US Patent Issued to Disney Enterprises on March 25 for "Systems and methods for transferring a passenger compartment between ride systems using robotic tool changers" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,520, issued on March 25, was assigned to Disney Enterprises Inc. (Burbank, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for transferring a passenger compartment between ride systems using robotic tool changers" was invented by Michael Kilbert (Santa Clarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some implementations, a controller may cause a robotic arm connector, of the robotic arm, to be connected to a first compartment connector of a passenger compartment of an amusement ride. The controller may cause a second compartment connector, of the passenger compartment, to be disconnected from a first structure connector of a first support structure...