Patents by Inventor Michael Anthony Beatrice

Michael Anthony Beatrice 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: 11952020
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for controlling a ride vehicle restraint in a ride system. A system is configured to identify one or more ride vehicles stopped at a passenger loading platform, the one or more ride vehicles including one or more seats, determine which seat or seats of the one or more seats are in-service or out-of-service based at least in part on data corresponding to the identity of the one or more ride vehicles, instruct to lock one or more restraint systems corresponding to at least one seat of the one or more seats determined to be out-of-service, and instruct to unlock one or more other restraint systems corresponding to at least one seat other seats of the one or more seats determined to be in-service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Beatrice, Gregory Paul Habiak, David Gerard Majdali
  • Publication number: 20230288945
    Abstract: A water control system includes at least one water effect device configured to use a water source to emit water responsive to a control signal, a plurality of sensors configured to generate water condition data of a closed-loop water source, and a controller having a processor and a memory. The memory may store instructions executable by the processor that cause the controller to receive the water condition data from the plurality of sensors. The controller is also configured to determine whether the water condition data is indicative of a passing water quality or a failing water quality of the closed-loop water source and transmit the control signal to the water effect device to emit water using the closed-loop water source as the water source upon determining that the water condition data is indicative of the passing water quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nathaniel David Helmick, IV, Michael Anthony Beatrice, Elliot Taylor