Patents by Inventor Timo LÄSSLE

Timo LÄSSLE 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 park device having a rail-guided route course and having at least one vehicle guided on the rail
    Patent number: 10377396
    Abstract: The invention is an amusement-park device, comprising a rail-guided route course and at least one vehicle guided on the rail, which vehicle has a brake apparatus having at least one, preferably two brake pads fastened to a brake-pad carrier, which brake pads are provided for braking or clamping the vehicle at a point of the rail-guided route course during a braking event. According to the invention, the brake apparatus has a brake carrier and/or the at least two brake pads can be pivoted in relation to the stationary bike carrier. The vehicle equipped with such a brake apparatus can follow unevenness in the rail-guided route course in a simple manner, resulting in reliable braking behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: MACK RIDES GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Becherer, Timo Lässle
  • AMUSEMENT PARK DEVICE HAVING A RAIL-GUIDED ROUTE COURSE AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE GUIDED ON THE RAIL
    Publication number: 20160347334
    Abstract: The invention is an amusement-park device, comprising a rail-guided route course and at least one vehicle guided on the rail, which vehicle has a brake apparatus having at least one, preferably two brake pads fastened to a brake-pad carrier, which brake pads are provided for braking or clamping the vehicle at a point of the rail-guided route course during a braking event. According to the invention, the brake apparatus has a brake carrier and/or the at least two brake pads can be pivoted in relation to the stationary bike carrier. The vehicle equipped with such a brake apparatus can follow unevenness in the rail-guided route course in a simple manner, resulting in reliable braking behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Becherer Markus, Timo LÄSSLE