Patents by Inventor Arno Johannes Petronella VAN HEIJSTER

Arno Johannes Petronella VAN HEIJSTER 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).

  • Suspended rollercoaster vehicle with rotational lockage
    Patent number: 10843090
    Abstract: An amusement device includes a substructure with a passenger seat, which is rotatable relative to a main structure by a bearing and a coupling. The coupling has a coupling ring and a coupling actuator for driving the substructure about a coupling axis C-C. The coupling ring has an end face which is toothed to engage with a toothed end face of a lock element of a lockage for rotationally locking the coupling ring with respect to the main structure. The lock element is axially movable and rotationally constrained with respect to an lockage actuator. A spring and electromagnet respectively serve for axially moving the lock element. During a normal ride, the lockage is open and all kind of rotations are possible, but in case of an interference the lockage engages for safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: VEKOMA RIDES ENGINEERING B.V.
    Inventor: Arno Johannes Petronella Van Heijster
  • SUSPENDED ROLLERCOASTER VEHICLE WITH ROTATIONAL LOCKAGE
    Publication number: 20200086221
    Abstract: An amusement device includes a substructure with a passenger seat, which is rotatable relative to a main structure by a bearing and a coupling. The coupling has a coupling ring and a coupling actuator for driving the substructure about a coupling axis C-C. The coupling ring has an end face which is toothed to engage with a toothed end face of a lock element of a lockage for rotationally locking the coupling ring with respect to the main structure. The lock element is axially movable and rotationally constrained with respect to an lockage actuator. A spring and electromagnet respectively serve for axially moving the lock element. During a normal ride, the lockage is open and all kind of rotations are possible, but in case of an interference the lockage engages for safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: VEKOMA RIDES ENGINEERING B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Ficus ROODENBURG, Arno Johannes Petronella VAN HEIJSTER