Max Fleisher cartoonist
Animated Cartoon Patents
If you grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons, you may be interested in the new content added to our Interesting Patents page. First, the creator of the animated characters Betty Boop and Popeye, among others, was also awarded a patent for a Method of Producing Moving Picture Cartoons. Another animator, Paul Terry, who founded the famous animation studio Terrytoons, is also the inventor of several patents including the one directed to the Production of Motion Pictures of the Animated Cartoon Type. Arguably the most famous animation company, Walt Disney Productions, is the owner of many patents, including this one, issued in 1941 for a Method of Creating Cartoon Effects.