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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Universal City Studios Llc, Universal City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sarah Anne Kelley, Orlando, FL (US);
Eric Allan Vance, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63G 31/00 (2006.01); A63G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63G 31/007 (2013.01); A63G 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems for implementing a vehicle system for amusement parks. A vehicle system can have one or more vehicles for carrying passengers. Each vehicle can be propelled via a propulsion assembly that is propelled by a flow of fluid. In some aspects, the propulsion assembly can provide one or more adjustable surfaces that extend into the flow of fluid in a trough.