Patents by Inventor Christine Marie Sorrentino

Christine Marie Sorrentino 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).

  • Movable platform for a path
    Patent number: 12000151
    Abstract: An amusement park attraction system includes a user path extending through at least a portion of the amusement park attraction system, a railing extending along the user path, and a platform slidingly and rotatably coupled to the railing. The platform is configured to translate along the railing to position the platform relative to the user path, and the platform is configured to rotate relative to the user path to adjust between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Daren E. Fluty, Christine Marie Sorrentino, Jeff Kelso
  • Systems and methods for actuating a show element on a ride vehicle
    Patent number: 11583781
    Abstract: A ride vehicle system includes a ride track and a ride vehicle. The ride track includes a vehicle rail and an accessory rail. The ride vehicle includes a ride vehicle base, a show element coupled to the ride vehicle base, and a mechanical linkage. The ride vehicle base is configured to interface with the vehicle rail of the ride track and to move along the vehicle rail of the ride track. The show element coupled to the ride vehicle base is configured to actuate with respect to the ride vehicle base. The mechanical linkage includes a first end coupled to the show element and a second end coupled to the accessory rail of the ride track. The mechanical linkage is configured to move along the accessory rail and to actuate the show element based at least in part on a position of the accessory rail with respect to the vehicle rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Scott David Sabens, Christine Marie Sorrentino, Justin Michael Schwartz, Eric Shawn Thomas, Eric Alan Vance
  • MOVABLE PLATFORM FOR A PATH
    Publication number: 20210301539
    Abstract: An amusement park attraction system includes a user path extending through at least a portion of the amusement park attraction system, a railing extending along the user path, and a platform slidingly and rotatably coupled to the railing. The platform is configured to translate along the railing to position the platform relative to the user path, and the platform is configured to rotate relative to the user path to adjust between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Daren E. Fluty, Christine Marie Sorrentino, Jeff Kelso
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING A SHOW ELEMENT ON A RIDE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200086220
    Abstract: A ride vehicle system includes a ride track and a ride vehicle. The ride track includes a vehicle rail and an accessory rail. The ride vehicle includes a ride vehicle base, a show element coupled to the ride vehicle base, and a mechanical linkage. The ride vehicle base is configured to interface with the vehicle rail of the ride track and to move along the vehicle rail of the ride track. The show element coupled to the ride vehicle base is configured to actuate with respect to the ride vehicle base. The mechanical linkage includes a first end coupled to the show element and a second end coupled to the accessory rail of the ride track. The mechanical linkage is configured to move along the accessory rail and to actuate the show element based at least in part on a position of the accessory rail with respect to the vehicle rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Scott David Sabens, Christine Marie Sorrentino, Justin Michael Schwartz, Eric Shawn Thomas, Eric Alan Vance