US010521870B2 ( 12) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No.: US 10,521,870 B2 Fischmann (45 ) Date of Patent : Dec. 31 , 2019 (54 ) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE URBAN BEACH (58 ) Field of Classification Search ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX WITH A CPC A63G 31/007 CENTERPIECE MAN MADE- (Continued ) TROPICAL -STYLE LAGOON AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EFFICIENT UTILIZATION (56 ) References Cited OF LIMITED USE LAND U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (71 ) Applicant : Crystal Lagoons (Curacao ) B.V. , 7,820,055 B2 10/2010 Fischmann Curacao (CW ) 8,062,514 B2 11/2011 Fischmann (Continued ) ( 72 ) Inventor : Fernando Benjamin Fischmann , Vitacura Santiago (CL ) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS CN 1214402 A 4/1999 ( 73 ) Assignee: CRYSTAL LAGOONS ( CURACAO ) CN 1367300 A 9/2002 B.V. , Curacao (CW ) ( Continued ) ( * ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 OTHER PUBLICATIONS U.S.C. 154 ( b ) by 0 days . International Search Report and Written Opinion for Application No. PCT/ IB2018 / 001089 dated Jan. 17 , 2019 . ( 21) Appl. No .: 15 /990,141 (Continued ) ( 22 ) Filed : May 25 , 2018 Primary Examiner Christine J Skubinna (65 ) Prior Publication Data (74 ) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Merchant & Gould P.C. US 2019/0236744 A1 Aug. 1 , 2019 (57 ) ABSTRACT A publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex is disclosed , with a man- made tropical, pristine -clear lagoon as Related U.S. Application Data the centerpiece of the complex , with surrounding entertain ment, educational, sports , and commercial facilities, the (60 ) Provisional application No. 62 /639,211 , filed on Mar. complex having controlled public access and providing the 6 , 2018 , provisional application No.62 /625,182 , filed look and feel of a tropical beach with clear waters and sandy on Feb. 1 , 2018 . beaches . In addition a method for efficiently utilizing facili ties and land that are vacant, underutilized , have limited ( 51) Int. Ci. uses, or that are contiguous to or nearby recreational , G06Q 99/00 ( 2006.01 ) educational, sports , or commercial venues is disclosed . The E04H 4/14 ( 2006.01) method providing a publicly accessible urban beach enter ( Continued ) tainment complex with a centerpiece man -made tropical ( 52 ) U.S. CI. style pristine - clear lagoon . The method allows for generat ??? G06Q 99/00 ( 2013.01 ) ; CO2F 1/004 ing revenue and increasing efficiency by pairing vacant sites , (2013.01 ) ; CO2F 1/50 ( 2013.01) ; E04B 1/342 underutilized sites , limited use land , or sites that are con ( 2013.01) ; tiguous to entertainment, educational, sports , and / or com (Continued ) ( Continued ) PA US 10,521,870 B2 Page 2 mercial venues with urban beach entertainment complexes . (58 ) Field of Classification Search The complex preferably has a controlled public access , USPC 4/494 thereby allowing entrance upon payment of a fee. See application file for complete search history . 87 Claims, 14 Drawing Sheets ( 56 ) References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 8,070,942 B2 12/2011 Fischmann (51 ) Int. Ci. 8,454,838 B2 6/2013 Fischmann E04H 4/12 (2006.01 ) 8,465,651 B2 6/2013 Fischmann E04B 1/342 8,518,269 B2 8/2013 Fischmann (2006.01 ) 8,753,520 B1 6/2014 Fischmann E041 4/00 ( 2006.01 ) 8,790,518 B2 7/2014 Fischmann CO2F 1/50 (2006.01 ) 9,051,193 B2 6/2015 Fischmann CO2F 1/00 (2006.01 ) 9,062,471 B2 6/2015 Fischmann E04H 17/00 ( 2006.01) 9,080,342 B2 7/2015 Fischmann E06B 11/02 9,470,007 B2 10/2016 Fischmann ( 2006.01) 9,470,008 B2 10/2016 Fischmann E06B 11/08 (2006.01 ) 9,708,822 B2 7/2017 Fischmann E04H 3/22 ( 2006.01 ) 9,957,693 B2 5/2018 Fischmann et al. E04H 3/02 (2006.01 ) 2012/0255113 A1 10/2012 Osterman et al. E04H 3/14 ( 2006.01) 2013/0074254 Al 3/2013 Payne et al . CO2F 103/42 ( 2006.01 ) 2015/0125212 Al 5/2015 Fischmann (52 ) U.S. CI. CPC E04H 4/0006 (2013.01 ) ; E04H 4/1218 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS ( 2013.01 ) ; E04H 4/1281 ( 2013.01) ; E04H CN 1865631 A 11/2006 4/144 ( 2013.01) ; CO2F 2103/42 (2013.01 ) ; JP 2002-309539 A 10/2002 CO2F 2201/007 (2013.01 ) ; CO2F 2303/04 ( 2013.01 ) ; E04H 3/02 (2013.01 ) ; E04H 3/14 OTHER PUBLICATIONS ( 2013.01 ) ; E04H 3/22 ( 2013.01 ) ; E04H 17/00 (2013.01 ) ; E06B 11/02 (2013.01 ) ; E06B 11/08 International Search Report and Written Opinion for Application (2013.01 ) No. PCT / IB2018 /001084 dated Jan. 29 , 2019 . U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 1 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 30 19 . 17 FIG . 1A 176 3a 30 19 FIG . 13 U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 2 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 6 4a 3b ** *** * 4 51 X - . :: . :: :: :4 52 . * . 14 - . : *** 1.117 . 5 . 1... - NS: 100 : .** 15 11 :: 7 1 12 . 4 17 FIG . 2 3a 6 7a 3b RE ? 3. * . ... : . .. :: . ! 19 * . 5 . 3 11.10 :: *. :: . : :1 FIG . 3 U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 3 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 17 3b 3a 2 0 13 FIG . 4A 176 17a e 2 3c . FIG , 4B U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 4 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 3b 2 . 30 FIG . 5A 03 2 170 FIG . SB U.S. Patent Dec. 31, 2019 Sheet 5 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 22 XXX 2 FIG . 6A 13 22 130 2 FIG . 6B U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 6 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 9 manda 2 17a FIG . 7A 17e 30 2 ( 170 13 FIG . 7B U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 7 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 wand 9 2 18 19 16 13 12 FIG . 8 U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 8 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 15 15a Limiting at least a Portion of the Urban Beach Entertainment Complex with a Fencing System 15b Include at Least One Access Control Location that has a Control System 150 Upon Payment of a Fee , Allow Controlled Entry to Such Portion of the Urban Beach Entertainment Complex Through Such Access Control Location FIG . 9 U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 9 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 20 20a ? Defining a Site with a Minimum Total Surface of 1.6 hectares, and a Minimum Surrounding Population Within a 50 -Mile Radius 20b Developing an Urban Beach Entertainment Complex with a Tropical- Style Pristine Clear Lagoon as its Centerpiece with a Surface of at least 10,000 m2 20c Having at least One Portion of the Centerpiece Lagoon Having a Zero - Entry Edge and a Sand Beach Area Surrounding the Lagoon 200 Incorporating Entertainment and Commercial Amenities into the Urban Beach Entertainment Complex 20e Implementing a Control Access System , Which Allows to Control the Entrance of Visitors to the Urban Beach Entertainment Complex 20f Charging an Entry Fee Based on the Control Access System , Which Allows Access to at least a Portion of the Urban Beach Entertainment Complex 20g ? Having a Minimum of 100,000 Annual Visitors, Which Yields a Direct Return Based on the Amount of Sold Tickets FIG . 10 U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 10 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 21 23 U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 11 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 7 21a B FIG . 12A 2 mong mond U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 12 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 21b FIG , 13A 2 11 FIG . 13B U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 13 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 21b FIG . 14A 2 7 es U.S. Patent Dec. 31 , 2019 Sheet 14 of 14 US 10,521,870 B2 3 24 1 } ? ? < 16 13 1 14 23 14 14 ITO 2 FIG . 15 US 10,521,870 B2 1 2 PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE URBAN BEACH associated infrastructure such as parking lots , access routes , ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX WITH A and large spaces that are underutilized or with low utilization CENTERPIECE MAN -MADE rates . For example, some stadiums are used only once or TROPICAL -STYLE LAGOON AND METHOD twice per week , where the rest of the time their existing FOR PROVIDING EFFICIENT UTILIZATION 5 infrastructure has no alternative or additional use . The same OF LIMITED USE LAND happens in the infield of horse and car race tracks, which often are not used or only used during racing events ( i.e. , and This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Ser . not for alternative or additional purposes ). In addition , some No.62 / 625,182 , filed Feb. 1 , 2018 and U.S. Provisional Ser . race tracks have closed and so the structures are not being No. 62 /639,211 , filed Mar. 6 , 2018 and which applications 10 efficiently used . are incorporated herein by reference. To the extent appro It is also important to note that there are currently several priate , a claim of priority is made to each of the above significant trends occurring around the world in connection disclosed applications. with retail shopping . More specifically , shopping malls and stores are closing their doors at unprecedented rates. This FIELD OF THE INVENTION 15 makes available large empty spaces that can be reinvented and used for other purposes. It is estimated that one quarter The present invention relates to a man -made publicly of all shopping malls in the U.S. are expected to shutter in accessible urban beach entertainment complex having a the next five years ( according to predictions by Credit man -made tropical- style pristine -clear lagoon as the com Suisse ).