Patents by Inventor Keith McVeen

Keith McVeen 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).

  • Moving show door
    Patent number: 9278292
    Abstract: A ride attraction system utilizes a robotic actuation system to move a curved door of a curved enclosure wall between a first position and a second position via a compound trajectory. In the first position, the door is mated with the wall, and in the second position, the door leaves an opening in the wall. The door and the wall may both include display surfaces that enable images to be displayed to occupants of a ride moving toward the wall and through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Eric A. Vance, Eric L. Hunt, Dale Mason, Keith McVeen
  • MOVING SHOW DOOR
    Publication number: 20150352452
    Abstract: A ride attraction system utilizes a robotic actuation system to move a curved door of a curved enclosure wall between a first position and a second position via a compound trajectory. In the first position, the door is mated with the wall, and in the second position, the door leaves an opening in the wall. The door and the wall may both include display surfaces that enable images to be displayed to occupants of a ride moving toward the wall and through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Eric A. Vance, Eric L. Hunt, Dale Mason, Keith McVeen