Patents by Inventor Clarence R. Fine

Clarence R. Fine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4491879
    Abstract: A method of synchronizing audio and video information is disclosed wherein standard motion picture techniques may be used to form a master finished audio track accurately synchronized with a recorded video signal. A standard master edited video tape is recorded with a conventional SMPTE time code or other code identifying each of the recorded frames. The video signal and time code are transferred to a first sprocketed magnetic film which operates at standard motion picture speeds. This film serves as a "work" print which is then used to build a plurality of audio tracks on sprocket driven films which are synchronized with the video information appearing on the work print. Thereafter, the audio tracks are mixed in synchronism to form a master finished audio track on a second sprocketed magnetic film. The SMPTE time code is transferred from the work print to the second sprocketed magnetic film in synchronism with the master finished audio track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1985
    Inventor: Clarence R. Fine