Patents by Inventor Richard William Norman Merritt

Richard William Norman Merritt 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).

  • Video storage device, and method of controlling a video storage device and video mixer
    Patent number: 7800695
    Abstract: A video mixer is employed to form a transition between two video compositions, for example a fade or a wipe. A video storage device is associated with the video mixer and plays out a video signal, the timing of which is controlled in dependence upon the progress of the transition made by the said video mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Snell Limited
    Inventor: Richard William Norman Merritt
  • VIDEO STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VIDEO STORAGE DEVICE AND VIDEO MIXER
    Publication number: 20090185077
    Abstract: A video mixer is employed to form a transition between two video compositions, for example a fade or a wipe. A video storage device is associated with the video mixer and plays out a video signal, the timing of which is controlled in dependence upon the progress of the transition made by the said video mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Richard William Norman MERRITT
  • Video storage device, and method of controlling a video storage device and video mixer
    Patent number: 7511767
    Abstract: A video mixer may be employed to form a transition between two video compositions, for example a fade or a wipe. A video storage device may be associated with the video mixer and plays out a video signal, the timing of which is controlled in dependence upon the progress of the transition made by the said video mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Snell & Wilcox Limited
    Inventor: Richard William Norman Merritt