ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,547,057, issued on Feb. 10.
"System and method for synchronized movement of objects in front of a camera lens" was invented by Nicholas Banner Wong (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is intended to facilitate the creation of artistic effects in photography and videography, made possible by synchronous movement of light path modifying objects. A device according to aspects of the present invention includes a manipulator whose operation synchronously alters the position of light path modifying members. The manipulator may include a transmission. Light path modifying members with different light properties can be ...