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Emeryville, CA, United States of America

Pixar


USPTO Granted Patents = 351

% Expired Patents = 21.7



Trademarks = 22

Forward Citations = 3,090

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265 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal John R Anderson (34 out of 47 patents)

silverMedal Mark Joseph Meyer (31 out of 48 patents)

bronzeMedal David E Baraff (21 out of 22 patents)

4.  Michael Kass (18 out of 26 patents)

5.  Rick Sayre (17 out of 20 patents)

6.  Robert L Cook (17 out of 21 patents)

7.  Timothy S Milliron (15 out of 47 patents)

8.  David DiFrancesco (15 out of 16 patents)

9.  Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff (14 out of 15 patents)

10.  Robert Jensen (14 out of 15 patents)

11.  Fernando Ferrari De Goes (13 out of 14 patents)

12.  Tom Hahn (13 out of 13 patents)

13.  Andrew Witkin (13 out of 15 patents)

14.  Loren C Carpenter (12 out of 15 patents)

15.  Oren M Jacob (11 out of 19 patents)


Core Competencies:
Hair Simulation
Character Articulation
Monte Carlo Rendering
Neural Networks
Denoising Techniques
Object Deformation
Cloth Modeling
Rendering Optimization
Animation Curves
UV Mapping
Virtual Environments
Crowd Choreography

351 patents:

1. D1146366 - Performer stand for content production (2026-09-08),
2. 12505598 - Hair editing techniques for animation (2025-12-23),
3. 12450835 - Character articulation through profile curves (2025-10-21),
4. 12277662 - Object alignment techniques for animation (2025-04-14),
5. 12169914 - Temporal techniques of denoising Monte Carlo renderings using neural networks (2024-12-17),
6. 12169899 - Cloth modeling using quad render meshes (2024-12-17),
7. 11948274 - Deep learned super resolution for feature film production (2024-04-02),
8. 11941739 - Object deformation network system and method (2024-03-26),
9. 11727616 - Contour lines for volumetric objects (2023-08-15),
10. 11574091 - Techniques for recovering from intersections (2023-02-07),
11. 11532073 - Temporal techniques of denoising Monte Carlo renderings using neural networks (2022-12-20),
12. 11037274 - Denoising Monte Carlo renderings using progressive neural networks (2021-06-15),
13. 10984581 - UV transfer (2021-04-20),
14. 10861233 - Mesh wrap based on affine-invariant coordinates (2020-12-08),
15. 10846828 - De-noising images using machine learning (2020-11-24),
Pixar Animation Studios, commonly known as Pixar, is an American computer animation studio famous for its animated feature films. It was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2006 and has released numerous critically acclaimed movies, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Coco.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 15 2026

Pixar
351 Patents

#2 in Emeryville, CA

#270 in California

#1,287 in US

#2,596 in the World

Emeryville, CA (US)
Emeryville, CA, United States of America

Pixar

Forward Citations = 3,090

265 inventors:

goldMedal John R Anderson (34 out of 47 patents)

silverMedal Mark Joseph Meyer (31 out of 48 patents)

bronzeMedal David E Baraff (21 out of 22 patents)

4.  Michael Kass (18 out of 26 patents)

5.  Rick Sayre (17 out of 20 patents)

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