Patents by Inventor James Fowler Shumway, Jr.

James Fowler Shumway, Jr. 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).

  • Active damping system for suspended ride system
    Patent number: 11931663
    Abstract: An automated damping system including a damping device arranged and disposed to provide variable resistance to a load. The variable resistance provides resistance values corresponding to a displacement position of the damping device. The system includes a damping profile generator that calculates a damping profile and a sensor is arranged and disposed to measure one or more damping affecting properties. The sensor provides the one or more damping affecting properties to the damping profile generator. The damping profile provides the variable resistance based upon the one or more damping affecting properties of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TAIT TOWERS MANUFACTURING, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Steven Bettinger, Nicholas James Bonsell, Andrew Phillips Mudie, Andrew John Penney, James Fowler Shumway, Jr., McLane Walker Snow
  • Connection system for suspended loads for ride systems
    Patent number: 11806634
    Abstract: A connector system, ride system and method for connecting and supporting a suspended load. The system includes a suspended carrier having a first connector part and a suspended load support, arranged and disposed to support a suspended load, the suspended load support having a second connector part. A first magnetic coupler is affixed to the suspended carrier and a second magnetic coupler is affixed to the suspended load support. The first magnetic coupler includes a first arrangement of magnets and the second magnetic coupler includes a second arrangement of magnets. The first arrangement of magnets is selectively arranged and disposed to provide alignment and detachable engagement to the magnets of the second arrangement of magnets. The first connector part and the second connector part releasably engage to connect the suspended carrier to the suspended load support and permit transmission of motion, power, signal and at least one utility from the suspended carrier to the suspended load support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Tait Towers Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Steven Bettinger, Nicholas James Bonsell, Andrew Phillips Mudie, Andrew John Penney, James Fowler Shumway, Jr., McLane Walker Snow
  • CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR SUSPENDED LOADS FOR RIDE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230029823
    Abstract: A connector system, ride system and method for connecting and supporting a suspended load. The system includes a suspended carrier having a first connector part and a suspended load support, arranged and disposed to support a suspended load, the suspended load support having a second connector part. A first magnetic coupler is affixed to the suspended carrier and a second magnetic coupler is affixed to the suspended load support. The first magnetic coupler includes a first arrangement of magnets and the second magnetic coupler includes a second arrangement of magnets. The first arrangement of magnets is selectively arranged and disposed to provide alignment and detachable engagement to the magnets of the second arrangement of magnets. The first connector part and the second connector part releasably engage to connect the suspended carrier to the suspended load support and permit transmission of motion, power, signal and at least one utility from the suspended carrier to the suspended load support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Steven BETTINGER, Nicholas James BONSELL, Andrew Phillips MUDIE, Andrew John PENNEY, James Fowler SHUMWAY, JR., McLane Walker SNOW
  • ACTIVE DAMPING SYSTEM FOR SUSPENDED RIDE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230032506
    Abstract: An automated damping system including a damping device arranged and disposed to provide variable resistance to a load. The variable resistance provides resistance values corresponding to a displacement position of the damping device. The system includes a damping profile generator that calculates a damping profile and a sensor is arranged and disposed to measure one or more damping affecting properties. The sensor provides the one or more damping affecting properties to the damping profile generator. The damping profile provides the variable resistance based upon the one or more damping affecting properties of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Steven Bettinger, Nicholas James Bonsell, Andrew Phillips Mudie, Andrew John Penney, James Fowler Shumway, JR., McLane Walker Snow
  • Germ barrier
    Patent number: D937021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Tait Towers Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: James Fowler Shumway, Jr., Gregory Alan Zittle, Alexander Michael Serrano, Boris Kalaba