Patents by Inventor Byron Thomas Osborn

Byron Thomas Osborn 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).

  • DRAG-INDUCING MAT FOR AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES
    Publication number: 20220281563
    Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Byron Thomas Osborn, Eric Alan Vance, Pedro Lopez, Ryan Dale Walton, David Gerard Majdali
  • Drag-inducing mat for amusement park rides
    Patent number: 11352101
    Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Byron Thomas Osborn, Eric Alan Vance, Pedro Lopez, Ryan Dale Walton, David Gerard Majdali
  • DRAG-INDUCING MAT FOR AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES
    Publication number: 20200354028
    Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Byron Thomas Osborn, Eric Alan Vance, Pedro Lopez, Ryan Dale Walton, David Gerard Majdali