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Alfredo Ayala

Disney: 17 patents #400 of 6,686Top 6%
Overall (All Time): #262,873 of 4,157,543Top 7%
17
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12386413 Modular omnidirectional actuated floors providing an interactive user experience Jack Wetherell, Robert J. Bristow, Lanny S. Smoot, Michael Ryan Enriquez Arevalo, Frank D. Mezzatesta, III 2025-08-12
12236168 Machine learning for animatronic development and optimization Kenneth J. Mitchell, Matthew W. MCCRORY, Jeremy Oliveira STOLARZ, Joel D. CASTELLON, Moritz Niklaus Bächer 2025-02-25
11701774 Robotic systems using learning to provide real-time vibration-suppressing control Tanner Rinke, Venkata Krishna Tamminana, Sungjoon Choi, Moritz Niklaus Bächer, Lars Espen Knoop +1 more 2023-07-18
11072075 Eye contact sensing and control for robotic characters David L. Christensen, Alexis P. Wieland, Lanny S. Smoot, Quinn Y. Smithwick, Kyna P. McIntosh +5 more 2021-07-27
10268969 Artificial intelligence controlled entertainment performance Jon Hayes Snoddy, Daniel C. Pike, Mike Fusco, Douglas A. Fidaleo 2019-04-23
9843744 Audience interaction projection system Jonathan Ackley, Lanny S. Smoot 2017-12-12
9818217 Data driven design and animation of animatronics Jose Rafael Tena, Derek Edward Bradley, Thabo Beeler, Jon Hayes Snoddy, Iain Matthews +2 more 2017-11-14
8864592 Turntable racing system Anthony W. Baxter, Edward A. Nemeth 2014-10-21
8651916 System and method for generating realistic eyes Holger Irmler, Frank Mezzatesta, Gary W. Schnuckle, Lanny S. Smoot, Philip John Jackson +1 more 2014-02-18
7652824 System and/or method for combining images David A. Desmarais, Holger Irmler, Michael Ilardi 2010-01-26
7273280 Interactive projection system and method Lanny S. Smoot, William McArdle, Arthur Jun Tanaka, Don Kravitz, James Stephen Frankenberger +2 more 2007-09-25
7261455 System and method for generating a flickering flame effect Gary W. Schnuckle, Holger Irmler, Jamie Robertson, Bryan S. Tye 2007-08-28
7159994 System and method for generating a flickering flame effect Gary W. Schnuckle, Holger Irmler, Jamie Robertson, Bryan S. Tye 2007-01-09
6607287 Black-light display Eric C. Haseltine, Kathleen L. Nelson 2003-08-19
6530662 System and method for enhancing the realism of a displayed image Eric C. Haseltine, Peter Hastings 2003-03-11
6301044 Apparel color and image effect system Mark J. Huber, Amy K. Van Gilder, Eric C. Haseltine 2001-10-09
6128132 Method and apparatus for generating an autostereo image Alexis P. Wieland, Elizabeth A. Woods, Thomas F. LaDuke, Andrew R. Beechum 2000-10-03