WILLIAM GEORGE ADAMSON
Pilots at Kirkwall Rd, Glendora, CA

License number

California A3011768

Issued Date

Apr 2015

Expiration Date

Apr 2017

Professional information

Video Gateway Having Movable Screens

US Patent:

5708527, Jan 13, 1998

Filed:

Mar 29, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/624284

Inventors:

William G. Adamson - Glendora CA
Gordon E. Liljegren - Burbank CA
Michael H. Peterson - Glendale CA
Christopher Brian Smith - Pasadena CA
David W. Spencer - Saugus CA
Donald L. Updyke - Palmdale CA
James S. Wassell - New Smyrna FL

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Corporation of America - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G03B 2156

US Classification:

359451

Abstract:

Multiple large screens on movable arms form a gateway beneath which viewers may walk. The screens slide up or down, i. e. , toward or away from, the viewers walking below. The screens also pivot in a circular arc to sweep toward, or away from, the viewers. In one embodiment a number of vertical support beams are employed. Elongated arms are attached to the support beams at one end so that the arms can each be rotated about their attached ends. The arms also slide up and down the length of the support beams. Projection screens are attached to the arms so that the screens move as the arms move. In a more specific embodiment each screen is provided with a rear-projection projector for displaying images onto the screens. A computer is used to control the sliding and rotating of the support beams so that preprogrammed patterns can be executed. A computer is also used to control the projectors so that coordinated patterns of images are displayed on the screens.

Soup Bowl Attraction

US Patent:

6168531, Jan 2, 2001

Filed:

Jun 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/333197

Inventors:

William George Adamson - Glendora CA
Donald Lewis Updyke - Palmdale CA

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Hyper Entertainment Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

A63J 502

US Classification:

472 61

Abstract:

A simulated soup bowl entertainment attraction, comprising: a bowl-shaped member having a top bounded by a top rim, a bottom permitting light transmission therethrough, and sidewalls connecting the top rim with the bottom; a fog generator producing a fog layer at the top of the bowl-shaped member; and an imaging device producing an image within the bowl-shaped member, the image viewable from a viewing position looking down into the top of the bowl-shaped member. Preferably, the bowl shaped entertainment attraction includes an image controlling apparatus coupled to the imaging device for changing the image viewable from the viewing position. Optionally, apparatus producing sound within the bowl-shaped member may be provided. The bowl shaped entertainment attraction may include a sound controlling apparatus coupled to a sound system for selectively changing the sound heard from within the bowl-shaped member.