Carousel ride systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11161049
APP PUB NO 20200298132A1
SERIAL NO

16821448

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A carousel ride system includes a rotatable platform, a plurality of figures that are configured to rotate with the rotatable platform, and a lift system. The lift system is configured to raise and to lower the plurality of figures relative to the rotatable platform along a vertical axis during ride operations and to position each of the plurality of figures at a same vertical height relative the rotatable platform along the vertical axis during loading and unloading operations.

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UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA UNIVERSAL CITY CA 91608

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ahlstone, Arthur Derby Ventura, US 7 6
Borgman, Brad Mercer Island, US 3 1
Clare, Dave Olympia, US 1 0
Coats, Daniel Alamo, US 5 4
Colon, Elizabeth Teresa Winter Park, US 1 0
Gordon, Michael Glendale, US 104 1852
Komives, David Wayne Rockledge, US 4 0
Loudon, Jerrell Andrew Orlando, US 4 0
Weigand, Francis K La Canada, US 6 161

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