Patents by Inventor Kevin Reid

Kevin Reid has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6587109
    Abstract: A system and method facilitating the production, processing, and Internet distribution of 3D animated movies including 3D multipath movies. A key reduction algorithm reduces the keyframes associated with the 3D movie to facilitate the streaming of the data over the Internet. An animation optimization and texture optimization algorithm allows the system to get statistical information of the portions of the 3D object which are invisible (outside the view frame), and whose animation and texture data may thus be safely removed. If the 3D object is within the view frame, the optimization algorithm gathers information about the distance and size of the 3D object and its associated texture data within the frame. The system and method further allows creation of various versions of the 3D object from a single production process. The various versions are tagged with an identifier identifying the target platforms and media platforms in which they are suitable for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: B3D, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Rose, David John Pentecost, Andrew Kevin Reid
  • Patent number: 6563504
    Abstract: A system and method facilitating the production, processing, and Internet distribution of 3D animated movies including 3D multipath movies. A key reduction algorithm reduces the keyframes associated with the 3D movie to facilitate the streaming of the data over the Internet. An animation optimization and texture optimization algorithm allows the system to get statistical information of the portions of the 3D object which are invisible (outside the view frame), and whose animation and texture data may thus be safely removed. If the 3D object is within the view frame, the optimization algorithm gathers information about the distance and size of the 3D object and its associated texture data within the frame. The system and method further allows creation of various versions of the 3D object from a single production process. The various versions are tagged with an identifier identifying the target platforms and media platforms in which they are suitable for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: B3D, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Rose, Andrew D. Davie, Andrew Kevin Reid
  • Patent number: 6476802
    Abstract: A system and method facilitating the production, processing, and Internet distribution of 3D animated movies including 3D multipath movies. A key reduction algorithm reduces the keyframes associated with the 3D movie to facilitate the streaming of the data over the Internet. An animation optimization and texture optimization algorithm allows the system to get statistical information of the portions of the 3D object which are invisible (outside the view frame), and whose animation and texture data may thus be safely removed. If the 3D object is within the view frame, the optimization algorithm gathers information about the distance and size of the 3D object and its associated texture data within the frame. The system and method further allows creation of various versions of the 3D object from a single production process. The various versions are tagged with an identifier identifying the target platforms and media platforms in which they are suitable for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: B3D, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Rose, David John Pentecost, Andrew Kevin Reid
  • Patent number: 6283771
    Abstract: A grounding system for improving the performance of an RF coaxial lightning protector having a housing for containing an RF coaxial lightning protector. The housing has a jack at one end and a plug at the other end. The system also includes a grounding device fabricated from a conductive material, which is connected to the housing and, in turn, connected to a grounding surface. The connections are such that a signal current can pass from the housing to the grounding surface through the grounding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Mitchell, Dheenadayalan Moongilan, Kevin Reid, Anatoly Zaytsev
  • Patent number: D454050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: Allan D. Kelly, Jeremy Saunders, Kevin Reid
  • Patent number: D332822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: Ross Operating Valve Company
    Inventors: Kevin A. Reid, Karl Reid, Russell J. Cameron
  • Patent number: D350094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Norman D. Anderson, John S. Attinello, Dale G. Freygang, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D350095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Norman D. Anderson, John S. Attinello, Dale G. Freygang, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D353567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Norman D. Anderson, John S. Attinello, Dale G. Freygang, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D360859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D360860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D360863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D362223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John S. Attinello, Wiliam E. Glover, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D369769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D378811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid
  • Patent number: D384607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John Steven Attinello, Kevin A. Reid