US Patent Issued to Universal City Studios on Dec. 30 for "Projection media three-dimensional simulation and extrusion" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,811, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).

"Projection media three-dimensional simulation and extrusion" was invented by Anthony A. Mecca (Orlando, Fla.), Alexandre Lupien (Montreal) and Steven Beliveau (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional (3-D) projection system includes a projector configured to output a projection of light to simulate a 3-D object, an opaque surface configured to receive the projection of light to simulate a portion of the 3-D object on the opaque surface, and a translucent scrim disposed at a boundary of the opaque surface and configured to...