ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,186, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTD. (Richmond, Calif.).
"Adaptive experience and wave generation" was invented by Clement Ginestet (Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France) and Axel Terradillos (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for generating waves in a wave pool in which the number and type of waves generated in a given period and in a given portion of a wave pool can be customized based on the ability, number, and preferences of guests present in a given wave generation session. Guest tracking systems are employed to verify the presence of guests and to allow the system to update th...