ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,553, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).
"Propulsion for amusement park ride" was invented by Sarah Anne Kelley (Orlando, Fla.) and Eric Allan Vance (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems for implementing a vehicle system for amusement parks. A vehicle system can have one or more vehicles for carrying passengers. Each vehicle can be propelled via a propulsion assembly that is propelled by a flow of fluid. In some aspects, the propulsion assembly can provide one or more adjustable surfaces that extend ...