IP Library Granted Patent US 12697562
Granted Patent B2
US 12697562 · App. 18/069,504 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Show effect system for amusement park

Inventors: Clayton James Tripp (Burbank, CA); Gregory Addison Hill, Jr. (Santa Clarita, CA); Stephen Burnham Swift (Glendale, CA); Eli J. Romaire (Los Angeles, CA); Jonathan Harris Sangel (Los Angeles, CA); Alex Christopher Merryman (Pasadena, CA); Anthony Joseph Domingo (Reseda, CA); Jeffrey Gontar Small (Los Angeles, CA); Camille Ann Smolucha (North Hollywood, CA)
Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
A63J5/02H05B45/20H05K7/20154H05K7/20972
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12697562
App. No.
18/069,504
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for an entertainment venue includes an enclosure comprising a display surface, a light emitter disposed within the enclosure and configured to output a light, and a tube disposed within the enclosure. The tube is configured to receive the light and transmit the light through the display surface of the enclosure to form imagery.

Claims (31)

1 . A system for an entertainment venue, the system comprising:

an enclosure comprising a display surface;

a light emitter disposed within the enclosure, wherein the light emitter is configured to output a light;

a tube disposed within the enclosure, wherein the tube is configured to receive the light and transmit the light through the display surface of the enclosure to form imagery; and

a filter retained by supports between the light emitter and the tube, wherein the filter is selectively removable from the supports and the filter is configured to adjust a property of the light output by the light emitter prior to the light being received by the tube.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the property of the light comprises a color hue.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the tube is embedded in the display surface.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the tube comprises a silvered exterior to block dispersion of light through the tube and to facilitate transmission of the light from the light emitter to the display surface.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the light emitter is disposed external to the tube and the supports position the filter at an offset distance from the light emitter.

6 . The system of claim 1 , comprising a control system, wherein the control system is configured to selectively operate the light emitter to output the light.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure comprises a base surface coupled to the display surface, the base surface and the display surface are blended in with one another to form the enclosure, and the base surface is composed of a material that blocks transmission of the light therethrough.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the filter is offset from the light emitter by the support.

9 . A show effect system for an amusement park, the show effect system comprising:

a display surface;

a plurality of light emitters, wherein each light emitter of the plurality of light emitters is configured to output light;

a plurality of tubes configured to receive the light output by the plurality of light emitters and to transmit the light onto a first side of the display surface and through the display surface to form imagery visible at a second side of the display surface; and

one or more filters positioned between the plurality of light emitters and the plurality of tubes, wherein the one or more filters are selectively coupled via at least one support between the plurality of tubes and the plurality of light emitters, and wherein the one or more filters are configured to adjust a property of the light output by the plurality of light emitters before the light is received by the plurality of tubes.

10 . The show effect system of claim 9 , comprising a shell coupled to the plurality of tubes and a plate coupled to the plurality of light emitters, wherein the shell and the plate are configured to couple to one another to secure the plurality of tubes and the plurality of light emitters to one another.

11 . The show effect system of claim 10 , comprising the at least one support coupled to the one or more filters, wherein the support is configured to couple to the plate to secure the one or more filters, to the plurality of light emitters.

12 . The show effect system of claim 9 , comprising a control system configured to operate the plurality of light emitters independently of one another to adjust the imagery formed via the light output by the plurality of light emitters and transmitted onto the first side of the display surface.

13 . The show effect system of claim 12 , comprising a reader communicatively coupled to the control system, wherein the reader is configured to receive an input from a device of a guest of the amusement park, the reader is configured to transmit a signal to the control system in response to receiving the input from the device, and the control system is configured to operate the plurality of light emitters to output the light in response to receiving the signal from the reader.

14 . A light system for an amusement park show effect system, the light system comprising:

a plate coupled to a light emitter configured to output light;

a support configured to couple to a filter, wherein the support is configured to couple to the plate to secure the filter and the light emitter to one another, and the filter is configured to adjust a property of the light output by the light emitter to provide an adjusted light; and

a shell coupled to a tube, wherein the shell is configured to couple to the plate to secure the tube, the light emitter, and the filter to one another, and the tube is configured to receive the adjusted light and transmit the adjusted light for projection onto a display surface of the amusement park show effect system.

15 . The light system of claim 14 , wherein the support is configured to offset the light emitter and the filter from one another.

16 . The light system of claim 14 , wherein the plate comprises a heat sink configured to dissipate heat produced by the light emitter.

17 . The light system of claim 16 , comprising a fan coupled to the plate, wherein the fan is configured to direct an air flow across the heat sink.

18 . The light system of claim 14 , wherein the shell defines a space, the tube is disposed within the space, the light system comprises a fastener inserted through the shell and into the space, and the fastener imparts a force onto the tube to secure the tube within the space.

19 . The light system of claim 14 , comprising a first fastener configured to couple the support and the plate to one another and comprising a second fastener configured to couple the plate and the shell to one another.

20 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the support is a plurality of supports that are coupled to two or more sides of the filter, and wherein the plurality of supports is configured to facilitate removably coupling of the filter to the plate.