ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,917, issued on March 24, was assigned to Proslide Technology Inc. (Ottawa).
"Slide feature for water ride" was invented by Richard D. Hunter (Ottawa) and Jonathan Brazeau (Richmond, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slide feature for a water ride is disclosed. The slide feature includes an at least partially closed interior space partly defined by a flume open to the interior space. The flume has a spiral or helical path around the interior space with at least one turn such that a first part of the flume extends adjacent to and spaced from a second part of the flume. A connecting wall portion spans the space between the first ...