ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,455, issued on March 31, was assigned to Nine Echoes Inc. (Spokane, Wash.).

"Audio management system for a virtual production volume" was invented by Michael Quinby (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sound management system for a virtual production volume may include one or more acoustic baffles configured to reduce sound reverberation within the production volume while allowing transmission of visible light through the baffle. In some examples, the system may comprise a transparent baffle curtain hanging from a frame. The transparent baffle curtain may be configurable in terms of position, size, and/or orientation, su...