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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Michael Comet, Concord, CA (US);
William F. Sheffler, Hercules, CA (US);
Ryan Kautzman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jiayi Chong, San Bruno, CA (US);
Jonathan Page, Lafayette, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Comet, Concord, CA (US);
William F. Sheffler, Hercules, CA (US);
Ryan Kautzman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jiayi Chong, San Bruno, CA (US);
Jonathan Page, Lafayette, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This disclosure relates to computer-generated imagery (CGI) and computer-aided animation. More specifically, this disclosure relates to techniques for skin and volume simulation for use in CGI and computer-aided animation.