Our principals are developers and named inventors of highly dynamic, life safety-critical, complex creative and technically demanding equipment, machines, and vehicles — assigned across Universal Studios, Walt Disney, and other client organizations.
US 11,161,049 B2Active
Carousel with extended vertical rider travel, developed for the Epic Universe program. TWT inventors: Weigand, Ahlstone, Coats, Borgman, Clare. Assigned to Universal City Studios.
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US 11,613,278 B2Active
Gap-blocking mechanism protecting guests between ride vehicle and load station, developed in the Epic Universe program. TWT inventors: Weigand, Borgman, Coats. Assigned to Universal City Studios.
View on Google Patents →These patents came out of the Universal Epic Universe program — home to four Thea Award recipients in the 32nd Annual cycle. See the Awards →
US 7,159,520 B2
Fail-safe articulation joint enabling high-acceleration, bidirectional coaster travel over track switches. Inventor: Weigand. Assigned to Universal City Studios.
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US 5,453,053 A
Track-guided vehicle that spins anywhere along a linear path — the system behind spinning dark rides. Inventor: Weigand. Assigned to Walt Disney Co.
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US 7,854,660 B2Active
Amusement park ride providing a free-flying jet pack experience. Inventor: Bradley (co-founder). Assigned to Disney Enterprises.
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US 5,715,756 A
Quiet anti-roll back system eliminating the "clank" of conventional lift safety devices. Inventor: Weigand. Assigned to Universal Studios.
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US 6,220,171 B1
Coaster with rotating cabins directing the rider's view — simulating helicopter-style flight. Inventors: Parent, Bradley (co-founder). Assigned to Universal City Studios.
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US 5,421,267 A
Articulated pinch drive with adjustable friction force, maintaining constant contact with a facility drive fin through curves. Inventor: Bradley (co-founder). Assigned to Walt Disney Co.
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US 10,205,926 B2Active
Multidimensional display surface that transforms to reveal the view beyond. Inventor: Ahlstone. Assigned to Legends Attractions.
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US 10,221,039 B2Active
Video display walls within an elevator whose media transforms as the cab travels. Inventor: Ahlstone. Assigned to Legends Attractions.
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US 7,452,173 B2
Dual-vehicle system transporting complete homes over uneven terrain with precision placement. Inventors: Weigand, Parent, Manville, Bradley. Assigned to Custom Quality Homes.
View on Google Patents →The X-Stream Wheels patent family, developed in TWT's founding era, anchors our roller-coaster wheel R&D heritage. These patents have reached natural term and are cited as prior art rather than active enforcement.
Lead patent of the X-Stream Wheels family. Filed 2000; issued 2002; reached natural term 2020. Inventors: Bradley, Parent.
View on Google Patents →Continuation of US 6,375,243 expanding the roller-coaster wheel claim set. Issued 2003; reached natural term 2020. Inventors: Bradley, Parent.
View on Google Patents →Broader-scope wheel patent covering wheeled-vehicle applications beyond coasters. Issued 2005. Inventors: Bradley, Parent, Weigand.
View on Google Patents →Pre-TWT-Inc. era patents on which TWT principals are named inventors include foundational work on Indiana Jones Adventure, Roger Rabbit, and Tower of Terror — assigned to Walt Disney Imagineering.