Patents by Inventor Michael Stephen Stone

Michael Stephen Stone 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).

  • Purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon
    Patent number: 9808727
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon and several examples of an apparatus to achieve this result. The apparatus disclosed herein provides an emptying mechanism which may have no moving parts or valves between the inlet and the outlet and yet delivers a short term large volume dump or purge of water to patrons in an impact area of a patron region of a waterpark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Avalanche Waterslides, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Michael Stone, Michael Stephen Stone
  • Purging Water in a Waterpark Reservoir by Inducing a Siphon
    Publication number: 20170007931
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon and several examples of an apparatus to achieve this result. The apparatus disclosed herein provides an emptying mechanism which may have no moving parts or valves between the inlet and the outlet and yet delivers a short term large volume dump or purge of water to patrons in an impact area of a patron region of a waterpark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Avalanche Waterslides, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Michael Stone, Michael Stephen Stone
  • Purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon
    Patent number: 9446275
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon and several examples of an apparatus to achieve this result. The apparatus disclosed herein provides an emptying mechanism which may have no moving parts or valves between the inlet and the outlet and yet delivers a short term large volume dump or purge of water to patrons in an impact area of a patron region of a waterpark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Avalanche Waterslides, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Michael Stone, Michael Stephen Stone
  • Method and Apparatus for Purging Water in a Waterpark Reservoir by Inducing a Siphon
    Publication number: 20150314188
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon and several examples of an apparatus to achieve this result. The apparatus disclosed herein provides an emptying mechanism which may have no moving parts or valves between the inlet and the outlet and yet delivers a short term large volume dump or purge of water to patrons in an impact area of a patron region of a waterpark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Zachary Michael Stone, Michael Stephen Stone