US Patent Issued to UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS on Jan. 27 for "System and method for an on-board animated figure in a ride environment" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,596, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC (Universal City, Calif.).

"System and method for an on-board animated figure in a ride environment" was invented by Eric Allan Vance (Orlando, Fla.) and Sarah Anne Kelley (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An amusement attraction includes a ride vehicle or show action equipment and an animated figure configured to move along a surface of the ride vehicle or the show action equipment. The animated figure includes at least three points of contact configured to engage with the surface, wherein the at least three points of contact include a first point of conta...