Patents by Inventor Thierry Jean-Andre Coup

Thierry Jean-Andre Coup 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).

  • Publication number: 20230009457
    Abstract: A ride system includes a ride vehicle and an external sensor assembly disposed along a ride path and configured to measure external parameters. The ride vehicle includes an internal sensor assembly configured to measure internal parameters, a chassis, a cabin, and a motion base disposed between the chassis and the cabin, such that the motion base includes a turntable and a plurality of actuators. The ride vehicle also includes a controller that instructs (i) the turntable to rotate and (ii) the plurality of actuators to rotate, extend, or retract, to control six or more degree-of-freedom (DOF) motion of the cabin relative to the chassis, such that the controller is configured to instruct the turntable and the plurality of actuators based on the external parameters, the internal parameters, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Rae Parr, Keith Michael McVeen, Thierry Jean Andre Coup, Sarah Anne Kelley, Eric Allan Vance
  • Patent number: 9128244
    Abstract: A system and method for visually transforming an electronic image is provided. The electronic image may be displayed on a high-definition flat display screen and manipulated to appear as a work of art via a layered material. Embodiments include processing the electronic image to provide an electronically pre-filtered image, displaying the pre-filtered image on a display screen, and physically filtering the displayed, pre-filtered image with the layered material to reduce light emission, add texturing, and enhance the passage of a wavelength of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Thierry Jean-Andre Coup, Brian Birney McQuillian, James Donald Sanders, Eric Lynn Hunt, Eric Christopher Baker, George Peter Gakoumis, Jr., Richard Joseph Swim, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8137205
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motion-based attraction device engagable with a plurality of spaced guest supports that are movable along a path, having a rotatable carousel configured to temporarily and separately synchronize with the plurality of spaced guest supports, at least one pair of domes supported by the carousel, each dome having a viewing portion that is positioned towards the guest supports and the dome being movable to temporarily cover the guest supports, and an image projecting assembly supported by each dome and configured to display an image on the viewing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Cortelyou, Steven C. Blum, Thierry Jean-Andre Coup, Brian McQuillan
  • Publication number: 20110273485
    Abstract: A system and method for visually transforming an electronic image is provided. The electronic image may be displayed on a high-definition flat display screen and manipulated to appear as a work of art via a layered material. Embodiments include processing the electronic image to provide an electronically pre-filtered image, displaying the pre-filtered image on a display screen, and physically filtering the displayed, pre-filtered image with the layered material to reduce light emission, add texturing, and enhance the passage of a wavelength of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Thierry Jean-Andre Coup, Brian Birney McQuillian, James Donald Sanders, Eric Lynn Hunt, Eric Christopher Baker, George Peter Gakoumis, JR., Richard Joseph Swim, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110136581
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motion-based attraction device engagable with a plurality of spaced guest supports that are movable along a path, having a rotatable carousel configured to temporarily and separately synchronize with the plurality of spaced guest supports, at least one pair of domes supported by the carousel, each dome having a viewing portion that is positioned towards the guest supports and the dome being movable to temporarily cover the guest supports, and an image projecting assembly supported by each dome and configured to display an image on the viewing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Robert J. Cortelyou, Steven C. Blum, Thierry Jean-Andre Coup, Brian McQuillan