Railways inventions 04/07

20070089633 - Interactive amusement park attraction vehicle: An apparatus capable of transporting a rider, specifically for an amusement ride. The apparatus is constructed in the form of a substantially hollow sphere which rides along the ground, which is preferably inclined, a track, or a predetermined path (being substantially flat but with guide rails or walls along its... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070089631 - Multi-track multi-vehicle interactive roller coaster: A multi-track multi-vehicle coaster simulates a popular theme of a competition, struggle or conflict taken from history or fiction. The vehicles interact with each other and with the ride scenery in many different ways and vehicle velocity is altered at different points in the ride using multiple motors and brakes.... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070089630 - Multi-track multi-vehicle roller coaster: A multi-track multi-vehicle coaster simulates a popular theme of a competition, struggle or conflict taken from history or fiction. The vehicles interact with each other and with the ride scenery in many different ways and vehicle velocity is altered at different points in the ride using multiple motors and brakes.... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070089632 - Multi-track multi-vehicle roller coaster with special effects: A multi-track multi-vehicle coaster simulates a popular theme of a competition, struggle or conflict taken from history or fiction. The vehicles interact with each other and with the ride scenery in many different ways and vehicle velocity is altered at different points in the ride using multiple motors and brakes.... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070089634 - System for transporting vehicles on rails by gravity: The invention relates to a transport system, comprising a transport track (9), made of at least one rail, at least one vehicle to be transported and a rolling device, whereby said vehicle, provided with the rolling device, has a rolling resistance on said rail, said transport track comprises several descending... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070089635 - Integral train guidance system: \"central rolling guide box\": Description: Guide track made up of two wide wing double-T profiles oriented in parallel and separated by a distance of 500 mm. Central rolling guide box, a set of four vertical axis wheels located at the ends of two steel bars intersecting and forming a cross-shaped device. The assembly is... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070089636 - Magnetic levitation transport system: A magnetic levitated transport system comprising a magnetic levitation guideway, and a magnetic levitation vehicle traversing said magnetic levitation guideway. The magnetic levitation guideway may be defined by a pair of continuous parallel vehicle levitation guideways, each having a plurality of spaced apart rotating passive magnetic disc assemblies, one or... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza Jr. Suite 3

20070079723 - Interactive video game: A gimbaled wheel video amusement ride is disclosed.... Agent: Haverstock, Garrett & Roberts LLP

20070074638 - Amusement ride track with motion base: An amusement ride has a track defining a ride vehicle path with a section of the track that can be decoupled from the main track and is subsequently movable on or about up to three axes with between one and six independent degrees of freedom.... Agent: General Electric Company

20070074639 - System, method, and apparatus for railroad guide rail support: A guide rail support assembly includes a brace and a guide rail positioned on the brace. A hook device having a base and two hooks extending from the base and around the brace and secures the guide rail to the brace. The brace has no apertures such that the hooks... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP