{"number":"US12697553B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Propulsion for amusement park ride","english":"Propulsion for amusement park ride"},"abstract":{"original":"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.","english":"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."},"applicants":["UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC"],"inventors":["Sarah Anne KELLEY","Eric Allan VANCE"],"filingDate":"2023-02-24","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697553B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697553B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697553B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697553B2"}}