Dittrich also chose the name Aerotrim over Suchy’s original 3D-Fun. Suchy, who unsuccessfully had applied for a patent in Austria, passed on the rights to the German entrepreneur Hermann Dittrich, who through his import-export company Contactos Trading, GmbH at great cost applied internationally for patent. Only people of a certain height could ride it.īased on a profit sharing agreement, Mr. Suchy built the first prototype in his garage, attached to the walls, but it lacked general safety precautions and decent foot attachment mechanism. Friends suggested its potential for gyms and hospitals. The Gyroscope as it is known today was originally conceived in the early eighties by Helmut Suchy, an Austrian inventor, as a therapy for his ailing spine. The first round human gyroscope patent application however was July 1964. Several of them, such as the 1907 and the 1920 version, in rectangular shape. There were several attempts at similar machines throughout the following 80 years by various inventors. The earliest patents for gyroscopic devices built to carry human’s dates back up to 1907. Call us today 48 Gyroscope Rental Ride History