A63G 3/00
Water roundabouts
Official title: Water roundabouts, e.g. freely floating
A63G3/00 (Water roundabouts) appears on 182 US grants and 157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63G- Granted patents
- 182
- Published applications
- 157
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 157
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | 19 | 2 |
| 2011 | 9 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-stage water effect system22 Sep 2026US 12,743,112 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Ride system with vehicle support for suspension and floating operation11 Aug 2026US 12,702,934 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Propulsion for amusement park ride4 Aug 2026US 12,697,553 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Amusement ride, in particular water amusement ride, and method for operating such an amusement ride7 Apr 2026US 12,594,505 B2Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
- Towing vehicle17 Jun 2025US 12,330,075 B2
- Amusement ride, in particular water amusement ride, and method for operating such an amusement ride19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077271 A1Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
- Interactive raft ride21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262554 A1Whitewater West Industries Ltd.
- Systems And Methods For Fluid Bearing-Based Translation Systems22 May 2025US 2025/0161830 A1Universal City Studios LLC
- Surfing emulator theme park attraction system20 Feb 2025US 2025/0058236 A1
- Systems and methods for incorporating pneumatic robotic systems into structures7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367063 A1Universal City Studios LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive water attraction and quest game155US 7,029,400 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2006
- Interactive water attraction and quest game129US 7,674,184 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2010
- Water immersion amusement apparatus118US 4,960,275 A1990
- Interactive play devices for water play attractions118US 8,226,493 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2012
- Method and apparatus for improved water rides by water injection and flume design114US 5,213,547 ALight Wave, Ltd. · 1993