Patents by Inventor Marvin R. Hlynka

Marvin R. Hlynka 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).

  • Patent number: 8360894
    Abstract: An annular-shaped waterslide bowl for use as an element of a waterslide apparatus serves to slow a rider down and bring him or her to a stop at the end of the waterslide ride. The bowl has a bowl wall with a rider entry port through which a rider slides from a flume into the bowl. The bottom wall of the bowl has an opening at its center and a low circumferential wall around the opening extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The rider comes to a stop in the bowl and can step over the circumferential wall into the opening. A staircase or slide located within the opening provides means for the rider to exit the bowl. The waterslide bowl provides a compact structure for slowing and stopping the rider and is particularly suitable for waterslide installations having limited space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Marvin R. Hlynka
  • Patent number: 8192291
    Abstract: A waterslide bowl has a fixed rider path from entrance to exit. The bowl comprises a trough which is made of a plurality of sets of trough sections, attached together, in which the trough sections of a given set are the same and nest together side-by-side, permitting the rider surface of the bowl to be made from trough sections having a small number of different shapes. This reduces the number of molds that would otherwise be required to make the trough sections. The waterslide bowl may also have two or more separate troughs, nested together, whereby the bowl may be ridden in by multiple riders at the same time, each in his or her own trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Whitewater West Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Brassard, Marvin R. Hlynka
  • Patent number: 7887426
    Abstract: A waterslide bowl has a fixed rider path from entrance to exit. The bowl comprises a trough which is made of a plurality of sets of trough sections, attached together, in which the trough sections of a given set are the same, permitting the rider surface of the bowl to be made from trough sections having a small number of different shapes. This reduces the number of molds that would otherwise be required to make the trough sections. The waterslide bowl may also have two or more separate troughs, nested together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Whitewater West Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Marvin R. Hlynka
  • Publication number: 20100285894
    Abstract: An annular-shaped waterslide bowl for use as an element of a waterslide apparatus serves to slow a rider down and bring him or her to a stop at the end of the waterslide ride. The bowl has a bowl wall with a rider entry port through which a rider slides from a flume into the bowl. The bottom wall of the bowl has an opening at its center and a low circumferential wall around the opening extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The rider comes to a stop in the bowl and can step over the circumferential wall into the opening. A staircase or slide located within the opening provides means for the rider to exit the bowl. The waterslide bowl provides a compact structure for slowing and stopping the rider and is particularly suitable for waterslide installations having limited space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Marvin R. Hlynka
  • Patent number: 7780537
    Abstract: An annular-shaped waterslide bowl for use as an element of a waterslide apparatus serves to slow a rider down and bring him or her to a stop at the end of the waterslide ride. The bowl has a bowl wall with a rider entry port through which a rider slides from a flume into the bowl. The bottom wall of the bowl has an opening at its center and a low circumferential wall around the opening extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The rider comes to a stop in the bowl and can step over the circumferential wall into the opening. A staircase located within the opening provides means for the rider to exit the bowl. The waterslide bowl provides a compact structure for slowing and stopping the rider and is particularly suitable for waterslide installations having limited space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Whitewater West Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Marvin R. Hlynka
  • Patent number: 7731595
    Abstract: A slide (104) supports and directs a user along a predetermined path. A conveyor system (102) is coupled to the slide to accelerate the user along the predetermined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: White Water West Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Marvin R Hlynka
  • Publication number: 20090239671
    Abstract: A waterslide bowl has a fixed rider path from entrance to exit. The bowl comprises a trough which is made of a plurality of sets of trough sections, attached together, in which the trough sections of a given set are the same and nest together side-by-side, permitting the rider surface of the bowl to be made from trough sections having a small number of different shapes. This reduces the number of molds that would otherwise be required to make the trough sections. The waterslide bowl may also have two or more separate troughs, nested together, whereby the bowl may be ridden in by multiple riders at the same time, each in his or her own trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Brassard, Marvin R. Hlynka
  • Publication number: 20090221377
    Abstract: A waterslide bowl has a fixed rider path from entrance to exit. The bowl comprises a trough which is made of a plurality of sets of trough sections, attached together, in which the trough sections of a given set are the same, permitting the rider surface of the bowl to be made from trough sections having a small number of different shapes. This reduces the number of molds that would otherwise be required to make the trough sections. The waterslide bowl may also have two or more separate troughs, nested together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: MARVIN R. HLYNKA
  • Publication number: 20090062025
    Abstract: An annular-shaped waterslide bowl for use as an element of a waterslide apparatus serves to slow a rider down and bring him or her to a stop at the end of the waterslide ride. The bowl has a bowl wall with a rider entry port through which a rider slides from a flume into the bowl. The bottom wall of the bowl has an opening at its center and a low circumferential wall around the opening extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The rider comes to a stop in the bowl and can step over the circumferential wall into the opening. A staircase located within the opening provides means for the rider to exit the bowl. The waterslide bowl provides a compact structure for slowing and stopping the rider and is particularly suitable for waterslide installations having limited space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: MARVIN R. HLYNKA
  • Patent number: D583895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Whitewater West Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Marvin R. Hlynka