MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617091165 A) filed by Universal City Studios LLC on July 27, 2026, for Ballast Dummy Systems And Methods.
Inventors include Self, Gregory; Walker, Kenneth; Majdali, David Gerard; and Habiak, Gregory Paul.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: A ballast dummy system includes a base support configured to be retained in a seat of a ride vehicle of an amusement ride. The ballast dummy system also includes at least one bar coupled to the base support and extending in an axial direction. The ballast dummy system also includes one or more weights. Each weight of the one or more weights includes an axial hole configured to engage the at least one bar to retain each weight on the base support. The at least one bar is configured to block rotation of the one or more weights about a longitudinal axis of the at least one bar.
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