Patents by Inventor Phil SAID

Phil SAID 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).

  • Articulated joint system
    Patent number: 12697715
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an articulated joint. The articulated joint includes a first rotatable joint member including a first socket cavity, and a second rotatable joint member including a second socket cavity. The articulated joint further includes an elongated member including a first end having a spherical shape and a second end having the spherical shape, the first end of the elongated member being moveably secured in the first socket cavity and the second end of the elongated member being moveably secured in the second socket cavity. The elongated member is configured to rotate the second rotatable joint member in response to a rotation of the first rotatable joint member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Anisha Vyas, Timothy J. Eck, Haz Minor, Phil Said, Le Phan, David Gerard Majdali
  • FLEXIBLE SHELL STRUCTURE FOR SHOW ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20250001325
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are related to a flexible shell structure. The flexible shell structure includes a plurality of rigid support strips that collectively define a three-dimensional shape of at least one part of a character form. The flexible shell structure further includes at least one coupling member configured to couple two or more rigid support strips of the plurality of rigid support strips. The at least one coupling member enables the flexible shell structure to flex when a first force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a first direction, and enables the flexible shell structure to resist flexing when a second force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Timothy J. Eck, Anisha Vyas, Haz Minor, Phil Said
  • Flexible shell structure for show elements
    Patent number: 12029998
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are related to a flexible shell structure. The flexible shell structure includes a plurality of rigid support strips that collectively define a three-dimensional shape of at least one part of a character form. The flexible shell structure further includes at least one coupling member configured to couple two or more rigid support strips of the plurality of rigid support strips. The at least one coupling member enables the flexible shell structure to flex when a first force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a first direction, and enables the flexible shell structure to resist flexing when a second force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Timothy J. Eck, Anisha Vyas, Haz Minor, Phil Said
  • ARTICULATED JOINT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240003380
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an articulated joint. The articulated joint includes a first rotatable joint member including a first socket cavity, and a second rotatable joint member including a second socket cavity. The articulated joint further includes an elongated member including a first end haying a spherical shape and a second end having the spherical shape, the first end of the elongated member being moveably secured in the first socket cavity and the second end of the elongated member being moveably secured in the second socket cavity, The elongated member is configured to rotate the second rotatable joint member in response to a rotation of the first rotatable joint member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Anisha VYAS, Timothy J. ECK, Haz MINOR, Phil SAID, Le PHAN, David Gerard MAJDALI
  • FLEXIBLE SHELL STRUCTURE FOR SHOW ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20220176266
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are related to a flexible shell structure. The flexible shell structure includes a plurality of rigid support strips that collectively define a three-dimensional shape of at least one part of a character form. The flexible shell structure further includes at least one coupling member configured to couple two or more rigid support strips of the plurality of rigid support strips. The at least one coupling member enables the flexible shell structure to flex when a first force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a first direction, and enables the flexible shell structure to resist flexing when a second force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy J. ECK, Anisha VYAS, Haz MINOR, Phil SAID