Elam K Hertzler from Winter Garden, FL, age 67

Systems And Methods To Control An Entertainment Figure
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US Patent:

20210299881, Sep 30, 2021
Filed:

Mar 25, 2020
Appl. No.:

16/829608
Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Aaron Chandler Jeromin - Winter Garden FL, US
Elam Kevin Hertzler - Winter Garden FL, US
International Classification:

B25J 11/00
A63J 19/00
B25J 9/16
Abstract:

An animated figure system includes an animated figure comprising a flexible skin layer, an actuating system coupled to a connection location of the flexible skin layer, and an automation controller. The automation controller is configured to access a digital model of the animated figure, in which the digital model comprises a vertex associated with the connection location, determine a first positioning of the vertex within the digital model, and control the actuating system to set a second positioning of the connection location based on the first positioning of the vertex.

Systems And Methods For Detecting Data Corresponding To Fluid Stream
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US Patent:

20210268392, Sep 2, 2021
Filed:

Mar 23, 2020
Appl. No.:

16/827336
Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Akiva Meir Krauthamer - Orlando FL, US
Elam Kevin Hertzler - Winter Garden FL, US
Andrew Brian Raij - Winter Park FL, US
Victor Alexander Lugo - Belle Isle FL, US
International Classification:

A63G 31/00
G06F 16/9035
G08B 5/36
Abstract:

An attraction system includes a fluid source configured to emit a fluid stream with a geometry that facilitates internal reflection, a transmitter configured to transmit a signal through the fluid stream such that the signal is enclosed in the fluid stream via internal reflection and the signal comprises a parameter, a sensor configured to receive the signal via the fluid stream and provide data indicative of the parameter, and a control system communicatively coupled to the sensor. The control system includes a processor and a memory, and the memory includes instructions that cause the processor to receive the data indicative of the parameter from the sensor, and operate the attraction system based on the parameter.

Edible Soft Robotic Systems And Methods
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US Patent:

20210060766, Mar 4, 2021
Filed:

Aug 17, 2020
Appl. No.:

16/994896
Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Kimberly Anne Humphreys - Orlando FL, US
Aaron Chandler Jeromin - Winter Garden FL, US
Elam Kevin Hertzler - Winter Garden FL, US
Timothy Fitzgerald Garnier - Leesburg VA, US
International Classification:

B25J 9/14
B25J 11/00
B25J 9/00
Abstract:

An edible soft robot system may be used to display and/or interact with edible inflatable objects. In an embodiment, the edible inflatable object is configured to receive a fluid in an internal compartment. The edible inflatable object may be reversibly coupled to a container, wherein coupling the edible inflatable object to the container comprises aligning a port of the edible inflatable object to a fluid conduit to fluidically couple the internal compartment to the fluid conduit. A control system of the edible soft robot system is configured to receive instructions to adjust inflation of the internal compartment by activating fluid flow into or out of the internal compartment via the fluid conduit, wherein adjusting inflation of the internal compartment causes the edible inflatable object to actuate on or within the container.

Enhanced Granular Material Effects
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US Patent:

20210033957, Feb 4, 2021
Filed:

Nov 15, 2019
Appl. No.:

16/685384
Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Timothy Fitzgerald Garnier - Orlando FL, US
Matthew Usi - Pasadena CA, US
Elam Kevin Hertzler - Orlando FL, US
Simran Veena Batra - Davenport FL, US
Aaron Chandler Jeromin - Orlando FL, US
International Classification:

G03B 21/60
G03B 17/54
G03B 21/14
B65D 83/28
Abstract:

A granular material effect system includes a plurality of granular particles disposed in a container, a nozzle configured to activate to direct a fluid into the container, an actuator coupled to a prop and disposed in the container within the plurality of granular particles, and a controller communicatively coupled to the nozzle and the actuator. The controller is configured to instruct the nozzle to activate to direct the fluid into the container and to instruct the actuator to move the prop relative to the container while the nozzle is activated.

Electromagnetic Animated Figure Control System
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US Patent:

20200384374, Dec 10, 2020
Filed:

Feb 12, 2020
Appl. No.:

16/789194
Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Akiva Meir Krauthamer - Orlando FL, US
Elam Kevin Hertzler - Winter Garden FL, US
International Classification:

A63H 11/00
A63H 3/06
A63H 33/26
Abstract:

The present disclosure relates generally to an electromagnetic animated figure control system. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to techniques for actuating a figure, such as a plush toy, using addressable control nodes (e.g., electromagnetic coils) of an electromagnetic array. For example, an amusement park may include a control surface implemented to include the electromagnetic array. Further, an animated figure may include magnets in one or more components. Accordingly, while the animated figure may lack a power source, the animated figure may be controlled (e.g., actuated) via a controlled magnetic interaction between the control surface and the magnets.