Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Ferris

Kevin S. Ferris 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).

  • Snow making apparatus
    Patent number: 6029468
    Abstract: A snow forming station is provided for making and/or maintaining snow on a ski slop constituted by a moveable base assembly which passes through the snow forming station. The snow forming station has a snow chamber surrounding a section of the moveable base assembly and a return air chamber through which a refrigerated air supply mean is recirculated. Snow making apparatus supplies snow to the chamber and snow carried in the return air is precipitated prior to return to the refrigeration apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Ski Trac International Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin S Ferris, George H Jennings, Merrick E Watters
  • Sports apparatus
    Patent number: 5184980
    Abstract: An artificial ski slope assembly is disclosed, which includes an upwardly moving inclined skiing zone formed as a zone on a moving endless conveyor assembly. The latter is suitably in the form of an inclined, distorted disc having one side part, which has a substantially horizontal portion at which snow may be added or refurbished, and an opposite side part which is inclined to form the skiiing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Inventor: Kevin S. Ferris