Patents by Inventor Bradford Ross Benn

Bradford Ross Benn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11899224
    Abstract: A lensed display system includes a projector configured to project an image. The lensed display system includes a lens formed of a glass or crystalline material. The lens includes a first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface includes a coating that is configured to display the projected image. The lens includes a second surface, wherein the second surface comprises a transparent curved surface that is configured to face toward a user and to enable the user to view the image projected onto the coating through the transparent curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: John David Smith, Bradford Ross Benn, Peter Carsillo, Tony Plett
  • Publication number: 20230221576
    Abstract: A lensed display system includes a projector configured to project an image. The lensed display system includes a lens formed of a glass or crystalline material. The lens includes a first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface includes a coating that is configured to display the projected image. The lens includes a second surface, wherein the second surface comprises a transparent curved surface that is configured to face toward a user and to enable the user to view the image projected onto the coating through the transparent curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: John David Smith, Bradford Ross Benn, Peter Carsillo, Tony Plett
  • Patent number: 11614636
    Abstract: A lensed display system includes a projector configured to project an image. The lensed display system includes a lens formed of a glass or crystalline material. The lens includes a first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface includes a coating that is configured to display the projected image. The lens includes a second surface, wherein the second surface comprises a transparent curved surface that is configured to face toward a user and to enable the user to view the image projected onto the coating through the transparent curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: John David Smith, Bradford Ross Benn, Peter Carsillo, Tony Plett
  • Patent number: 11323662
    Abstract: A special effects communication system may include a camera system at a first location that generates a first dataset based on one or more images or impressions of a first user at the first location. The special effects communication system may also include a control system communicatively coupled to the camera system and a special effects system. The control system may receive a second dataset corresponding to a second user present at a second location or to one or more users at one or more locations while the first user is present at the first location. The control system may also provide one or more control signals to cause the special effects system at the first location to generate special effects to present a visual and/or auditory likeness of the second user using special effects material and/or mediums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Clarisse Marie Vamos, Bradford Ross Benn, Grace Catheryn Haynes, Ryan Michael Paul, Justin Allen Hare
  • Publication number: 20210263331
    Abstract: A lensed display system includes a projector configured to project an image. The lensed display system includes a lens formed of a glass or crystalline material. The lens includes a first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface includes a coating that is configured to display the projected image. The lens includes a second surface, wherein the second surface comprises a transparent curved surface that is configured to face toward a user and to enable the user to view the image projected onto the coating through the transparent curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: John David Smith, Bradford Ross Benn, Peter Carsillo, Tony Plett
  • Publication number: 20210037212
    Abstract: A special effects communication system may include a camera system at a first location that generates a first dataset based on one or more images or impressions of a first user at the first location. The special effects communication system may also include a control system communicatively coupled to the camera system and a special effects system. The control system may receive a second dataset corresponding to a second user present at a second location or to one or more users at one or more locations while the first user is present at the first location. The control system may also provide one or more control signals to cause the special effects system at the first location to generate special effects to present a visual and/or auditory likeness of the second user using special effects material and/or mediums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Clarisse Masrie Vamos, Bradford Ross Benn, Grace Catheryn Haynes, Ryan Michael Paul, Justin Allen Hare
  • Patent number: 10841536
    Abstract: A special effects communication system may include a camera system at a first location that generates a first dataset based on one or more images or impressions of a first user at the first location. The special effects communication system may also include a control system communicatively coupled to the camera system and a special effects system. The control system may receive a second dataset corresponding to a second user present at a second location or to one or more users at one or more locations while the first user is present at the first location. The control system may also provide one or more control signals to cause the special effects system at the first location to generate special effects to present a visual and/or auditory likeness of the second user using special effects material and/or mediums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Clarisse Marie Vamos, Bradford Ross Benn, Grace Catheryn Haynes, Ryan Michael Paul, Justin Allen Hare
  • Publication number: 20200106989
    Abstract: A special effects communication system may include a camera system at a first location that generates a first dataset based on one or more images or impressions of a first user at the first location. The special effects communication system may also include a control system communicatively coupled to the camera system and a special effects system. The control system may receive a second dataset corresponding to a second user present at a second location or to one or more users at one or more locations while the first user is present at the first location. The control system may also provide one or more control signals to cause the special effects system at the first location to generate special effects to present a visual and/or auditory likeness of the second user using special effects material and/or mediums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Clarisse Marie Vamos, Bradford Ross Benn, Grace Catheryn Haynes, Ryan Michael Paul, Justin Allen Hare