Arrow not the holder of "4-D" patent

Arrow might have a patent to their version of the ride. Just because they are similar does not mean it can't be Arrows. I am sure there are several other companies out there looking at this and working out there own versions which their R&A departments.

Actually, they can't be similar. That's the whole reason for having a patent.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com

Website says the company is for sale.. arrow could have bought it or something

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Matt Bleiweiss
http://www.6flagsohio.com

If Arrow has purchased this patent we'll hear about it soon enough. If their new design is too close to the Meteorcoaster then we'll hear about this too. Got have something to keep those attorneys earning their retainers.

When's this going to arrive on the Home Shopping Network? I mean come on, autographed videos for $14.95, patent sets, etc. I will agree that the design looks similar.

Seems like the patent mentions something about the rider having control of the spin of the restraint. I believe the arrow design receives the control inputs via the second set of rails. Therefore the spin of the seats would not be controlled by the rider, but rather by the segment of the track in which the train travels over.

Did you atually read the patent? This is nothing like what was in the video or the pictures.

Check the IBM patent server, it will give drawings and diagrams that were included with the patent.

Also, in many cases, a patent will not be issued until a year or so after the invention. (Hence "patent pending")

Check out B&M's inverted patent, it happened in 1994 although the first ride was built before then.

I would think the closest patent to Arrow's coaster would be Setpoint's, but I believe their true patent is on the split-track ability.

I think Arrow is smart enough to not waste years of research designing a ride without double-checking to see if there is a devise all too similar.

Also, I will agree that the description does not match the pictures... at all.
Or am I missing something?

Arrow is doing the same thing. Remember the, now missing, pictures and the mpeg. Well in those pictures the cars on the train used, if i remember correctly, use the new arrow restraint system. You can see this at the IAAPA gallery. This concept is very, very, simmilar, and mabey (i can't believe i'm saying this) better, but Arrow is doing the 4-D. Hopefully!

If arrow developed the concept of flipping the cars via the extra tracks, they will have the patent for this, cause its a whole different concept. The idea of running the cars next to the track is another thing. I dont think that, say B&M pays patent license to, say Intamin, for building a coaster that runs on steel-track

I would ride any of these styles coming out. I actually like the racing idea better, utilizing one track for both trains. All I can hope for is something showing up down south in the near future, as I am leaving Ohio soon (it has been a great 7 years!).
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