rollers on trackway] |
| 367252 | 7/1887 | Thompson | Elevated gravity and cable railroad [not for amusement, but with cable lift similar to those used later in Thompson's scenic railways] |
| 367286 | 7/1887 | Floyd/ Jackman | Sliding hill and toboggan therefor |
| 368515 | 8/1887 | Chadeayne | Toboggan [wheeled, with guide rollers] |
| 372306 | 11/1887 | Fenton | Combined sliding and roller coaster |
| 373439 | 11/1887 | Campbell | Tramway and car |
| 374736 | 12/1887 | Floyd | Sliding hill and toboggan to be used therewith |
| 384843 | 6/1888 | Harrington | Inclined railway and water tobogganing apparatus |
| 386123 | 7/1888 | Grant/ Grant & Brown | Toboggan slide |
| 401734 | 4/1889 | Chadeayne | Toboggan [wheeled] |
| 411255 | 9/1889 | Newburg | Coaster [shoot-the-chutes] |
| 424164 | 3/1890 | Bankson | Roller sled |
| 428977 | 5/1890 | Thompson | Pleasure railway, &c [mechanism for operating scene in tunnel] |
| 429601 | 6/1890 | Bormann | Sinuous pleasure railway |
| 430587 | 6/1890 | Merrill/ Haverhill Roller Toboggan | Roller toboggan slide and toboggan car [guide wheels] |
| 432271 | 7/1890 | Harman | Trolley toboggan |
| 434554 | 8/1890 | Bormann | Sinuous pleasure railway |
| 438414 | 10/1890 | Guerra | Artificial toboggan slide |
| 450609 | 4/1891 | Bormann | Sinuous pleasure railway and toboggan slide [racing] |
| 450658 | 4/1891 | Bormann | Pleasure railway |
| 450659 | 4/1891 | Bormann | Car or vehicle for pleasure railways, toboggan slides, &c. |
| 450660 | 4/1891 | Bormann | Sinuous pleasure railway |
| 450661 | 4/1891 | Bormann | Gripping mechanism for cars or vehicles, &c |
| 452791 | 5/1891 | Jackman | Power and gravity railway [suspended] |
| 456438 | 7/1891 | Shaw | Sliding hill and carriage to be used therewith [wheel and track arrangement; elevator] |
| 468553 | 2/1892 | Shaw | Sliding hill or chute for carriages |
| 470220 | 3/1892 | Thompson | Pleasure railway and car therefor |
| 474351 | 5/1892 | Smith | Coasting railway |
| 475081 | 5/1892 | Guerra | Toboggan slide |
| 477059 | 6/1892 | Maxwell | Gravity railway |
| 513570 | 1/1894 | Grant | Roller toboggan [automatic cable grip] |
| 518224 | 4/1894 | Cawdery | Gravity railway [steeplechase] |
| 520248 | 5/1894 | Thompson | Toboggan slide [coaster with ice track] |
| 522025 | 6/1894 | Morris | Toboggan slide |
| 527990 | 10/1894 | Idler | Electric and gravity pleasure railway |
| 528224 | 10/1894 | Grant | Roller toboggan [racing illusion] |
| 535938 | 3/1895 | Boyton | Coaster [shoot-the-chutes] |
| 548159 | 10/1895 | Griffiths/ Landis | Car shifting appliance for pleasure railways |
| 549635 | 12/1895 | Griffiths/ Landis | Pleasure coasting course |
| 561169 | 6/1896 | Murray & Cole/ Brown & Grant | Clutch for toboggan cars [roller toboggan] |
| 571812 | 11/1896 | Vogt/ Landis | Gripping mechanism for cars |
| 572111 | 12/1896 | Griffiths | Combined electric and gravity pleasure railway |
| 577152 | 2/1897 | Vogt/ Landis | Truck and gripping mechanism for railway cars |
| 577549 | 2/1887 | Griffiths | Gravity and cable pleasure railway |
| 577550 | 2/1897 | Griffiths | Electric and gravity pleasure railway |
| 592648 | 10/1897 | Downey | Pleasure railway [suspended] |
| 593413 | 11/1897 | Cawdery | Carriage for gravity railways [steeplechase improvement] |
| 594700 | 11/1897 | Lilley | Electric pleasure railway [Tower Railway] |
| 602442 | 4/1898 | Grant | Roller toboggan [automatic cable grip] |
| 608787 | 8/1898 | Murrey | Gravity railroad |
| 609164 | 8/1898 | Prescott | Roller coaster [vertical loop] |
| 620321 | 2/1899 | Holcomb | Pleasure railway |
| 620415 | 2/1899 | Campbell | Pleasure car for gravity railways, &c. [rolling barrel] |
| 634669 | 10/1899 | Moritz & Moritz | Gravity coaster [suspended] |
| 637775 | 11/1899 | Funk | Pleasure railway [suspended] |
| 638720 | 12/1899 | Hutchinson | Racing trolley track |
| 665763 | 1/1901 | Thompson | Pleasure railway |
| 665764 | 1/1901 | Thompson | Gravity or pleasure railway [third rail: Auto Spectacular Railway] |
| 667455 | 2/1901 | Prescott | Centrifugal railway |
| D34219 | 3/1901 | Morris | Track or way for amusement railways |
| D34293 | 3/1901 | Morris | Track or way for amusement railways |
| 674750 | 5/1901 | Walter | Pleasure railway [suspended] |
| D34633 | 6/1901 | Morris | Track or way for amusement railways |
| D34634 | 6/1901 | Morris | Track or way for amusement railways |
| D34635 | 6/1901 | Morris | Track or way for amusement railways |
| 676190 | 6/1901 | Hutchinson | Racing trolley track |
| 676670 | 6/1901 | Welsh | Single track railroad |
| 678243 | 7/1901 | Green/ American Construction | Amusement railway [noncircular vertical loop] |
| 687370 | 11/1901 | Douglass | Scenic railway [suspended] |
| 695137 | 3/1902 | Beecher/ American Construction | Monorailway |
| 695138 | 3/1902 | Beecher/ American Construction | Rail |
| 699960 | 5/1902 | Lachase | Pleasure railway [suspended steeplechase] |
| 702982 | 6/1902 | Merrill | Toboggan slide [racing] |
| 706467 | 6/1902 | Wegner | Sack race structure [gravity] |
| 709764 | 9/1902 | Hall | Illusion apparatus [aerial scenic railway] |
| 712570 | 11/1902 | Myers/ Myers Amusement | Pleasure railway [cannon coaster] |
| 712587 | 11/1902 | Pfuntner & Cole/ American Scenic Railway and Amusement Company | Scenic railway [single track coaster] |
| 712707 | 11/1902 | Myers | Pleasure railway [cannon illusion] |
| 712708 | 11/1902 | Myers/ Myers Amusement | Pleasure railway |
| 713737 | 11/1902 | Boyce | Amusement apparatus [scenic coal mine] |
| 715959 | 12/1902 | Booraem & Howard | Illusion apparatus [for pleasure railway] |
| 716285 | 12/1902 | St. Clair/ Elevated Whirling Scenic | Amusement apparatus [suspended, rotating seat] |
| 716427 | 12/1902 | Jontz & Gault | Roller coaster [Whirl the Whirl] |
| 721094 | 2/1903 | Robinson | Amusement apparatus |
| 721631 | 2/1903 | Brown | Amusement apparatus [steeplechase improvement] |
| 723525 | 3/1903 | Hagen | Centrifugal amusement way [planar vertical loop] |
| 723559 | 3/1903 | Truitt | Pleasure railway |
| 726282 | 4/1903 | Gilman | Race track amusement apparatus |
| 728246 | 5/1903 | Kremer | Exhibition apparatus [vehicle in form of rolling ball] |
| 733359 | 7/1903 | Welsh/ United States Celestial Paradise | Illusion device [for gravity scenic railway] |
| 737409 | 8/1903 | Jackman | Inclined railway |
| 737410 | 8/1903 | Jackman | Car [for inclined railway] |
| 737753 | 9/1903 | Maguire/ Ryan | Amusement apparatus [Coasting Through Switzerland (?)] |
| 739789 | 9/1903 | Myers/ Myers Amusement | Pleasure railway [cannon with gap] |
| 743168 | 11/1903 | Jackman | Railway |
| 743169 | 11/1903 | Jackman | Car coupling |
| 743170 | 11/1903 | Jackman | Railway |
| 745854 | 12/1903 | Jackman | Locking device for seat guards |
| 745855 | 12/1903 | Jackman | Track and car |
| 745962 | 12/1903 | Jackman | Safety device for inclined railways [anti-rollback levers on lift hill] |
| 746467 | 12/1903 | Crane | Pleasure railway [dueling] |
| 749130 | 1/1904 | Floyd/ Philadelphia Amusement | Toboggan slide |
| 749676 | 1/1904 | Jackman | Inclined railway [racing] |
| 749677 | 1/1904 | Jackman | Inclined railway [racing] |
| 749691 | 1/1904 | Jackman | Brake mechanism for inclined railways |
| 750242 | 1/1904 | Jackman | Railway |
| 750246 | 1/1904 | Beecher/ Beecher Construction | Pleasure railway |
| 752450 | 2/1904 | Hamell/ Hammell Amusement | Amusement device |
| 755158 | 3/1904 | Morgan | Scenic pleasure railway |
| 757487 | 4/1904 | McLaughlin | Roller coaster |
| 759053 | 5/1904 | Whittemore | Carriage for roller coasters |
| 762022 | 6/1904 | Brown | Pleasure railway [Backety-Back] |
| 766105 | 7/1904 | Floyd/ Philadelphia Amusement | Gravity railway |
| 769490 | 9/1904 | Rosenberger | Car for scenic railways |
| 771322 | 10/1904 | Pattee/ Planets | Ball coaster |
| 774348 | 11/1904 | Campbell | Coaster |
| 776807 | 12/1904 | Shaules | Amusement apparatus [slide] |
| 777309 | 12/1904 | Riddle & Shuck | Pleasure railway |
| 777497 | 12/1904 | Cooper | Scenic railway |
| 780049 | 1/1905 | Maguire | Amusement apparatus [slide] |
| 780345 | 1/1905 | Jackman | Brake mechanism for inclined railways |
| 780346 | 1/1905 | Jackman | Railway track and car |
| 780347 | 1/1905 | Jackman | Car-stopping device for inclined railways |
| 780348 | 1/1905 | Jackman | Inclined railway [lift improvement] |
| 783368 | 2/1905 | Day | Gravity railway [racing] |
| 784329 | 2/1905 | Jackman | Inclined railway |
| 788980 | 5/1905 | Wilmouth | Spiral railway |
| 789946 | 5/1905 | Turpin/ Thompson Scenic | Amusement apparatus |
| 793333 | 6/1905 | Weaver | Chain dog |
| 793471 | 6/1905 | Thomas & Kirkpatrick | Amusement device [moving scenery] |
| 795483 | 7/1905 | Christensen & Christensen | Amusement device [suspended] |
| 803465 | 10/1905 | Bernheisel | Amusement device |
| 803679 | 11/1905 | Ensign | Pleasure railway [suspended] |
| 807933 | 12/1905 | Jackman | Car coupling |
| 811998 | 2/1906 | Benedict | Amusement apparatus |
| 814939 | 3/1906 | Cerruti | Amusement railway |
| 815210 | 3/1906 | Pattee | Spherical amusement vehicle |
| 815986 | 3/1906 | Taylor & Hoard | Pleasure railway |
| 817699 | 4/1906 | Fageol | Inclined suspended railway |
| 817940 | 4/1906 | Strickler/Federal | Inclined railway [chain dog variant] |
| 819808 | 5/1906 | Sands/ Thompson Scenic | Electric block signal for railways |
| 825431 | 7/1906 | Thompson | Pleasure railway [Dragon's Gorge] |
| 827313 | 7/1906 | Lauster & Pounds | Pleasure railway [underwater tunnel] |
| 833762 | 10/1906 | J. Thompson | Gravitation railroad |
| 833835 | 10/1906 | Huntley | Gravity railway [suspended] |
| 835662 | 11/1906 | Bruen | Inclined railway [ice track] |
| 838071 | 11/1906 | Beisel | Amusement apparatus |
| 839024 | 12/1906 | Nelson | Aerial tramway [gravity descent] |
| 843420 | 2/1907 | Strickler/ Federal Construction | Running gear for vehicles |
| 844116 | 2/1907 | Francovich | Amusement device [passenger-powered & gravity ride] |
| 845967 | 3/1907 | Moskovitz | Amusement device |
| 846207 | 3/1907 | Jackman | Railway |
| 846208 | 3/1907 | Jackman | Railway |
| 846209 | 3/1907 | Jackman | Railway |
| 846210 | 3/1907 | Jackman | Brake mechanism for inclined railways |
| 847304 | 3/1907 | Allen | Toboggan slide [portable; rollers on track] |
| 850136 | 4/1907 | Cole/ Altro Park | Amusement riding device [suspended] |
| 858624 | 7/1907 | Reckweg | Pleasure railway [oscillating motion imparted by guide rail] |
| 862607 | 8/1907 | Bragg | Pleasure railway |
| 866680 | 9/1907 | Plotner | Amusement apparatus [castered car] |
| 867765 | 10/1907 | Strickler | Automatic steering mechanism for vehicles [gravity or other] |
| 869083 | 10/1907 | Hebig | Amusement device [spherical vehicle] |
| 869846 | 10/1907 | Jackman | Brake mechanism for inclined railways |
| 869847 | 10/1907 | Jackman | Safety device for inclined railways [anti-rollback improvement] |
| 869848 | 10/1907 | Jackman | Locking device for seat guards |
| 869849 | 10/1907 | Jackman | Brake mechanism for inclined railways |
| 870089 | 11/1907 | Ellis | Railway |
| 870489 | 11/1907 | Bourke | Amusement device [auto-whirl] |
| 871643 | 11/1907 | Shaw | Pleasure railway [Hydraulic Dive] |
| 872253 | 11/1907 | Riehl | Amusement apparatus [Virginia Reel] |
| 873570 | 12/1907 | Mangels & Brewster | Amusement apparatus [Tickler] |
| 877100 | 1/1908 | Lockwood | Pleasure railway |
| 879615 | 2/1908 | Enochs | Amusement device [scenic railway] |
| 881000 | 3/1908 | Jackman | Switch for pleasure railways |
| 881788 | 3/1908 | Gardner & Schmidt | Pleasure railway [suspended] |
| 884594 | 4/1908 | Lacomme | Scenic railway [tilting track illusion] |
| 886958 | 5/1908 | Dewey | Amusement railway [tilt controlled by additional rail] |
| 888111 | 5/1908 | Morrissey | Pleasure railway [rollers on track] |
| 888881 | 5/1908 | Geores | Pleasure railway [castered tub] |
| 895256 | 8/1908 | Goudron | Amusement coaster [Wobble Bobble] |
| 895427 | 8/1908 | Church | Pleasure railway |
| 895428 | 8/1908 | Church | Pleasure railway car |
| 895946 | 8/1908 | Biavati | Device for handling amusement cars [car elevator] |
| 896430 | 8/1908 | Bishop & Down/ Auto-Conveyors | Amusement apparatus of the gravity railway type [with car-leveling lift] |
| 898739 | 9/1908 | Hooker | Aerial railway |
| 904953 | 11/1908 | Hamilton & Mellre | Amusement device |
| 906732 | 12/1908 | McDonagh & Reynolds | Amusement apparatus |
| 909953 | 1/1909 | Smith | Amusement device [lift for toboggans] |
| 913046 | 2/1909 | Paul | Pleasure railway |
| 914058 | 2/1909 | Martyne | Railway or track for purposes of amusement [racing] |
| 915382 | 3/1909 | Rehling | Pleasure railway [variable rail gauge] |
| 916157 | 3/1909 | Jackman | Locking device for seat guards |
| 919352 | 4/1909 | Hinderland | Suspended railway |
| 922052 | 5/1909 | Sherk | Amusement railway [rotating car] |
| 922184 | 5/1909 | Peck | Amusement device |
| 923334 | 6/1909 | Connelly & Rudolph | Amusement apparatus [rotating car] |
| 924182 | 6/1909 | Neville | Automobile scenic railroad |
| 925818 | 6/1909 | Mangels | Pleasure railway [passenger-powered assist] |
| 927517 | 7/1909 | Fageol & Fageol | Pleasure railway |
| 931139 | 8/1909 | Nall | Amusement device [rotating car] |
| 931705 | 8/1909 | Perdew | Pleasure railway |
| 933445 | 9/1909 | Hess | Amusement device |
| 933788 | 9/1909 | Liebling & Schmidt | Amusement device [suspended] |
| 933790 | 9/1909 | Shaules | Amusement device [rollercoaster with switches instead of turns] |
| 933914 | 9/1909 | Neville | Automobile scenic railway |
|
937456 =RE13588 |
10/1909 7/1913 | Miller | Pleasure railway [racing] |
| 938404 | 10/1909 | Whiting | Pleasure railway [gap jumping] |
|
952472 =RE13271 |
3/1910 7/1911 | Sharkey | Car for roller coasters |
| 953459 | 3/1910 | Cleghorn | Amusement apparatus |
| 955217 | 4/1910 | Smith & Smith/ National Airship Spiralway | Inclined railway [suspended: Spiral Airship] |
| 958160 | 5/1910 | Neville | Gravity automobile |
| 963265 | 7/1910 | Barrie | Amusement mechanism |
| 964383 | 7/1910 | Bragg | Amusement apparatus [castered cars] |
| 968955 | 8/1910 | Keefe/ Eureka Novelty | Amusement apparatus [summer coaster] |
| 976896 | 11/1910 | McFarland | Amusement apparatus [suspended spiral gravity ride] |
| 979171 | 12/1910 | Kohler | Amusement apparatus |
| 979875 | 12/1910 | Miller | Starting apparatus for pleasure railways |
| 979982 | 12/1910 | Miller | Railway car for pleasure railways [side friction improvement] |
| 979983 | 12/1910 | Miller | Braking apparatus for pleasure railways [squeeze brakes] |
| 979984 | 12/1910 | Miller | Safety device for pleasure railways [anti-rollbacks engaging chain] |
| 980272 | 1/1911 | Ingersoll & Macfarren | Track brake |
| 981462 | 1/1911 | Moss | Coasting device for purposes of amusement [simulating airship; gravity or otherwise] |
| 983049 | 1/1911 | Hartwig | Aerial amusement device [suspended gravity ride] |
| 983119 | 1/1911 | Bourke | Pleasure railway |
| 989472 | 4/1911 | Aitken | Pleasure railroad [gravity ride ending with aerial glide into pond] |
| 993840 | 5/1911 | Kohler | Amusement apparatus |
| 1002162 | 8/1911 | Langworthy | Amusement device [ride with stunts] |
| 1009076 | 11/1911 | Lavarack & Greenwood | Recreative apparatus of the switchback or like type |
| 1012059 | 12/1911 | Burchard & Noble | Electropneumatic braking appliance for railways |
| 1013202 | 1/1912 | Miller | Amusement apparatus [simulating airplane] |
| 1013203 | 1/1912 | Miller | Amusement apparatus [simulating airplane] |
| 1013843 | 1/1912 | McIntyre & Conner | Amusement device |
| 1037957 | 9/1912 | Miller | Handle bar mechanism for pleasure railways |
| 1037958 | 9/1912 | Miller | Pleasure railway [self-centering skid brakes] |
| 1038174 | 9/1912 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [guide wheels] |
| 1038175 | 9/1912 | Miller | Handle bar mechanism for pleasure railways |
| 1040125 | 10/1912 | Bickford | Loop the loop pleasure railway |
| 1062839 | 5/1913 | Miller | Handle bar mechanism for pleasure railways |
| 1070081 | 8/1913 | Thompson/ Thompson Scenic | Pleasure railway [train] |
| 1070360 | 8/1913 | Thompson/ Thompson Scenic | Pleasure railway [brake mechanism] |
| 1070082 | 8/1913 | Thompson/ Thompson Scenic | Pleasure railway [racing] |
| 1070208 | 8/1913 | Thompson/ Thompson Scenic | Pleasure railway |
| 1073156 | 9/1913 | Miller | Gripping device |
| 1074185 | 9/1913 | Lockwood | Pleasure railway [Bowls of Joy; improvement on patent 877100] |
| 1075397 | 10/1913 | Bouracier | Amusement apparatus |
| 1079052 | 11/1913 | Ingersoll | Pleasure railway [racing] |
| 1095965 | 5/1914 | Glazier | Amusement apparatus [combined coaster and chutes] |
| 1097452 | 5/1914 | Lockwood | Pleasure railway [Bowls of Joy improvement] |
| 1097615 | 5/1914 | D'Agostino | Switchback coaster |
| 1101630 | 6/1914 | Hooper | Amusement apparatus |
| 1102821 | 7/1914 | Thompson/ Thompson Scenic | Signaling device for racing coasters |
| 1102822 | 7/1914 | Thompson/ Thompson Scenic | Safety device for pleasure railway cars [seat bar] |
| 1127753 | 2/1915 | Glynn | Amusement railway [suspended] |
| 1137342 | 4/1915 | McCormick/ Ingersoll | Brake for pleasure railways |
| 1152290 | 8/1915 | Carruthers | Pleasure railway |
| 1167170 | 1/1916 | Hartman | Amusement device [suspended] |
| 1248770 | 12/1917 | Wilson | Amusement device [suspended] |
| 1264159 | 4/1918 | Cooper & Schmidt/ Riverview Park | Pleasure railway [mechanism for monitoring reride fares] |
| 1300555 | 4/1919 | Behrens | Aerial amusement railway |
| 1311703 | 7/1919 | Meyer | Pleasure railway |
| 1319888 | 10/1919 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [upstop arrangement] |
| 1328238 | 1/1920 | Williams/ Aeroplane Railway | Aeroplane pleasure-railway [monorail structure] |
| 1347968 | 7/1920 | O'Doie | Spiral glide amusement device |
| 1356412 | 10/1920 | Smith | Pleasure railway [castered cars] |
| 1358305 | 11/1920 | Feltman | Amusement device [rotating car] |
| 1359508 | 11/1920 | Johnson | Amusement device |
| 1360953 | 11/1920 | Hooper | Amusement apparatus |
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1361476 =RE15244 |
12/1920 12/1921 | Maynes | Amusement apparatus [air blasts for coasters] |
| 1373754 | 4/1921 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [upstop retrofit for older track structure] |
| 1380732 | 6/1921 | Miller | Pleasure-railway structure [in-line seating] |
| 1399577 | 10/1921 | Riehl | Pleasure railway |
| 1404143 | 1/1922 | Riehl | Car for pleasure railways |
| 1404144 | 1/1922 | Riehl | Draft means for the cars of pleasure vehicles |
| 1405213 | 1/1922 | Hingenitz | Amusement device [vertical loop] |
| 1409264 | 3/1922 | Watkins | Car holding ratchet |
| 1409750 | 3/1922 | Miller | Pleasure railway construction and operation [wheel-steering mechanism] |
| 1409751 | 3/1922 | Miller | Pleasure railway [train coupling] |
| 1410374 | 3/1922 | Church | Roller coaster railway [track construction] |
| 1415187 | 5/1922 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [flanged road wheel serving also as upstop] |
| 1417754 | 5/1922 | Liuni | Amusement device |
| 1420887 | 6/1922 | Strauss | Amusement device [suspended] |
| 1430203 | 9/1922 | von Tautphoeus | Amusement railway |
| 1430396 | 9/1922 | W. Miller | Amusement device |
| 1431567 | 10/1922 | Church | Jointed coaster train |
| 1440586 | 1/1923 | Feucht | Roller coaster |
| 1440587 | 1/1923 | Feucht | Safety device for roller coasters [brake system] |
| 1440588 | 1/1923 | Feucht | Roller coaster running gear |
| 1448763 | 3/1923 | Miller | Pleasure-railway structure [improved track structure; guide wheels functioning as upstops] |
| 1448764 | 3/1923 | Miller | Pleasure railway car [Dip-Lo-Do-Cus] |
| 1454760 | 5/1923 | Neary | Roller coaster safety appliance |
| 1463137 | 7/1923 | Makepeace | Roller coaster |
| 1432104 | 10/1923 | Feucht | Railway switch |
| 1474962 | 11/1923 | Greenberg | Pleasure railway [with block signaling system] |
| 1476148 | 12/1923 | Church | Car for coaster railways |
| 1480678 | 1/1924 | Feucht | Car coupling |
| 1501060 | 7/1924 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [improvement to 1448763 using Z-rails] |
| 1501061 | 7/1924 | Miller | Pleasure railway construction [steel rail] |
| 1502699 | 7/1924 | Traubel | Amusement railway |
| 1508319 | 9/1924 | Harris | Amusement device |
| 1508453 | 9/1924 | Hooper | Amusement apparatus |
| 1528154 | 3/1925 | Laden | Amusement device [shuttle] |
| 1536122 | 5/1925 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [simplified track with T-rail] |
| 1536448 | 5/1925 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [Dare Devil?] |
| 1546620 | 7/1925 | Church | Safety device for coaster cars [upstop plate] |
| 1546710 | 7/1925 | Bowditch/ Philadelphia Toboggan | Coaster car coupling |
| 1547856 | 7/1925 | Church | Coaster coupling |
| 1562035 | 11/1925 | Miller | Pleasure railway car |
| 1562036 | 11/1925 | Miller | Pleasure-railway structure [track] |
| 1565806 | 12/1925 | Laden | Amusement device [improvement to 1528154] |
| 1582581 | 4/1926 | Darling/ Thompson Scenic | Coaster car for pleasure coasters [for children's roller coaster] |
| 1585605 | 5/1926 | Russo | Amusement device |
| 1589792 | 6/1926 | Darling/ Thompson Scenic | Control system and mechanism for amusement coasters |
| 1593587 | 7/1926 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [cars with sideways seating; flush loading] |
| 1597491 | 8/1926 | Traver | Car for amusement rides |
| 1603393 | 10/1926 | Malcolm | Amusement device |
| 1605369 | 11/1926 | Miller | Truck for pleasure railway cars [sprung suspension] |
| 1606770 | 11/1926 | Miller | Handle bar structure |
| 1613118 | 1/1927 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [anti-rollback pawls on lift] |
| 1618272 | 2/1927 | Darling/ Thompson Scenic | Coaster for children |
| 1621337 | 3/1927 | Schmeck/ PTC | Coaster-track structure |
| 1629520 | 5/1927 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure |
| 1633204 | 6/1927 | Bartlett | Amusement device |
| 1642275 | 9/1927 | Strickler/ Dentzel | Coaster track structure |
| 1642276 | 9/1927 | Strickler/ Dentzel | Coaster car and track therefor |
| 1651961 | 12/1927 | I. Miller | Amusement gravity suspension railway |
| 1654670 | 1/1928 | Traver | Coaster train |
| 1656218 | 1/1928 | Miller | Pleasure railway car |
| 1659108 | 2/1928 | Illions | Safety bar lock for pleasure railways |
| 1669347 | 5/1928 | Schmeck/ PTC | Gravity-operated coaster [flanged wheels] |
| 1713793 | 5/1929 | Traver | Amusement ride |
| 1719193 | 7/1929 | Phare | Swivel coupling for coaster cars |
| 1729827 | 10/1929 | Grine | Track for roller coaster type of amusement structures |
| 1741286 | 12/1929 | Church | Laminated construction for roller coaster tracks |
| 1748184 | 2/1930 | Nichols | Gravity ride [helical] |
| 1755030 | 4/1930 | Schmeck/ PTC | Track construction |
| 1767627 | 6/1930 | Traver | Amusement railway [electric shocks] |
| 1796619 | 3/1931 | Phare | Universal coupling between sections of coaster cars |
| 1805266 | 5/1931 | Traver | Amusement coaster railway [Zips] |
| 1806102 | 5/1931 | Traver | Amusement ride [Cyclone] |
| 1814969 | 7/1931 | Schmeck | Amusement car |
| 1823010 | 9/1931 | Traver | Amusement ride |
| 1825468 | 9/1931 | Miller | Pleasure railway structure [simplified track structure] |
| 1827162 | 10/1931 | Miller | Brake structure [squeeze brake improvement] |
| 1839054 | 12/1931 | Schmeck | Amusement car |
| 1847733 | 3/1932 | Traver | Track rail support |
| 1881151 | 10/1932 | Traver | Car for amusement rides |
| 1959944 | 5/1934 | Bartlett | Amusement device [Flying Turns] |
| 2048215 | 7/1936 | R. Miller | Gravity coaster |
| D110403 | 7/1938 | Schmidt | Park train body |
| D111876 | 10/1938 | Hanna | Coaster slide |
| 2221414 | 11/1940 | Schmidt | Amusement park safety device [car tops to prevent standing] |
| 2310039 | 2/1943 | Schmidt et al | Interlocking indicating and control device for amusement park rides |
| 2422416 | 6/1947 | Humphrey | Safety brake for roller coasters |
| 2435471 | 2/1948 | Schmidt | Safety device for amusement park rides |
| 2498450 | 2/1950 | Pewitt | Pleasure railway |
| 2539360 | 1/1951 | Bartlett | Amusement ride car [improved car for Flying Turns] |
| 2563075 | 8/1951 | Schmidt | Brake system for amusement park rides |
| 2595992 | 5/1952 | Tapp & Davey/ County Commercial Cars | Amusement track apparatus [inclination controlled by third rail] |
| 2642005 | 6/1953 | Cooper | Drive system for roller coasters [chain in station] |
| 2674957 | 4/1954 | Miler | Amusement device running on tracks [trailered trains] |
| D189828 | 2/1961 | Bacon & Morgan/ Disneyland | Amusement ride car |
| 3114332 | 12/1963 | Bacon & Morgan/ Disney | Bobsled amusement ride [Matterhorn Bobsleds] |
| 3167024 | 1/1965 | Bacon & Morgan/ Disney | Bobsled amusement ride |
| 3172629 | 3/1965 | Gilman/ Disney | Safety control system |
| D218246 | 8/1970 | House | Spiral amusement ride [Toboggan] |
| 3631805 | 1/1972 | Schwarzkopf | Amusement device [Jet Star I] |
| 3710725 | 1/1973 | Pinfari & Begotti/ Pinfari | Apparatus for performing embarking and disembarking operations in amusement park attractions |
| 3780665 | 12/1973 | Lohr/ Marx | Roller coaster |
| 3791305 | 2/1974 | Matelan | Roller coaster |
| 3855936 | 12/1974 | Schwarzkopf | Motorized roller-coaster car |
| 3889605 | 6/1975 | Bacon/ Arrow | Amusement ride with a vehicle track portion following the shape of a helix [corkscrew] |
| 3908554 | 9/1975 | Schwarzkopf | Self-propelled amusement-park rail vehicle |
| 3941060 | 3/1976 | Mohrsbach | Monorail system |
| 3949680 | 4/1976 | Doughty | Vehicle track and vehicle |
| 4005877 | 2/1977 | Humphries/ Arrow | Vehicle passenger restraint mechanism |
| 4093080 | 6/1978 | Schwarzkopf | Vehicular train |
| 4165695 | 8/1979 | Schwarzkopf | Amusement ride with vertical track loop [Shuttle Loop] |
| 4170943 | 10/1979 | Achrekar | Roller coaster assembly |
| 4270458 | 6/1981 | Schwartzkopf [sic] | Overhead track assembly for amusement-park ride |
| 4270459 | 6/1981 | Schwarzkopf | Chain-type ascent system for roller coaster |
| 4271762 | 6/1981 | Wiegand | Pleasure vehicle and a transportation system utilizing the same [Alpine Slide] |
| 4361094 | 11/1982 | Schwarzkopf | Drive member for rail-type amusement-ride car |
| 4520732 | 6/1985 | Schwarzkopf | Amusement ride [suspended] |
| 4531459 | 7/1985 | Yamada/ Togo | Standing position support apparatus for amusement vehicle |
| 4548136 | 10/1985 | Yamada/ Togo | Track-traveling four-wheel vehicle |
| D285330 | 8/1986 | Okamoto/ Meisho | Vehicle for a roller coaster |
| 4682547 | 7/1987 | Schwarzkopf | Amusement ride with vehicles supported by universally hinged wheel groups |
| 4693183 | 9/1987 | Potzsch | Track system for a passenger-accommodating vehicle as part of a rollercoaster |
| 4700632 | 10/1987 | Schmutz/ Giovanola & Intamin | Device to retain roller coaster passengers in standing position |
| 4724771 | 2/1988 | Yamada/ Togo | Closed-loop amusement ride system [Ultratwister] |
| 4831937 | 5/1989 | Yamada/ Togo | Amusement ride device [vehicle for Ultratwister] |
| D317642 | 6/1991 | Hashimoto/ Midgety | Car for a roller coaster |
| 5193462 | 3/1993 | Marcu | Tubular roller coaster |
| 5218910 | 6/1993 | Mesmer et al | Roller coaster with pheumatic [sic] conforming seats and prone passenger arrangement to enhance the thrill of the ride |
| 5272984 | 12/1993 | Bolliger & Mabillard | Amusement ride of the roller coaster type [inverted] |
| 5325790 | 7/1994 | Drayer/ Mack | Rollback-preventing apparatus for a rail vehicle |
| 5433153 | 7/1995 | Yamada/ Togo | Amusement track ride system with helical spinning section |
| 5463962 | 11/1995 | Gnezdilov | Roller coaster |
| 5529382 | 6/1996 | Burkat/ Disney | Passenger restraint system |
| 5669821 | 9/1997 | Prather & Headrick | Video augmented amusement rides |
| 5715756 | 2/1998 | Weigand et al/ Universal | Ride attraction anti-roll back system |
| 5738017 | 4/1998 | Behringer/ Mack | Rail vehicle reverse movement prevention assembly |
| 5758582 | 6/1998 | Gnezdilov | Device for restraining people on a moving unit |
| 5784473 | 7/1998 | Ferren/ Disney | Sound system [for roller coaster] |
| 5791254 | 8/1998 | Mares & Gorman/ Meteoro | Full range of motion roller coaster |
| 5813350 | 9/1998 | Ochi/ Oriental Sangyo | Amusement ride with track |
| 5947030 | 9/1999 | Spieldiener | Amusement device in the form of a roller coaster, a monorail or the like [anti-rollback] |
| 5979333 | 11/1999 | Houben & Clerx/ Verkoma [sic] | Amusement device and vehicle suitable for being used in such an amusement device [Flying Dutchman] |
| 5996505 | 12/1999 | Ochi/ Oriental Sangyo | Amusement ride with track |
| 6047645 | 4/2000 | Cornwall/ Setpoint | Truss track assembly and side mount roller coaster vehicle |
| 6062350 | 5/2000 | Spieldiener et al | Braking system for an amusement device [eddy current brake] |
| 6093266 | 7/2000 | Mollee | Wheel body |
| 6105356 | 8/2000 | Capstick et al/ Renold PLC | Drive chain |
| 6158354 | 12/2000 | Eiraku/ Hoei Sangyo | Roller coaster [Sledge Hammer] |
| 6170402 | 1/2001 | Rude & Jelf/ Universal | Roller coaster control system [for timing near miss illusion on dueling or racing coasters] |
| 6170403 | 1/2001 | Behringer/ Mack | Boat for spill water raft rides [flume/coaster combination] |
| 6176788 | 1/2001 | Checketts | Track-mounted ride powered by compressed gas [Thrust Air 2000] |
| 6220171 | 4/2001 | Hettema et al/ Universal | Amusement ride [substantially enclosed vehicle for themed roller coaster] |
| 6269749 | 8/2001 | Hogg | Cantilevered roller coaster system [with passenger compartment remote from track] |
| 6269750 | 8/2001 | Cornwell et al/ Setpoint | Truss track assembly and side mount roller coaster vehicle |
| 6287211 | 9/2001 | Bolliger & Mabillard | Installation for amusement park [T-bar passenger restraint system] |
| 6293376 | 9/2001 | Pribonic/ Magnetar | Apparatus including eddy current braking system |
| 6302029 | 9/2001 | Distelrath/ Maurer | Vehicle for fairground rides [mechanism for rotating car] |
| 6311469 | 11/2001 | Christmas/ Renold | Drive chain |
| 6327979 | 12/2001 | Ochi/ Oriental Sangyo | Amusement ride with track |
| 6341564 | 1/2002 | Ochi/ Oriental Sangyo | Amusement ride with track |
| 6342016 | 1/2002 | Parker | Waterfall diverter |
| 6348004 | 2/2002 | Houben | Amusement device comprising a carriage which can be moved over a guide [lift mechanism for Invertigo] |
| 6352034 | 3/2002 | Bolliger & Mabillard | Installation for amusement park, installation referred to as roller coaster [floorless coaster] |
| 6375243 | 4/2002 | Bradley & Parent/ Wheel Thing | Wheel assembly for a roller coaster |
| 6397755 | 6/2002 | Kamler/ Ride Factory | Amusement ride [pressurized gas launch] |
| 6397756 | 6/2002 | Saiko et al | Amusement device [cable lift system] |
| 6405655 | 6/2002 | Clerx & Preters/ Vekoma | Amusement device [flying coaster variant] |
| 6412611 | 7/2002 | Pribonic/ Magentar | Eddy current brake system with dual use conductor fin [fin also engageable by conventional friction brakes] |
| 6439129 | 8/2002 | Begotti |
Launching system for passenger units in equipments for amusement parks, such as roller-coasters or the like [application 2001/0023649] |
| 6487975 | 12/2002 | Gordon | Roller coaster car having a force-isolated passenger compartment |
| 6513441 | 2/2003 | Clerx & Peeters/ Vekoma | Amusement devices as well as a holder suitable for such amusement devices [flying coaster: prone or supine seat and restraint] |
| 6523479 | 2/2003 | Schilke et al/ S&S-Arrow | Amusement rides and methods [4th Dimension] |
| 6523650 | 2/2003 | Pribonic & Thompson/ Magnetar | Permanent magnet eddy brake with flux-steering poles |
| 6533083 | 3/2003 | Pribonic & Thompson/ Magnetar | Eddy current braking apparatus |
| 6550393 | 4/2003 | Stengel |
Wooden rail for a ride as well as a method for fabricating and mounting such a wooden rail [application 2001/0003261] |
| 6561916 | 5/2003 | Mehrman & Kleimeyer |
Rapid-winding winch for amusement ride [application 2002/0100642] |
| 6598919 | 7/2003 | Bradley & Parent/ Wheel Thing |
Wheel assembly for a roller coaster [application 2003/0098606] |
| 6606953 | 8/2003 | Mares/ Meteoro |
Amusement ride [rollercoaster with seats rotatable about transverse axis] [application 2003/0041769] |
| 6629500 | 10/2003 | Hansen | Open-course coaster with two vertical end segments |
| 6659237 | 12/2003 | Pribonic/ Magnetar | Eddy current brake [adjustable] |
| 6659897 | 12/2003 | Christmas/ Renold |
Chain drive assembly [application 2002/0065160] |
| 6679182 | 1/2004 | Spieldiener et al |
Amusement device [hydromotor catapult for roller coaster] [application 2003/0019388] |
| 6695291 | 2/2004 | Kleimeyer & Mehrman |
Rapid-winding winch for amusement ride [launch mechanism for vertical ride, rollercoaster, etc.] [application 2002/0193170] |
| 6733398 | 5/2004 | Clerx/ Vekoma |
Amusement device [improved prone or supine passenger restraint system] [application 2004/0092323] |
| 6746335 | 6/2004 | Kleimeyer & Mehrmann |
Rapid-winding winch power plant and associated amusement rides [for roller coaster launch, vertical ride, bungee ride, etc.] [application 2002/0128083] |
| 6755749 | 6/2004 | Stengel |
Free-fall tower for a roller coaster [application 2002/0103033] |
| 6758144 | 7/2004 | Raidt |
Fun vehicle and bob, toboggan or roller coaster run for using the same [Bobcoaster] [application 2003/0089265] |
| 6792873 | 9/2004 | Gnezdilov | Big dipper [inverted coaster] |
| 6837166 | 1/2005 | Roodenburg & De Vin | Rollercoaster launch system |
| 6840179 | 1/2005 | Begotti/ Ride Tek |
Amusement devices, such as roller-coasters [train arrangement in which each row of passengers is seated higher than in the preceding rows] [application 2004/0099174] |
| 6854396 | 2/2005 | Roodenburg & De Vin |
Rollercoaster launch system [application 2004/0083921] |
| 6857373 | 2/2005 | Checketts et al |
Variably curved track-mounted amusement ride [Screaming Squirrel] [application 2004/0060470] |
| 6935667 | 8/2005 |
Bradley et al/ Wheel Thing [application 2003/0205909] | Wheels for a wheeled vehicle |
| 6941872 | 9/2005 | Roodenburg & Clerx/ Vekoma |
Amusement device [variation on tilt coaster] [application 2005/0098056] |
| 6971316 | 12/2005 | Hansen et al |
Restraint [application 2004/0049897] |
| D529119 | 9/2006 | Zamperla & Nardin | Amusement ride [motorbike coaster] |
| 7131382 | 11/2006 | Gordon |
Wooden track roller coaster having a passenger carrier with suspended seats [application 2005/0274275] |
| 7159520 | 1/2007 | Casey et al/ Universal |
Amusement ride vehicle including an articulation joint [application 2006/0065151] |
| 7192010 | 3/2007 | Roodenburg & De Vin/ Vekoma |
Rollercoaster launch system [application 2005/0045861] |
| D537899 | 3/2007 | Zamperla & Nardin | Amusement ride [motorbike coaster] |
| D550802 | 9/2007 | Zamperla & Boifava | Amusement ride [motorbike coaster] |
| D552704 | 10/2007 | Zamperla & Nardin | Amusement ride [motorbike coaster] |
| 7351154 | 4/2008 | Müller & Beutler/ Maurer |
Fun-ride and a method for the operation of a fun-ride [application 2005/0288109] |
| D567893 | 4/2008 | Zamperla & Boifava | Amusement ride [motorbike coaster] |
| 7377369 | 5/2008 | Mabillard/ Bolliger & Mabillard |
Brake, vehicle and roller coaster circuit [water brake] [application 2005/0077125] |
| 7430966 | 10/2008 | Mabillard & Bolliger |
Brake, vehicle and roller coaster circuit [water brake] [application 2005/0211511] |
| 7594473 | 9/2009 | Kitchen & Chance |
Wheel hub rider conveyance [application 2007/0010336] |
| 7610859 | 11/2009 | Dietrich | Carriage rotatable roller coaster tracks and vehicles |
| D604791 | 11/2009 | Zamperla & Boifava | Amusement ride [motorcycle seating] |
| 7632191 | 12/2009 | Zambelli & Zamperla |
Seat for amusement apparatus [application 2005/0001466] |
| 7640862 | 1/2010 | Zamperla |
Roller coaster [passenger carrier for Volare] [application 2007/0199474] |
| 7677179 | 3/2010 | Payne/ Disney |
Vehicle and track system for flying corner amusement park rides [application 2009/0193997] |
| 7677671 | 3/2010 | Steininger & Kraus/ Zierer |
Passenger restraint apparatus for funfair rides [application 2008/0179937] |
| 7739958 | 6/2010 | Gordon |
Multi-track multi-vehicle interactive roller coaster [application 2007/0089631] |
| 7743710 | 6/2010 | Gordon |
Roller coaster maintenance vehicle [application 2009/0095190] |
| 7762895 | 7/2010 | Zamperla & Nardin |
Amusement apparatus with movable floor portion [application 2008/0081706] |
| 7770522 | 8/2010 | Müller & Gettert/ Maurer |
Security arrangement for person transporting systems such as fun-rides [application 2006/0017271] |
| 7770523 | 8/2010 | Kovac |
Interactive amusement park attraction vehicle [ball coaster] [application 2007/0089633] |
| 7784408 | 8/2010 | Müller/ Maurer |
Ride [non-inverting vertical loop] [application 2009/0013895] |
| 7802522 | 9/2010 | Gordon |
Multi-track multi-vehicle roller coaster with special effects [application 2007/0089632] |
| 7836829 | 11/2010 | Burger/ Mack |
Rail-bound vehicle for an amusement park ride [application 2008/0110366] |
| 7914384 | 3/2011 | Roodenburg & Philippen/ Vekoma |
Amusement device [seat restraint] [application 2008/0143158] |
| 7950333 | 5/2011 | Crawford et al/ Disney |
Passive magnetic levitation ride for amusement parks [application 2009/0229487] |
| 7980181 | 7/2011 | Heaslip & Cummins/ Manchester Securities |
Drag racing roller coaster amusement ride and launch system [application 2009/0031913] |
| 7987793 | 8/2011 | Blonk & Roodenburg/ Vekoma |
Amusement ride device [standup restraint system] [application 2010/0236444] |
| 8020493 | 9/2011 | Blum/ Universal |
Track-switching device and method [application 2010/0163688] |
| 8020494 | 9/2011 | Smith et al/ Disney |
Anti-roll back assembly with linear magnetic positioning [application 2011/0120340] |
| 8028521 | 10/2011 | Boeijen et al/ Bosch Rexroth |
Hydraulic catapult drive [application 2009/0100829] |
| 8066576 | 11/2011 | Threlkel |
Amusement ride [multiple axes of rotation] [application 2009/0126596] |
| 8117968 | 2/2012 | Rose & Crawford/ Disney |
Magnetic pacer for controlling speeds in amusement park rides [application 2009/0114114] |
| 8308232 | 11/2012 | Zamperla & Nardin |
Seat for amusement apparatus [motorcycle position restraint] [application 2005/0197195] |
| 8328651 | 12/2012 | Howard/ Disney |
Roller coaster vehicle [withdrawn] [application 2011/0319178] |
| 8360893 | 1/2013 | Howard/ Disney |
Roller coaster vehicle [application 2011/0319178] |
| 8375863 | 2/2013 | Roodenburg & Clerx/ Vekoma |
Amusement ride installation [launch system] [application 2010/0207083] |
| 8393275 | 3/2013 | Jacobi & Checketts/ S & S Worldwide |
Longitudinally spinning suspension roller coaster [application 2010/0326312] |
| 8453576 | 6/2013 | Roodenburg & Clerx/ Vekoma |
Rollercoaster amusement device [flying position] [application 2011/0048274] |
| 8453577 | 6/2013 | Gordon |
Roller coaster maintenance vehicle and methods of use [application 2010/0224098] |
| 8453578 | 6/2013 | Beutler |
Coaster [application 2011/0017092] |
| 8490549 | 7/2013 | Kitchen |
Tower ride [Polercoaster or powered ride]
[application 2013/0092043] |
| 8490550 | 7/2013 | Crawford et al/ Disney |
Roller coaster with articulable seat backs [application 2013/0025492] |
| 8579672 | 11/2013 | Beutler/ Maurer |
Lighting for wheels [application 2011/0177870] |
| 8590455 | 11/2013 | Schilke et al/ Rocky Mountain Coasters |
Rolling vehicle track [I-Box track and method of fabrication] [application 2011/0146528] |
| 8636600 | 1/2014 | Howard/ Disney |
Roller coaster vehicle [application 2011/0319179] |
| 8661678 | 3/2014 | Hudgins/ Uremet |
Combination roller coaster wheel |
| 8661986 | 3/2014 | Schmidt/ Becher-Schmidt |
Coaster design [application 2012/0042802] |
| 8661987 | 3/2014 | Urich & Jakob |
Transport system having a positive drive [application 2012/0304884] |
| 8893623 | 11/2014 | Gordon |
Multi-track multi-vehicle roller coaster [application 2007/0089630] |
| 8943975 | 2/2015 | Gmeinwieser et al/ Zierer |
Roller coaster ride element with movement in a second driving direction [application 2013/0019771] |
| 8943976 | 2/2015 | Comorre/ Disney |
Flying roller coaster with vertical load and launch [application 2014/0165868] |
| 9016210 | 4/2015 | Kitchen |
Tower ride [Polercoaster or powered ride] [application 2013/0305953] |
| 9120023 | 9/2015 | Burroughs | Human flying apparatus |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/0070599 | 6/2002 | Berra | Device for locking the legs of a passenger in a seat |
| 2003/0203759 | 10/2003 | Begotti/ Ride Tek | Mechanized structures for the launch of cars in installations for amusement parks such as, for instance, roller coasters or similar attractions |
| 2004/0055836 | 3/2004 | Pribonic & Thompson/ Magnetar | Eddy current braking apparatus with adjustable braking force |
| 2004/0083922 | 5/2004 | Gnezdilov | Guideway for transport means |
| 2004/0231553 | 11/2004 | Distelrath et al | Amusement device [track features involving moving rails] |
| 2005/0061192 | 3/2005 | Roodenburg & Vin | Booster system [for launched roller coaster] |
| 2005/0150415 | 5/2005 | Beutler & Muller/ Maurer | Roller-coaster with a vertical climb |
| 2005/0178283 | 8/2005 | Checketts et al | Variably curved track-mounted amusement ride [Screaming Squirrel] |
| 2006/0085107 | 4/2006 | Hoffmann & Seifert/ Innova | Tram with gravity driven vehicles and method for controlling the operation of the tram |
| 2006/0137563 | 6/2006 | Cummins | Multi-capacity amusement ride |
| 2006/0178221 | 8/2006 | Threlkel | Amusement ride [passenger carrier with 2 or 3 axes of rotation] |
| 2006/0293109 | 12/2006 | Zamperla & Nardin | Seat for amusement apparatus [motorcycle-position restraint] |
| 2007/0121957 | 5/2007 | Trowbridge et al/ Universal | Amusement ride with rider-selected integrated audio |
| 2007/0270230 | 11/2007 | Zambellini & Zamperla | Seat for amusement apparatus |
| 2008/0051205 | 2/2008 | Roodenburg & De Vin/ Vekoma | Amusement ride installation [launched roller coaster] |
| 2008/0173208 | 7/2008 | Heinrich | Ride operation, in particular a roller-coaster |
| 2008/0202374 | 8/2008 | Muller & Beutler/ Maurer | Amusement park ride and method for operating an amusement park ride |
| 2008/0300730 | 12/2008 | Cleary | Roller-ball roller coaster |
| 2009/0031914 | 2/2009 | Hahn & Eberhardt/ Wiegand | Backward motion stop |
| 2009/0064889 | 3/2009 | Muller/ Maurer | Fairground ride, safety system, method for operating a fairground ride, and method for recovering a car in a fairground ride [redundant lift system] |
| 2009/0078148 | 3/2009 | Cylvick | Suspended coaster rail apparatus and method |
| 2009/0120319 | 5/2009 | Muller & Beutler/ Maurer | Fairground ride [inverted, with rotating seat assemblies] |
| 2010/0026484 | 2/2010 | King et al | System and method for controlling a vehicle on fixed path |
| 2010/0275809 | 11/2010 | Zamperla | Roller coaster [passenger carrier] |
| 2011/0056407 | 3/2011 | Roodenburg & Ekelaar/ Vekoma | Amusement device and propelling method for propelling a passenger carrier of such amusement device |
| 2011/0177870 | 7/2011 | Beutler/ Maurer | Lighting for wheels [Fire Wheels] |
| 2011/0265679 | 11/2011 | Smith et al/ Disney | Anti-roll back assembly with linear magnetic positioning |
| 2013/0032053 | 2/2013 | Stoker | Hybrid motion ride and ride simulator vehicle [using enclosed car on roller coaster] |
| 2014/0020591 | 1/2014 | Schilke et al/ Rocky Mountain Coasters | Rolling vehicle track |
| 2014/0117691 | 5/2014 | Hudgins/ Uremet | Combination roller coaster wheel |
| 2014/0174314 | 6/2014 | Schmidt/ Becher-Schmidt | Coaster design |
| 2014/0309822 | 10/2014 | Beutler | Interactive speed control |
| 2014/0326160 | 11/2014 | Donhauser/ ZDT's Amusement Park | Spherical wheel vehicle [for slide or trough] |
| 2015/0000790 | 2/2015 | Schilke & Grubb/ Rocky Mountain Coasters | Stacked rolling vehicle track |
| 2015/0075404 | 3/2015 | Gordon | Multi-track multi-vehicle roller coaster |
| 2015/0114249 | 5/2015 | Comorre/ Disney | Flying roller coaster with vertical load and launch |
| 2015/0122144 | 5/2015 | Snyder et al/ S&S Worldwide | System and apparatus for silent anti-rollback for track mounted vehicles |
| 2015/0128824 | 5/2015 | Snyder et al/ S&S Worldwide | System and apparatus for magnetic spin control for track-mounted vehicles |
| 2015/0202536 | 7/2015 | Örtel/ Maurer | Track section for a ride, method for traveling over a track section, and ride |
| 2015/0224410 | 8/2015 | Kitchen | Track section for a ride, method for traveling over a track section, and ride Tower Ride |
| 2015/0232059 | 8/2015 | Zamperla | Passenger restraint device for amusement rides |
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| 900713 | 10/1908 | Dye | Aerial cableway |
| 4359946 | 11/1982 | Marvin | Elevated downhill transport system |
| 4961385 | 10/1990 | Abouzakham | Automated transportation system |
| 5224425 | 7/1993 | Remington | Cable skydiving |
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| 6363858 | 4/2002 | Voirin/ Aerofun | Transport device comprising at least one carriage or like vehicle circulating on a cable |
| 6550392 | 4/2003 | Albrich/ Innova | Installation for the downhill transportation of passengers from a higher station to a lower station |
| 6571716 | 6/2003 | Albrich/ Innova |
Installation for carrying persons from a higher station towards a lower station
[application 2002/0124763] |
| 6622634 | 9/2003 | Cylvick |
Amusement ride employing a suspended tensioned static cable [application 2003/0066453] |
| 6666773 | 12/2003 | Richardson | Downhill zip line thrill ride system |
| 6810818 | 11/2004 | Petzl & D'Adhemar/ Zedel |
Double pulley device for use for zip-line traversing on a rope or cable
[application 2004/0020402] |
| 7381137 | 6/2008 | Steele et al/ Ziptrek Ecotours |
Zipline braking and motion-arrest system
[application 2006/0027134] |
| 7404360 | 7/2008 | Cylvick |
Dynamically controllable trolley brake
[application 2008/0121132] |
| 7637213 | 10/2009 | Cylvick |
Universal brake assembly
[application 2008/0121470] |
| 7699140 | 4/2010 | Beggrow & Beggrow |
Method and system for transporting a person between a plurality of fixed platforms
[application 2006/0157298] |
| 7819066 | 10/2010 | Smith |
Zipline trolley
[application 2009/0223406] |
| 7823511 | 11/2010 | Lins & Albirch/ Innova |
Installation for conveying individuals
[application 2008/0229967] |
| 7966940 | 6/2011 | Cylvick/ Zipholdings |
Load-minimizing trolley arrester apparatus and method
[application 2009/0014259] |
| 7966941 | 6/2011 | Brannan | Rider controlled zip line trolley brake |
| 8025131 | 9/2011 | Boren | Eddy current braking system for trolley zip line cable with a stationary conductor |
| 8037978 | 10/2011 | Boren | Eddy current braking system for trolley zip line cable |
| 8042474 | 10/2011 | Perakis |
Device for suspending and moving an object or person
[application 2010/0107919] |
| 8087360 | 1/2012 | Cylvick/ Zipholdings |
Universal brake assembly
[application 2010/0162917] |
| 8191482 | 6/2012 | Cylvick |
Load-minimizing trolley arrester apparatus and method
[application 2011/0303115] |
| 8234980 | 8/2012 | Boren et al/ Adventure Holdings |
Trolley braking system
[application 2010/0243374] |
| 8240254 | 8/2012 | Cylvick |
Thrill ride retrieval apparatus and method
[application 2011/0315039] |
| 8327770 | 12/2012 | Boren et al |
Trolley braking system
[application 2012/0137924] |
| 8333155 | 12/2012 | Cylvick/ Zipholdings |
Trim controlled, dynamically controllable, trolley brake
[application 2010/0300322] |
| 8336463 | 12/2012 | Smith/ Skyline Zipline Global |
Zipline trolley system
[application 2012/0031296] |
| 8424460 | 4/2013 | Lerner & Richardson |
Trolley for downhill zip line thrill ride
[application 2012/0160122] |
| 8499696 | 8/2013 | Tilley/ Zip Holdings |
Cable transport system
[application 2011/0083577] |
| D689578 | 9/2013 | Leishman & Storey | Mobile zipline platform |
| 8601951 | 12/2013 | Lerner |
Self-cooling trolley [application 2013/0119690] |
| 8667898 | 3/2014 | Checketts & Simmons |
Amusement ride load and unload method and associated apparatus [application 2012/0125220] |
| 8683925 | 4/2014 | Liggett |
Zip line transport trolley system [application 2011/0239895] |
| 8708109 | 4/2014 | Steele et al/ Ziptrek Ecotours |
Continuous assist zipline braking and control system [application 2011/0162917] |
| 8746149 | 6/2014 | Elhard |
Turn wheel and method for supporting a curved portion of a load-transporting cable [application 2013/0112103] |
| 8783190 | 7/2014 | Boren et al |
Trolley braking system [application 2013/0239842] |
| 8807292 | 8/2014 | Liston & Liston |
Braking system for a zip line [application 2012/0145498] |
| 8863668 | 10/2014 | Quattlebaum/ Eco Adventure |
Multidirectional transport system [application 2013/0042784] |
| 8960098 | 2/2015 | Boren et al |
Trolley braking system [application 2013/0239843] |
| 8985027 | 3/2015 | Brown/ Alien Flyer |
Zip line apparatus [application 2011/0239898] |
| 8985028 | 3/2015 | Gustafson/ Experience Based Learning |
Multiple cable zip line ride [application 2012/0048138] |
| 9004235 | 4/2015 | Headings/ Darby Adventure Systems |
Trolley brake and method of using same [application 2013/0220743] |
| 9021962 | 5/2015 | Hackett |
Brake and capture system for zip lining [application 2014/0158012] |
| 9033115 | 5/2015 | Lerner |
Zip line braking [application 2013/0118842] |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/0162477 | 11/2002 | Palumbo | Dual cable zipline having mechanical ascension and braking systems |
| 2004/0198502 | 10/2004 | Richardson | Downhill zip line thrill ride system |
| 2006/0288901 | 12/2006 | Cylvick | Amusement ride employing a suspended tensioned static cable |
| 2007/0039788 | 2/2007 | Fulton | Magnetic braking system for a cable supported vehicle |
| 2009/0049946 | 2/2009 | Buckman | Ricky braking system for zipline riders |
| 2009/0255436 | 10/2009 | Buckman | Ricky braking system for zipline riders |
| 2009/0266267 | 10/2009 | Moss | System for tower- and cable-based transportation structure |
| 2011/0283913 | 11/2011 | Boyer | Three-dimensional zipline adventure ride |
| 2011/0313607 | 12/2011 | Checketts & Simmons | Speed control system |
| 2012/0291658 | 11/2012 | Cylvick/ ZipHoldings | Load-minimizing trolley arrester apparatus and method [application abandoned] |
| 2013/0239841 | 9/2013 | Boren/ Adventure Holdings | Trolley transport system |
| 2013/0312633 | 11/2013 | Tilley | Cable transport system |
| 2013/0327242 | 12/2013 | Bernier | High-speed magnetic trolley |
| 2013/0333586 | 12/2013 | Cylvick/ ZipHoldings | Load-minimizing trolley arrester apparatus and method |
| 2014/0007789 | 1/2014 | Hreniuk | Binary track safety traverse system reconfigurable to provide safe trajectories over a wide range of inclinations |
| 2014/0096699 | 4/2014 | Kitchen | Suspended track amusement ride |
| 2014/0182477 | 7/2014 | Gustafson/ Experience Based Learning | Zip line attraction and methods |
| 2014/0196990 | 7/2014 | Steele et al/ Ziptrek Ecotours | Continuous assist zipline braking and control system |
| 2014/0290524 | 10/2014 | Quattlebaum/ Eco Adventure | Multidirectional transport system |
| 2014/0326161 | 11/2014 | Halliday & Stiemer/ Tag Adventure Tours | Zipline braking system |
| 2014/0360398 | 12/2014 | Chick | Foiling |
| 2015/0059611 | 3/2015 | Brown | Zip line apparatus [portable] |
| 2015/0135983 | 5/2015 | Halliday & Stiemer/ Tag Adventure Tours | Zipline braking system |
| 2015/0217783 | 8/2015 | Horihan | Zip line rail system |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1101761 | 6/1914 | Sherer | Rolling coaster |
| 1427775 | 8/1922 | Black | Amusement device |
| 1728332 | 9/1929 | Christy | Combination coaster and slide |
| 1852384 | 4/1932 | Wallin | Coaster and track therefor |
| 2318958 | 5/1943 | Murphy | Amusement device [portable] |
| 2664053 | 12/1953 | Eckbreth | Amusement device |
Last revised 1-Sep-2015