Patents by Inventor Peter N. Alexander

Peter N. Alexander 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: 5192247
    Abstract: A ride attraction has a stationary domed projection screen and a stationary projector, a plurality of motion bases with each supporting a viewer platform or vehicle. An elevator is provided for lifting the vehicle out of a staging room to a viewing position. The motion bases are mutually arranged with respect to each other such that a passenger in any vehicle can view substantially the entire screen but not any other vehicle within the theatre. Actuators beneath each vehicle move the vehicle in three dimensions in coordination with the projected motion picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Universal City Studios, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig K. Barr, Peter N. Alexander