Where can a find a copy of Walt Disney's patent for the multiplane camera?

Answer 1

The Mulitplane camera was basically a camera that took picture of many different images at the same time, these images were just stacked planes of glass that had different elements of a cell animation. Walt Disney held the patent of this and was only used by the Disney movies. Throughout this inventions lifespan , not much had really changed since it was a simple invention , not much could have been changed. This had a huge impact on society and even the whole world since this showed us what movies could look like if we would add a little bit of new technology to it , and it also could have been seen as leading way to even more advanced technology in the movie making business.

There is a kernel of truth to this one deep inside, but too much has been added to what actually happened for this myth to be taken as totally true any longer. There are some instances that credit Walt Disney (the person) with inventing the multiplane camera! [about.com, MIT] While there is no denying that U.S. patent 2,201,689 is in the name of Walter E. Disney for improvements in the "Art of Animation" that include a multiplane camera, to think he invented the gargantuan special camera rig is ludicrous.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, it is not available from the US Patent website. A PDF copy of Patent 2201689 can be downloaded from the related links.