Patents by Inventor Gregory Self

Gregory Self 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).

  • BALLAST DUMMY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20250216296
    Abstract: A ballast dummy system includes a base support configured to be retained in a seat of a ride vehicle of an amusement ride. The ballast dummy system also includes at least one bar coupled to the base support and extending in an axial direction. The ballast dummy system also includes one or more weights. Each weight of the one or more weights includes an axial hole configured to engage the at least one bar to retain each weight on the base support. The at least one bar is configured to block rotation of the one or more weights about a vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Gregory Self, Kenneth Walker, David Gerard Majdali, Gregory Paul Habiak
  • Systems and methods for an entertainment system
    Patent number: 10794073
    Abstract: An entertainment system includes a cylinder within a body of liquid, an entertainment platform within the cylinder, and a pump system. The entertainment platform is configured to move within the cylinder. The pump system is configured to remove fluid from and provide fluid to an interior of the cylinder on a first side of the entertainment platform to move the entertainment platform within the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Self, Kenneth Walker
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200157829
    Abstract: An entertainment system includes a cylinder within a body of liquid, an entertainment platform within the cylinder, and a pump system. The entertainment platform is configured to move within the cylinder. The pump system is configured to remove fluid from and provide fluid to an interior of the cylinder on a first side of the entertainment platform to move the entertainment platform within the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Self, Kenneth Walker