Industry Patents
Patent: 9011197
Robotic Marionettes on Magnetically-Supported and Highly Mobile Puppeteer Platforms
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| Patent Number: |
9011197 |
| Title: |
Robotic Marionettes on Magnetically-Supported and Highly Mobile Puppeteer Platforms |
| Abstract: |
An apparatus for suspending and positioning marionettes. The apparatus
includes a thin, planar support membrane such as a plastic sheet. A
tender vehicle is positioned on the upper side of the support membrane. A
motor or other drive mechanism selectively positions the tender vehicle
relative to the support membrane. The apparatus includes a puppeteer
vehicle from which a marionette is suspended. The puppeteer vehicle is
positioned proximate to the lower side of the support membrane opposite
the tender vehicle. To support the puppeteer vehicle, one or both of the
vehicles includes one or more rotatable magnetic elements such that the
attractive forces support the weight of the puppeteer vehicle and the
marionette. Typically, the puppeteer vehicle is a passive follower, and
the drive mechanism of the tender vehicle includes motors to move the
magnetic elements and position the tender and following puppeteer vehicle
with its marionette to provide a show.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Smoot, Caldwell, Schnuckle |
| Assignee: |
Disney Enterprises |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
A63H 33/00 |
| US Classification: |
446/359 |
| Issue Date: |
04-21-2015 |
| Filing Date: |
03-04-2009 |
| Application : |
12/397990 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
9011197 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
9011197 at Google Patents |
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