Patents by Inventor Patrick MacMahon

Patrick MacMahon 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).

  • Amusement ride
    Patent number: 8683923
    Abstract: A carriage assembly for mounting to a track following a curvilinear path, said assembly comprising a trolley mountable to said track through a track engagement assembly, an orientation of the trolley varying with an orientation of the track; a carriage rotationally mounted to the trolley, such that the carriage is free to rotate about two axes relative to the trolley, wherein rotation about the two axes maintains the carriage in a horizontal orientation independent of the orientation of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick MacMahon, Philip Maddox
  • AMUSEMENT RIDE
    Publication number: 20090320712
    Abstract: A carriage assembly for mounting to a track following a curvilinear path, said assembly comprising a trolley mountable to said track through a track engagement assembly, an orientation of the trolley varying with an orientation of the track; a carriage rotationally mounted to the trolley, such that the carriage is free to rotate about two axes relative to the trolley, wherein rotation about the two axes maintains the carriage in a horizontal orientation independent of the orientation of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick MacMahon, Philip Maddox