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).
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Patent number: 10822198Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien
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Patent number: 10805591Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
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Patent number: 10712993Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
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Publication number: 20190369943Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
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Patent number: 10409541Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
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Publication number: 20190152743Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien
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Publication number: 20190149799Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
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Patent number: 10221039Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien
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Patent number: 10205926Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Legends Attractions, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
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Publication number: 20170115945Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, Eric Hungerford, Jake Barton
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Publication number: 20170118454Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, David Revel, Arthur Derby Ahlstone
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Publication number: 20170113899Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: LEGENDS ATTRACTIONS, LLCInventors: Philip Hettema, Susan Spence, Arthur Derby Ahlstone, Benjamin Lien