Patents by Inventor Michael KILBERT

Michael KILBERT 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BETWEEN RIDE SYSTEMS USING ROBOTIC TOOL CHANGERS
    Publication number: 20250177875
    Abstract: A system may include a passenger compartment comprising a first compartment connector and a second compartment connector. The second compartment connector is configured to engage with a first support structure connector of a first support structure. The system may include an arm member configured to be engaged with the first compartment connector of the passenger compartment. The system may include a controller in communication with the arm member. The arm member, upon direction from the controller, is engageable with the first compartment connector, and, when the second compartment connector is uncoupled from the first support structure connector, the arm member is configured to position the passenger compartment adjacent to a second support structure having a second support structure connector. The second compartment connector is configured to engage the second support structure connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael KILBERT
  • Systems and methods for transferring a passenger compartment between ride systems using robotic tool changers
    Patent number: 12257520
    Abstract: In some implementations, a controller may cause a robotic arm connector, of the robotic arm, to be connected to a first compartment connector of a passenger compartment of an amusement ride. The controller may cause a second compartment connector, of the passenger compartment, to be disconnected from a first structure connector of a first support structure. The controller may transport the passenger compartment from the first support structure to a second support structure after causing the second compartment connector to be disconnected from the first structure connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Kilbert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BETWEEN RIDE SYSTEMS USING ROBOTIC TOOL CHANGERS
    Publication number: 20230302373
    Abstract: In some implementations, a controller may cause a robotic arm connector, of the robotic arm, to be connected to a first compartment connector of a passenger compartment of an amusement ride. The controller may cause a second compartment connector, of the passenger compartment, to be disconnected from a first structure connector of a first support structure. The controller may transport the passenger compartment from the first support structure to a second support structure after causing the second compartment connector to be disconnected from the first structure connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael KILBERT