ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,506, issued on April 7, was assigned to ATELIER F FZ LLE (Fujairah, United Arab Emirates).
"Bend element for a waterslide" was invented by Arthur Lechevalier (Argenteuil, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a bend element for a flume-type waterslide, the bend element defining a bend with a bent sliding path for a rider between a bend-entry portion and a bend-exit portion of the bend element, wherein the bend element, in an apex region of the bend, has an asymmetric geometry in cross section, in which the radius (r2) in cross section is increased on its outer side, which increased radius (r2) is greater than the radius (r1) in cr...