Patents by Inventor Sandor Kernacs

Sandor Kernacs 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).

  • Overhung ride assembly
    Patent number: 12233349
    Abstract: A ride system includes a track and an overhung ride assembly. The overhung ride assembly includes a transport platform coupled to the track, a ride vehicle, and a heave system extending between the transport platform and the ride vehicle. The heave system is configured to heave the ride vehicle relative to the transport platform. The heave system includes an extendible tube defining a variable volume configured to store a gaseous fluid. The extendible tube is configured to extend in response to a lowering of the ride vehicle away from the transport platform by the heave system such that the gaseous fluid within the variable volume of the extendible tube provides a fluid force that biases the extendible tube toward a contracted configuration to assist the heave system with a lifting of the ride vehicle toward the transport platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Sandor Kernacs, Derek Morris, Trent Bitton, Trent Deem, Raleigh Cornwell, Greg Rude, John Stapleton
  • OVERHUNG RIDE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220305395
    Abstract: A ride system includes a track and an overhung ride assembly. The overhung ride assembly includes a transport platform coupled to the track, a ride vehicle, and a heave system extending between the transport platform and the ride vehicle. The heave system is configured to heave the ride vehicle relative to the transport platform. The heave system includes an extendible tube defining a variable volume configured to store a gaseous fluid. The extendible tube is configured to extend in response to a lowering of the ride vehicle away from the transport platform by the heave system such that the gaseous fluid within the variable volume of the extendible tube provides a fluid force that biases the extendible tube toward a contracted configuration to assist the heave system with a lifting of the ride vehicle toward the transport platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Sandor Kernacs, Derek Morris, Trent Bitton, Trent Deem, Raleigh Cornwell, Greg Rude, John Stapleton