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Universal City Studios LLC

First filing 2002
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587 patents currently held

1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Apr 2027. from the record

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Apr 2027
Next term end
417
Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Systems and Methods for Generating Augmented and Virtual Reality Images US 9,690,375
Cited by 61 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Ends May 2035 · High confidence Also notable
Queue Management System and Method US 10,304,276
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 113 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Nov 2033 · High confidence Also notable
System and Method for Tracking a Passive Wand and Actuating an Effect Based on a Detected Wand Path US 10,134,267
Cited by 39 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2034.
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 9 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
  • 11 fees due Dec 6 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 6
  • 14 fees due Jan 2 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 2
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  • 5 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 11 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
  • 8 fees due Oct 7 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 7
  • 2 fees due Nov 7, 2027

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 417 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
System and Method for Tracking a Passive Wand and Actuating an Effect Based on a Detected Wand Path6 in forceto Mar 2034
Interactive Systems and Methods with Tracking Devices5 in forceto Feb 2038
Systems and Methods for Incorporating Pneumatic Robotic Systems into Amusement Park Attractions5 in forceto Oct 2037
Systems and Methods for Incorporating Pneumatic Robotic Systems into Structures5 in forceto Sep 2037
Virtual Queue System and Method5 in forceto Mar 2037

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,506,602Guest Positioning Assembly
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,523,692Flame Barrier, Apparatus and Method for Entertaining Guests
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,694,640Guest Positioning Assembly
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,296,400Virtual Omnimover
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,572,166Transformable Scenery
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,183,685Virtual Omnimover
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,082,165System and Method for Theme Park Line Queue Management
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,788,215Amusement Ride with Rider-Selected Integrated Audio
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,706,904Attraction Multilanguage Audio Device and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,850,533Flame Barrier, Apparatus and Method for Entertaining Guests
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 587: 1 patent in force now held by others · 6 patents ended · 180 applications pending · 18 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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