Patents by Inventor Raymond Joseph Dubois

Raymond Joseph Dubois 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).

  • Method and apparatus for adjusting rider movement on a waterslide amusement device
    Patent number: 8070616
    Abstract: In waterslide amusement devices one or more water jets can be directed along the waterslide surface and used to apply a force to riders using the amusement device. In the present approach the operation of such water jet assemblies is adjusted based on the weight of each rider, so that riders of different weights can negotiate the waterslide amusement device safely and with an appropriate degree of excitement. The rider weight is conveniently measured on the waterslide amusement device, for example, using a load cell assembly, and a signal is sent to a controller to adjust the output of one or more downstream water jet assemblies based on the measured rider weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventors: Raymond Joseph Dubois, Claudio Javier Barrera, Carroll David Mosley, Stephen Earl Horras
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING RIDER MOVEMENT ON A WATERSLIDE AMUSEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110028227
    Abstract: In waterslide amusement devices one or more water jets can be directed along the waterslide surface and used to apply a force to riders using the amusement device. In the present approach the operation of such water jet assemblies is adjusted based on the weight of each rider, so that riders of different weights can negotiate the waterslide amusement device safely and with an appropriate degree of excitement. The rider weight is conveniently measured on the waterslide amusement device, for example, using a load cell assembly, and a signal is sent to a controller to adjust the output of one or more downstream water jet assemblies based on the measured rider weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Raymond Joseph Dubois, Claudio Javier Barrera, Carroll David Mosley, Stephen Earl Horras