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Re:Walt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed Feb. 13, 1957) [v... by zimpenfish on Monday March 10, 2025 @05:49AM (#43318609)
If the Wikipedia page[0] is correct, he's more of a refiner than the inventor, no?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplane_camera

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Re:Walt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed Feb. 13, 1957) [v... by nashashmi on Monday March 10, 2025 @12:41PM (#43322369)
This is a periodic reminder that all innovations happen in iterations. Walt could be credited as a curator of talented production and investor in the mission.
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Re:Walt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed Feb. 13, 1957) [v... by dtagames on Monday March 10, 2025 @01:30PM (#43322921)
Walt is the named inventor on the patent[0]. I verified this by asking ChatGPT to do some research[1].

[0] https://patentyogi.com/celebrity-patents/celebrity-patent-wa...

[1] https://chatgpt.com/share/67cf2195-10dc-8011-bc6b-2ee90bdb0a...

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Re:Walt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed Feb. 13, 1957) [v... by zimpenfish on Monday March 10, 2025 @07:21PM (#43327324)
> Walt is the named inventor on the patent

There are countless patents that should never have been granted because prior art existed. This isn't a slam-dunk piece of evidence.

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