ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,576, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd (South Melbourne, Australia).

"Input device" was invented by Grant David Petty (Albert Park, Australia), Simon Milne Kidd (Malvern East, Australia), John Anthony Vanzella (Brunswick East, Australia), Shannon Howard Smith (Altona, Australia), Andrew James Godin (Altona North, Australia), Benjamin Hill (Moorabbin, Australia) and Lachlan James Karp (Strathmore, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An input device includes a control surface for a color correction system. The control surface includes a housing with an upwardly facing control panel. The control panel has...