US Patent Issued to Universal City Studios on Sept. 15 for "Gravity-assisted attraction show systems and methods" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,462, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).

"Gravity-assisted attraction show systems and methods" was invented by Timothy J. Eck (Windermere, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attraction system of an amusement park includes an observation area, a primary area, a primary real object, a reflective component positioned to create a reflection of the primary real object, and a secondary area. The controller is configured to release the primary real object, wherein the reflective component reflects imagery of the primary real object in motion, thereby creating a virtual object that a...