Patents by Inventor Philip Hettema

Philip Hettema 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: 10822198
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to an elevator display system which provides the illusion of observing a visual narrative of an elevator trip which is made to appear as if the actual elevator has glass walls and one is observing a fanciful elevator trip. The elevator can have a variety of different fanciful rides which are not restricted by the constraints of time, location or physics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien
  • Patent number: 10805591
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to a visual attraction which provides a multi-dimensional audio/video experience in which the three dimensional screens provide for a three dimensional appearing display of two dimensional images in anticipation of and leading up to a reveal event in which the screens rise to expose a view behind the screens. The visual attraction also collects and separates the visitors to the visual attraction by collecting a predetermined grouping of the visitors and processing them through the attraction in a fashion which provides a manageable flow of visitors spaced apart by the length of the show which then passes the group of visitors in the attraction to the remainder of the attraction before collecting and passing through the next group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
  • Patent number: 10712993
    Abstract: An attraction includes a geometrically arranged set of displays mounted around a vertically oriented ring shaped support. The displays form a closed loop with an open center, a front side where the displays are visible to an audience, and a rear side where a human concierge facilitating content shown in the displays, such as through an interactive control system, can be positioned and would be visible by the audience through the open center of the vertical loop of displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
  • Publication number: 20190369943
    Abstract: An attraction includes a geometrically arranged set of displays mounted around a vertically oriented ring shaped support. The displays form a closed loop with an open center, a front side where the displays are visible to an audience, and a rear side where a human concierge facilitating content shown in the displays, such as through an interactive control system, can be positioned and would be visible by the audience through the open center of the vertical loop of displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
  • Patent number: 10409541
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to an attraction which draws a visitor's attention from other visual attractions in a fashion which provides a stunning visual perspective including a collection of curated images organized and facilitated by a human ambassador providing narrative and visual content and varying the visual presentation in an interactive fashion with an audience utilizing a gesture-based language to manufacture a bespoke experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
  • Publication number: 20190152743
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to an elevator display system which provides the illusion of observing a visual narrative of an elevator trip which is made to appear as if the actual elevator has glass walls and one is observing a fanciful elevator trip. The elevator can have a variety of different fanciful rides which are not restricted by the constraints of time, location or physics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien
  • Publication number: 20190149799
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to a visual attraction which provides a multi-dimensional audio/video experience in which the three dimensional screens provide for a three dimensional appearing display of two dimensional images in anticipation of and leading up to a reveal event in which the screens rise to expose a view behind the screens. The visual attraction also collects and separates the visitors to the visual attraction by collecting a predetermined grouping of the visitors and processing them through the attraction in a fashion which provides a manageable flow of visitors spaced apart by the length of the show which then passes the group of visitors in the attraction to the remainder of the attraction before collecting and passing through the next group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
  • Patent number: 10221039
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to an elevator display system which provides the illusion of observing a visual narrative of an elevator trip which is made to appear as if the actual elevator has glass walls and one is observing a fanciful elevator trip. The elevator can have a variety of different fanciful rides which are not restricted by the constraints of time, location or physics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien
  • Patent number: 10205926
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to a visual attraction which provides a multi-dimensional audio/video experience in which the three dimensional screens provide for a three dimensional appearing display of two dimensional images in anticipation of and leading up to a reveal event in which the screens rise to expose a view behind the screens. The visual attraction also collects and separates the visitors to the visual attraction by collecting a predetermined grouping of the visitors and processing them through the attraction in a fashion which provides a manageable flow of visitors spaced apart by the length of the show which then passes the group of visitors in the attraction to the remainder of the attraction before collecting and passing through the next group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
  • Publication number: 20170115945
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to an attraction which draws a visitor's attention from other visual attractions in a fashion which provides a stunning visual perspective including a collection of curated images organized and facilitated by a human ambassador providing narrative and visual content and varying the visual presentation in an interactive fashion with an audience utilizing a gesture-based language to manufacture a bespoke experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
  • Publication number: 20170118454
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to a visual attraction which provides a multi-dimensional audio/video experience in which the three dimensional screens provide for a three dimensional appearing display of two dimensional images in anticipation of and leading up to a reveal event in which the screens rise to expose a view behind the screens. The visual attraction also collects and separates the visitors to the visual attraction by collecting a predetermined grouping of the visitors and processing them through the attraction in a fashion which provides a manageable flow of visitors spaced apart by the length of the show which then passes the group of visitors in the attraction to the remainder of the attraction before collecting and passing through the next group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
  • Publication number: 20170113899
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to an elevator display system which provides the illusion of observing a visual narrative of an elevator trip which is made to appear as if the actual elevator has glass walls and one is observing a fanciful elevator trip. The elevator can have a variety of different fanciful rides which are not restricted by the constraints of time, location or physics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien