Patents by Inventor Dave Clare

Dave Clare 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).

  • Carousel ride systems and methods
    Patent number: 11161049
    Abstract: A carousel ride system includes a rotatable platform, a plurality of figures that are configured to rotate with the rotatable platform, and a lift system. The lift system is configured to raise and to lower the plurality of figures relative to the rotatable platform along a vertical axis during ride operations and to position each of the plurality of figures at a same vertical height relative the rotatable platform along the vertical axis during loading and unloading operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Jerrell Andrew Loudon, David Wayne Komives, Elizabeth Teresa Colon, Francis K. Weigand, Michael Gordon, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Daniel Coats, Brad Borgman, Dave Clare
  • CAROUSEL RIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200298132
    Abstract: A carousel ride system includes a rotatable platform, a plurality of figures that are configured to rotate with the rotatable platform, and a lift system. The lift system is configured to raise and to lower the plurality of figures relative to the rotatable platform along a vertical axis during ride operations and to position each of the plurality of figures at a same vertical height relative the rotatable platform along the vertical axis during loading and unloading operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jerrell Andrew Loudon, David Wayne Komives, Elizabeth Teresa Colon, Francis K. Weigand, Michael Gordon, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Daniel Coats, Brad Borgman, Dave Clare