ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,028, issued on May 26, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).
"Apparatus for control of multiple fluid powered actuators" was invented by Jeffrey John Michalsky (Temple Terrace, Fla.), Nathaniel Even (Orlando, Fla.), Kolin Ernest Hundertmark (Ocoee, Fla.), John Reece Attwood (Orlando, Fla.) and Boyd Rendell Howell (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passenger restraint apparatus includes a plurality of fluid powered actuators and multiple switchable valves. Each fluid powered actuator includes a movable element, a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, wherein the movable element move...