Patents by Inventor Lauren Marie Etta

Lauren Marie Etta 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).

  • Bubble logic for ride vehicle control
    Patent number: 10343075
    Abstract: A ride control system uses logic to define and track a virtual space, or bubble, in real time around a plurality of ride vehicle deployed along a predefined vehicle path to operate each independently of, and safely with respect to, the other ride vehicle deployed along the same predefined vehicle path at substantially the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Boshears, Lauren Marie Etta
  • Rider controlled trackless ride system
    Patent number: 10191484
    Abstract: A trackless vehicle may be dispatched in a ride path comprising a predefined path and a set of optional predefined paths by receiving, such as by an on-board trackless vehicle controller, a rider identifier associated with a rider who is associated with the trackless vehicle, either a rider about to board the trackless vehicle or a rider who has boarded the trackless vehicle. Upon receipt, identification, and validation of the rider identifier, a predetermined set of optional predefined paths available to and associated with the validated rider identifier are identified and one or more of the predefined paths are selected, with the trackless vehicle being commanded to proceed onto the selected predefined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Russell, Michael Wayne Boshears, Lauren Marie Etta
  • Rider Controlled Trackless Ride System
    Publication number: 20170285636
    Abstract: A trackless vehicle may be dispatched in a ride path comprising a predefined path and a set of optional predefined paths by receiving, such as by an on-board trackless vehicle controller, a rider identifier associated with a rider who is associated with the trackless vehicle, either a rider about to board the trackless vehicle or a rider who has boarded the trackless vehicle. Upon receipt, identification, and validation of the rider identifier, a predetermined set of optional predefined paths available to and associated with the validated rider identifier are identified and one or more of the predefined paths are selected, with the trackless vehicle being commanded to proceed onto the selected predefined path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Russell, Michael Wayne Boshears, Lauren Marie Etta
  • Bubble Logic for Ride Vehicle Control
    Publication number: 20160259332
    Abstract: A ride control system uses logic to define and track a virtual space, or bubble, in real time around a plurality of ride vehicle deployed along a predefined vehicle path to operate each independently of, and safely with respect to, the other ride vehicle deployed along the same predefined vehicle path at substantially the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Boshears, Lauren Marie Etta