Inventor · Winter Garden, FL, US

Eric Vance

24Patents
3h-index
28Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 6, 2007 → Dec 5, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9610509B2 Systems and methods for braking or launching a ride vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7997540B2 Fast track switch Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US9908056B2 Virtual attraction controller Physics 3 Active
US9457282B2 Virtual attraction controller Physics 2 Active
US10137377B1 Variable vehicle ride switch Human Necessities 2 Active
US10898816B2 Ride restraint system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11352101B2 Drag-inducing mat for amusement park rides Human Necessities 1 Active
US9925663B2 Movable hardstop for a robotic component Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10463982B2 Passenger restraint for an amusement ride Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11130068B2 Water amusement ride motion governor Human Necessities 0 Active
US8371538B2 Fast track switch Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11583781B2 Systems and methods for actuating a show element on a ride vehicle Human Necessities 0 Active
US10514933B2 Virtual attraction controller Physics 0 Active
US11241633B2 Hybrid ride vehicle systems and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US10398991B2 System and methods for kinetic rotation of a ride vehicle Human Necessities 0 Active
US10464427B2 Systems and methods for braking or propelling a roaming vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11517828B2 Choreographed ride systems and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US10537991B2 Movable hardstop for a robotic component Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9937426B1 Passenger restraint for an amusement ride Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9422975B2 System and method for lubricating plain bearings Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11918925B2 Choreographed ride systems and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US11779851B2 Water amusement ride motion governor Human Necessities 0 Active
US11305202B2 Track rail acquisition, carrying, and transfer systems and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US12043352B2 Drag-inducing mat for amusement park rides Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.