Patents by Inventor Quin Reeding Checketts

Quin Reeding Checketts 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).

  • Pivot coaster systems, apparatuses, and methods
    Patent number: 11654373
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing lateral movement on a roller coaster includes a main chassis, a passenger chassis, and a hub. The main chassis is configured to ride on a track. The passenger chassis is rotatably supported on the main chassis via the hub. The hub and main chassis are behind the passenger chassis. The hub allows the passenger chassis to perform a full lateral rotation relative to the main chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: S&S WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Merin Jay Swasey, Michael Dean Worley, Jason Ross Parrish, Nyles Todd Snyder, Quin Reeding Checketts, Michael Steven Heare
  • PIVOT COASTER SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210039002
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing lateral movement on a roller coaster includes a main chassis, a passenger chassis, and a hub. The main chassis is configured to ride on a track. The passenger chassis is rotatably supported on the main chassis via the hub. The hub and main chassis are behind the passenger chassis. The hub allows the passenger chassis to perform a full lateral rotation relative to the main chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Merin Jay Swasey, Michael Dean Worley, Jason Ross Parrish, Nyles Todd Snyder, Quin Reeding Checketts, Michael Steven Heare
  • Pivot coaster systems, apparatuses, and methods
    Patent number: 10881973
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing lateral movement on a roller coaster includes a main chassis, a passenger chassis, and a hub. The main chassis is configured to ride on a track. The passenger chassis is rotatably supported on the main chassis via the hub. The hub and main chassis are behind the passenger chassis. The hub allows the passenger chassis to perform a full lateral rotation relative to the main chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: S&S WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Merin Jay Swasey, Michael Dean Worley, Jason Ross Parrish, Nyles Todd Snyder, Quin Reeding Checketts, Michael Steven Heare
  • PIVOT COASTER SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190321736
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing lateral movement on a roller coaster includes a main chassis, a passenger chassis, and a hub. The main chassis is configured to ride on a track. The passenger chassis is rotatably supported on the main chassis via the hub. The hub and main chassis are behind the passenger chassis. The hub allows the passenger chassis to perform a full lateral rotation relative to the main chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Merin Jay Swasey, Michael Dean Worley, Jason Ross Parrish, Nyles Todd Snyder, Quin Reeding Checketts, Michael Steven Heare
  • IMMERSIVE MOBILE THEATER
    Publication number: 20170225084
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for moving a ride vehicle in an immersive mobile theater. A ride vehicle is received in an enclosure. The ride vehicle is received from a first track to a track segment within the enclosure. The movement of the ride vehicle is restricted to the track segment within the enclosure. The enclosure, with the ride vehicle inside, is moved from a first physical location to a second physical location while the ride vehicle is located within the enclosure. An immersive media presentation is provided within the enclosure while moving the enclosure from the first physical location to the second physical location and while the ride vehicle is located within the enclosure. The ride vehicle is released from the track segment within the enclosure to a second track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Nyles Todd Snyder, Quin Reeding Checketts, Paul Daniel Lattin, Stuart Andrew Hetherington