Mark Kleimeyer3643 Preserve Blvd, Panama City, FL 32408

6416418, Jul 9, 2002

Jul 23, 2001

09/911307

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL, 32411

A63G 900

472118, 472119

An elevated support beam has a boom arm and two cam arms that pivot between a lower loading position and an elevated operating position. A passenger carriage is suspended from the cam arms and is releasably attached to the boom arm. When the passenger carriage is released from the boom arm with the cam arms locked in the operating position, it swings back and forth but is elevated safely from the ground because of the elevated cam arms. Alternative embodiments include separately pivotal boom and cam arms, a support arm sufficiently thick that the cam arms are not required, and movable solid or fluid counterweights. A method of swinging a passenger includes pivoting the boom arm and the cam arms to the operating position, locking the cam arms in the operating position, and permitting the carriage to swing from the cam arms safely above the ground.

6561916, May 13, 2003

May 3, 2001

09/848641

Michael J. Mehrman - Atlanta GA
Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL, 32411

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL

A63G 3100

472131, 472 49

Drums wind and unwind cables connected to a passenger carriage of an amusement ride in response to winding and unwinding of tethers about an axle. The tethers are connected to elastic members that store energy, and a lock is releasable to permit the carriage to travel under the force of the stored energy. The drums have a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the axle, thereby providing a mechanical advantage to launch and accelerate the carriage to a high velocity and/or to provide a dampening effect on the motion of the carriage. Alternative embodiments include ramps with loops, corkscrew sections, and/or inclined sections for carrying the carriage, safety cables strung through attachment members connected to the tethers, and telescopic spring devices with concentric coil springs.

6569024, May 27, 2003

Jul 2, 2002

10/188727

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL, 32411

A63G 900

472118, 472119

An elevated support beam has a boom arm and two cam arms that pivot in opposite directions between a lower loading position and an elevated operating position. A passenger carriage is suspended from the cam arms and is releasably attached to the boom arm. When the passenger carriage is released from the boom arm with the cam arms locked in the operating position, it swings back and forth but is elevated safely from the ground because of the elevated cam arms. Alternative embodiments include separately pivotal boom and cam arms, a support arm sufficiently thick that the cam arms are not required, and movable solid or fluid counterweights. A method of swinging a passenger includes pivoting the boom arm and the cam arms to the operating position, locking the cam arms in the operating position, and permitting the carriage to swing from the cam arms safely above the ground.

6695291, Feb 24, 2004

Jul 23, 2002

10/201713

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL, 32411
Michael J. Mehrman - Atlanta GA, 30342

B66D 100

254266, 472131, 472130, 472136

Drums wind and unwind cables connected to a passenger carriage of an amusement ride in response to winding and unwinding of tethers about an axle The tethers are connected to elastic members that store energy, and a lock is releasable to permit the carriage to travel under the force of the stored energy. The drums have a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the axle, thereby providing a mechanical advantage to launch and accelerate the carriage to a high velocity and/or to provide a dampening effect on the motion of the carriage. Alternative embodiments include ramps with loops, corkscrew sections, and/or inclined sections for carrying the carriage, safety cables strung through attachment members connected to the tethers, and telescopic spring devices with concentric coil springs.

6746335, Jun 8, 2004

Feb 1, 2002

10/061834

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL, 32411
Michael J. Mehrman - Atlanta GA

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL

A63G 3110

472131

A winch has a drum that winds and unwinds a cable in response to winding and unwinding of tethers about an axle The tethers are connected to telescopic spring devices with staged concentric springs that store energy, and a brake is releasable to permit the drum to rotate under the force of the stored energy. The drum has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the axle thereby producing a mechanical advantage. The cable is also connected to a passenger carriage of an amusement ride that travels under the force of the stored energy.

2004007, Apr 22, 2004

Jun 19, 2003

10/464925

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL, US

A63G001/00

472/001000

A combination amusement ride including an elevated track, a first passenger carriage that rides along the track, and a second passenger carriage that swings from the track or a structure supporting the track. The first passenger carriage typically includes a frame that rides along the track and seat portion that is pivotally coupled to the frame. In addition, the at least one rapid-winding winch typically propels the first passenger carriage along the track. The rapid-winding winch typically includes a power unit, a toothed rack coupled to the power unit, a pinion gear having teeth engaged with the teeth of the toothed rack, an axel having a first diameter coupled to the pinion gear, a drum having a second diameter that is significantly greater then the first diameter coupled to the axel, and a cable wound around the drum and attached to a passenger carriage.

2004016, Aug 26, 2004

Feb 26, 2004

10/787649

Mark Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL, US

G02C001/00
G02C005/00

351/142000

Eyeglasses including an eyeglasses body and a strap with a safety release device, such as a VELCRO™ connector. The safety release device may include a first connector element attached to the eyeglasses body and a second connector element attached to the strap. The eyeglasses may also include a length adjustment device. For example, the length adjustment device may loop through a eyelet integral with the eyeglasses body. More specifically, the strap may include a first end carrying the safety release device and a second end carrying the length adjustment device.

5827124, Oct 27, 1998

May 8, 1997

8/853330

Mark A. Kleimeyer - Panama City Beach FL
Stat Cochron - Wisconsin Dells WI

SkyMax, Inc. - Celebration FL

A63G 108

472 45

An amusement ride 10 including a tower 12 that pivotably supports an elongated boom 16 that includes an extended end 20 and a pivot 18. A passenger carriage 28 is pivotably attached to the extended end of the boom. The shorter end of the boom includes a moveable counterweight 26 that is operable for raising the boom. The boom is then locked, the counterweight is moved, and the boom is released to swing freely. The movable counterweight includes first and second storage tanks 34 and 35, a counterweight fluid 36, and at least one pump 39 for moving the counterweight fluid between the first and second storage tanks. Passengers are loaded into the passenger carriage when the boom is in the down position. The boom is then raised by moving the counterweight fluid into the first storage tank. After the boom is raised, a brake is set to lock to boom in the raised position, and the counterweight fluid is moved into the second storage tank.