Cool Patents

I love getting into the behind the scenes details of how stuff works, and while most people may not care about stuff such as a new assembly line procedure at McDonalds, I think it is all fascinating.  Here is my ever growing list of links to patents I think are cool (really cool ones in bold):

Believe Fireworks (United States Patent 5,339,741)

Believe Fireworks (United States Patent 5,440,990)

Believe Fireworks (United States Patent 5,627,338)

A Patent which describes several "Pepper's Ghost" effects (US Patent 4,805,895)

FastPass (United States Patent 6,173,209)

Fiber Optic Madame Leota (United States Patent 4,978,216)

Goofy Water (United States Patent 5,542,604)

Grizzly River Run (United States Patent 5,989,126)

Haunted Mansion Following Busts (United States Patent 5,407,391)

Indiana Jones Adventure General Patent (US Patent 5,473,990)

Indiana Jones Adventure's Enhanced Motion Vehicle (US Patent 5,403,238)

Indiana Jones Adventure Steering System Patent (US Patent 5,456,184)

Disneyland People Mover (United States Patent 5,402,730)

Rocket Rods (United States Patent 6,227,120)

Simple Enhanced Motion vehicles (WDW's Pooh) (US Patent 6,024,647)

Splash Mountain logs (United States Patent 5,613,443)

Soarin' over California (United States Patent 6,354,954)

Star Tours Ramps (United States Patent 5,161,104)

Star Tours Ramps (United States Patent 5,277,662)

TDS Earth Fountain (United States Patent 5,992,757)

TOT Hallway/Mystery Lodge type effect (United States Patent 5,685,625)

DCA Tower of Terror Elevators (?) (United States Patent 6,076,638)

Unused Electric Autopia (United States Patent 5,629,595)

Walt Disney World People Mover (United States Patent 4,825,111)