Patents by Inventor Robert William Dannenfelser, JR.

Robert William Dannenfelser, JR. 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).

  • GAP BLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTIONS
    Publication number: 20240010244
    Abstract: A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. A guardrail assembly having a plurality of guardrail units is coupled to the first portion, where the guardrail units are configured to transition between a first position and a second position. The guardrail units are configured to block access to the gap when in the first position. The ride vehicle includes an engagement feature configured to interface with an individual guardrail unit of the guardrail units to selectively transition the individual guardrail unit from the first position to the second position. The individual guardrail unit is configured to permit the ride vehicle to occupy a guest-accessible position adjacent to or on the loading platform in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Maria Carlota Fontiveros Penso, Rachel Sarah Wilcox, Robert William Dannenfelser, JR., James Anthony Bertoncello, Michael David Russell, JR.
  • Gap blocking systems and methods for amusement park attractions
    Patent number: 11787447
    Abstract: A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. A guardrail assembly having a plurality of guardrail units is coupled to the first portion, where the guardrail units are configured to transition between a first position and a second position. The guardrail units are configured to block access to the gap when in the first position. The ride vehicle includes an engagement feature configured to interface with an individual guardrail unit of the guardrail units to selectively transition the individual guardrail unit from the first position to the second position. The individual guardrail unit is configured to permit the ride vehicle to occupy a guest-accessible position adjacent to or on the loading platform in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Maria Carlota Fontiveros Penso, Rachel Sarah Wilcox, Robert William Dannenfelser, Jr., James Anthony Bertoncello, Michael David Russell, Jr.
  • GAP BLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTIONS
    Publication number: 20200307650
    Abstract: A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. A guardrail assembly having a plurality of guardrail units is coupled to the first portion, where the guardrail units are configured to transition between a first position and a second position. The guardrail units are configured to block access to the gap when in the first position. The ride vehicle includes an engagement feature configured to interface with an individual guardrail unit of the guardrail units to selectively transition the individual guardrail unit from the first position to the second position. The individual guardrail unit is configured to permit the ride vehicle to occupy a guest-accessible position adjacent to or on the loading platform in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Maria Carlota Fontiveros Penso, Rachel Sarah Wilcox, Robert William Dannenfelser, JR., James Anthony Bertoncello, Michael David Russell, JR.