ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,653, issued on June 23, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).

"Interface device with three-dimensional (3-D) viewing functionality" was invented by Andrew Raij (Orlando, Fla.) and Gregory Addison Hill Jr. (Santa Clarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface device is provided that is configured to allow viewing of three-dimensional (3-D) content when the interface device is worn. In certain embodiments, a wearable visualization device can be removably coupled to the interface device. The wearable visualization device, when in use, may provide additional viewing functionality, such as facil...