Patents by Inventor Andrew Bowell

Andrew Bowell 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).

  • Method and apparatus for simulating soft object movement
    Patent number: 7363199
    Abstract: Movement of a soft body is simulated by defining its surface as an arbitrary mesh of points connected by edges. Each point is represented as a point mass, subject to conventional laws of motion. The simulator represents forces acting on the point masses, namely skin forces connecting pairs of point masses and volumetric forces for maintaining relative positions with no net linear or rotational forces on the soft body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Telekinesys Research Limited
    Inventors: Hugh Reynolds, Andrew Bond, Andrew Bowell
  • Method and apparatus for simulating soft object movement
    Publication number: 20020180739
    Abstract: Movement of a soft body is simulated by defining its surface as an arbitrary mesh of points connected by edges. Each point is represented as a point mass, subject to conventional laws of motion. The simulator represents forces acting on the point masses, namely skin forces connecting pairs of point masses and volumetric forces for maintaining relative positions with no net linear or rotational forces on the soft body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Hugh Reynolds, Andrew Bond, Andrew Bowell