Industry Patents

Patent: 8825225

Aerial Display System with Floating Projection Screens

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Patent Number: 8825225 
Title: Aerial Display System with Floating Projection Screens 
Abstract:

A system for presenting an aerial display over an audience of spectators. The system includes a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a plurality of flexible projection screens. Each of the screens is supportable in a display air space by the UAVs. The system includes a ground control system with a processor executing a fleet manager module and with memory storing a different flight plan for each of the UAVs. During operation during a display time period, the UAVs execute the flight plans to move and to position the flexible projection screens within the display air space. The flexible projection screens each may include a mesh body configured to have low wind resistance and to provide a projection surface for reflecting light. The system may include a projector projecting light onto the projection surface of at least one of the flexible projection screens during the display time period.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Stark, Trowbridge, Wong 
Assignee: Disney Enterprises 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: G03B 21/00 
US Classification: 701/2 
Issue Date: 09-02-2014 
Filing Date: 02-15-2013 
Application : 13/768995 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 8825225 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 8825225 at Google Patents 

 

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