Patents by Inventor Fiorella Viarana

Fiorella Viarana has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Amusement ride with tonneau movement
    Patent number: 8721463
    Abstract: A roundabout for performing acrobatic figures such as barrel roll comprises a main arm rotatable around a central axis A and having a longitudinal axis C, a second arm rotatable about an axis of rotation B perpendicular to the longitudinal axis C of the main arm, and a vehicle fixed on the second arm at a distance from the axis of rotation B of the second arm and having a longitudinal axis z directed radially towards the axis of rotation B. The vehicle is fixed to the second arm so that its position with respect to the second arm does not change during the operation of the roundabout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Antonio Zamperla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fiorella Viarana
  • Amusement Ride with Tonneau Movement
    Publication number: 20120190463
    Abstract: A roundabout for performing acrobatic figures such as barrel roll comprises a main arm rotatable around a central axis A and having a longitudinal axis C, a second arm rotatable about an axis of rotation B perpendicular to the longitudinal axis C of the main arm, and a vehicle fixed on the second arm at a distance from the axis of rotation B of the second arm and having a longitudinal axis z directed radially towards the axis of rotation B. The vehicle is fixed to the second arm so that its position with respect to the second arm does not change during the operation of the roundabout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Giambattista Zambelli, Fiorella Viarana
  • Amusement Device
    Publication number: 20120111222
    Abstract: An amusement device includes at least one platform movable with respect to a fixed chassis, in which the at least one platform includes at least one compartment to accommodate one or more passengers. The at least one compartment has no seating and includes an arrangement for manually supporting the one or more passengers who are disposed standing freely inside the at least one compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: ANTONIO ZAMPERLA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giambattista Zambelli, Fiorella Viarana