Patents by Inventor Samuel D. Meyer

Samuel D. Meyer 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).

  • Trolley braking system
    Patent number: 8960098
    Abstract: A trolley braking system for smoothly reducing the speed of a rider supported by a harness on a cable or rope approaching a landing platform comprises a vessel containing a fluid of selected viscosity and having a turbine rotatably mounted on a shaft in the interior. A braking cable is secured to a reel on the turbine shaft outside the cylinder and routed through a pulley to a braking block, which is slidably mounted on the cable between the trolley and the landing platform. The system may also may also include turbine blades of adjustable dimensions, so that the braking force may be controlled. The system may also include a counterweight suspended by a retraction cable which is coupled to the turbine shaft to rewind the braking cable on the reel for repeated use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Blair Boren, Mira De Avila-Shin, David B. Golay, Nickolaus W. Hill, Samuel D. Meyer, Ilona K. Phipps-Morgan
  • Trolley Braking System
    Publication number: 20130239843
    Abstract: A trolley braking system for smoothly reducing the speed of a rider supported by a harness on a cable or rope approaching a landing platform comprises a vessel containing a fluid of selected viscosity and having a turbine rotatably mounted on a shaft in the interior. A braking cable is secured to a reel on the turbine shaft outside the cylinder and routed through a pulley to a braking block, which is slidably mounted on the cable between the trolley and the landing platform. The system may also may also include turbine blades of adjustable dimensions, so that the braking force may be controlled. The system may also include a counterweight suspended by a retraction cable which is coupled to the turbine shaft to rewind the braking cable on the reel for repeated use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: ADVENTURE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Blair Boren, Mira De Avila-Shin, David B. Golay, Nickolaus W. Hill, Samuel D. Meyer, Ilona K. Phipps-Morgan