US Patent Issued to Universal City Studios on Dec. 16 for "Theremin-based tracking and triggering" (Florida, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,519, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).

"Theremin-based tracking and triggering" was invented by Thomas Owen Williams (Orlando, Fla.), Brandon David Burnette (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Patrick John Goergen (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for tracking a presence of a body part via a theremin-based sensor and outputting a usable signal. For example, a tracking system includes a signal processor and a theremin circuit including at least one antenna. The theremin circuit detects a varying position of a body par...