ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,810, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).
"Dynamically adjustable compliant lap restraint device" was invented by Keith Michael McVeen (Winter Garden, Fla.), Gregory Paul Habiak (Orlando, Fla.) and David Gerard Majdali (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A restraint system is used to provide a dynamically adjustable compliance for an occupant in a ride system. The restraint system includes a strap with adjustable extension length to wrap around the occupant. A tension on the strap is measured and used to adjust the length of the strap to provide different restraint levels. ...