Patents by Inventor Alan M. Levy

Alan M. Levy 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: 6364381
    Abstract: A queue clip for mounting to a control gate includes a holder having a nose extending from one wall of the holder. A tongue is cantilevered off the nose and may be angled to either side of the nose. The tongue preferably supports a chain linking one crowd control gate to another. The tongue is inclined in an upward fashion to support downward chain forces. The tongue may also be angled to a particular side of the nose to allow the chain to be slid off the tongue such that a person may pass between the previously linked control gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Universal City Studios, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Schmidt, Alan M. Levy, George Konovalov, David D. Danon, Scot M. Burklin
  • Patent number: 6099316
    Abstract: A simulated weapon creates a muzzle flash and smoke effect. The simulated weapon has an elongated tube portion having a closed end and an open end. A high-intensity light source enters the elongated tube near the closed end. A communication passageway in the elongated tube conducts a pulse of theatrical haze through the weapon. A target illuminator is mounted on the elongated tube. A pressurized pulse of theatrical haze is delivered through a barrel of the weapon. The high-intensity light source is flashed as the pressurized pulse of theatrical haze exits the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Universal Studios, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan M. Levy, James R. Schmidt, Michael R. Hinchliffe, Garland L. Markley, Philip K. Richardson, Paul B. Davis, George Konovalov