Patents by Inventor Timothy Robert JACOBI

Timothy Robert JACOBI 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).

  • Patent number: 11779828
    Abstract: The invention concerns a snowboard binding (1) comprising a snowboard anchor element (2) and a boot anchor element (3); at least one pivot mechanism (4) pivotally coupling the snowboard anchor element (2) and the boot anchor element (3) to allow pivoting of the boot anchor element (3) with respect to the snowboard anchor element (2). It also concerns a snowboard adapted for this binding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Timothy Robert Jacobi
  • Patent number: 11511204
    Abstract: An amusement device (1) with a central shaft (2) which includes a base structure (2a); and a plurality of arms (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), coupled to the central shaft (2), each of the arms (3a-3d) being rotatable around a relevant arm axis (A2), provided with one or more vehicles (6) having seats for users of the amusement device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ANTONIO ZAMPERLA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Jacobi, Alberto Zamperla
  • Publication number: 20210402311
    Abstract: Amusement device (1) comprising: a central shaft (2) comprising a base structure (2a); a plurality of arms (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), coupled to said central shaft (2), each of said arms (3a-3d) being rotatable around a relevant arm axis (A2), provided with one or more vehicles (6) having seats for users of said amusement device (1); a gear system (7) for rotating said plurality of arms (3a-3d). The gear system (7) comprises a gear motor (M) coupled to a first gear (71), to rotate said first gear (71) and a plurality of second gears (72a, 72b, 72c, 72d), one for each arm (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) of said plurality of arm, coupled to said first gear (71) so that rotation of the first gear (71) drives in rotation said second gears (72a-72d), the rotation of said second gears (72a-72d) causing rotation of each arm (3a-3d) around the relevant arm axis. The gear system (7) is configured so that the angular speed of said arms (3a-3d) is substantially identical for all the arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Robert JACOBI, Alberto ZAMPERLA