689 patents
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Systems and Methods for Optical Performance Captured Animated Figure with Real-time Reactive Projected Media
11 Jan 24
A reactive media system of includes a motion control system.
Anthony Alexander Mecca, Timothy J. Eck
Filed: 21 Sep 23
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Gap Blocking Systems and Methods for Amusement Park Attractions
11 Jan 24
A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform.
Maria Carlota Fontiveros Penso, Rachel Sarah Wilcox, Robert William Dannenfelser, JR., James Anthony Bertoncello, Michael David Russell, JR.
Filed: 26 Sep 23
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Interface Device with Three-dimensional (3-D) Viewing Functionality
11 Jan 24
An interface device is provided that is configured to allow viewing of three-dimensional (3-D) content when the interface device is worn.
Andrew Raij, Gregory Addison Hill, JR.
Filed: 20 Sep 23
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Variable Effects Activation In an Interactive Environment
11 Jan 24
A variable effect activation system includes one or more sensors that generate data.
Victor Lugo, William Wilson, Hannah Pogue, Jacob Edelen, Charles Babb, Robert Wiedemann, Robert Michael Jordan, Michelle Smith
Filed: 21 Sep 23
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Amusement Park Interactive Guidance System
11 Jan 24
An amusement park monitoring system may include a plurality of sensor devices configured to acquire data related to one or more individuals within an amusement park and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to process the data from the plurality of sensor devices.
Jannik Ingerslev Jensen, Amanda Kate Zielkowski, Dennis Gebken, Justin Michael Schwartz
Filed: 6 Jul 22
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Autonomous Vehicle Locker Utilization Systems and Methods
11 Jan 24
An autonomous vehicle locker comprises a controller including a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions.
Eric To Chan, Robert Michael Jordan, Howard Bruce Mall, JR., Mark James Traynor, Anthony Melo
Filed: 3 Jul 23
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Adaptive Publishing for Content Distribution
11 Jan 24
Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content.
Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
Filed: 30 Jun 23
Utility
Amusement Park Ride Tunnel
4 Jan 24
A ride system includes a tunnel, a vehicle ride path, a ride vehicle, and a projection system.
Patrick Devin Boyle
Filed: 18 Sep 23
Utility
Animated Figure Walking Mechanism
4 Jan 24
An ambulatory animated figure system includes an animated figure having a body with a first limb and a second limb extending therefrom.
Michael Lee Wadsworth, Ying Wu
Filed: 11 Aug 22
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Systems and Methods for Performing Maintenance of an Amusement Park Attraction System
4 Jan 24
A maintenance vehicle for an attraction system includes a maintenance component configured to output a material onto a path of a pathway system of the attraction system, a guide engager configured to capture a projection of the pathway system, the projection being separate from the path, and a set of wheels configured to move the maintenance vehicle along the pathway system while the guide engager maintains capture of the projection to move the maintenance component along the path.
Michael Roy Kiddoo, Rebecca Barbara Dean
Filed: 29 Jun 22
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Articulated Joint System
4 Jan 24
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an articulated joint.
Anisha VYAS, Timothy J. ECK, Haz MINOR, Phil SAID, Le PHAN, David Gerard MAJDALI
Filed: 30 Sep 22
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Method of bogie replacement for turntable station
2 Jan 24
Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for replacing a drive assembly of a turntable load station.
David Andrew Gribbin, Jr., Michael David Russell, Jr., Harrison Raleigh Smith, Daniel Roman Swando
Filed: 29 Jun 21
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In-band trick mode control
2 Jan 24
A server may receive metadata associated with specific content in a transport signal stream from a content information service.
John Raymond Mick, Jr.
Filed: 1 Sep 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Ride System Audio and Visual Effect Synchronization
28 Dec 23
The present disclosure is directed to a ride effect coordination system that includes a ride vehicle and sensors that detect the ride vehicle positioning along the ride path.
Gregory Shellman Hall, Rachel Nicole Migliacci, Matthew Robert Rossett, Dante Lamar Bruno
Filed: 12 Aug 22
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System and Method for Repeatable Switching Between an Animated Figure and a Free Motion Figure
28 Dec 23
A method of controlling a first figure configured to animate and a second figure configured to exhibit free motion in an amusement park ride includes determining when a field of view of a ride vehicle (RV) moving along a RV path of the ride is either directed away from a scene area of the ride or obstructed from the scene area, and responsive to such determination, causing a first mechanism associated with the first figure to move the first figure into the scene area, and causing a second mechanism associated with the second figure to move the second figure out of the scene area.
Kevin B. PRIMM, Robert R. KIPPING, Jaemin CHOI
Filed: 5 Sep 23
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Entertainment Interaction Based on Accessing a Separate System to Populate a Hidden Field
28 Dec 23
An interactive platform for controlling interactive features in an amusement park, wherein the interactive platform includes a control center that receives an account request from a user computer system, populates forward facing data fields based on user inputs from the user computer system, coordinates authentication of the account request with a separate system configured to utilize a login application programming interface to share authentication data, receives the authentication data from the separate system, provides access to a user account based on the authentication data, and populates hidden data fields of the control center based on user data provided by the separate system.
Nick Puglisi
Filed: 12 Sep 23
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Special Light Effects System
28 Dec 23
A special effects system includes a retroreflective target, an object comprising one or more light sources disposed on an end of the object, where the end of the object is spatially oriented to face the retroreflective target such that light from the one or more light sources is emitted onto the retroreflective target, and a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the one or more light sources, wherein the controller comprises a processor configured to adjust the light from the light source based in part on the on the one or more signals output by the one or more sensors, wherein the signals are indicative of a position of the object, or a condition of the one or more light sources.
Akiva Meir Krauthamer, Aaron Chandler Jeromin, Timothy Fitzgerald Garnier
Filed: 5 Sep 23
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Interactive Imagery Systems and Methods
28 Dec 23
An interactive portrait system includes a camera configured to capture imagery of an environment and a controller.
Robert Michael Jordan, Anthony Melo, Angelo Pagliuca, Brandon David Burmette, John Adams, Jacob David Allinson, Eric To Chan, Mark James Traynor
Filed: 21 Jun 23
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Systems and Methods for a Dynamic Multi-experience Ride System
21 Dec 23
An attraction system includes a ride vehicle motion system that includes a ride vehicle coupled to a motion base via a track element.
Nathan Mikulski, Sarah Anne Kelley
Filed: 1 Jun 23
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Virtual Queuing Techniques
21 Dec 23
The virtual queue system includes a virtual queue controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor and is configured to receive a request, the request being associated with an individual guest, for a position in a virtual queue of an attraction, assign the individual guest to the position in the virtual queue in response to the request, receive ride schedule data for the attraction comprising information about a change in status of individual rides of the attraction, and determine a wait time for the individual guest for the attraction based at least on the position of the individual guest in the virtual queue, the ride schedule data, and historical guest throughput at the attraction.
Jeff Polk, Dave Derda, Thomas Martin Geraghty, Justin Michael Schwartz, Mark James Traynor
Filed: 5 Sep 23