Patents by Inventor Blake Williford

Blake Williford 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: 12535945
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for using modularized digital editing action blocks in a graphical user interface to generate and apply a variety of advanced modifications to a digital image. The disclosed systems can categorize the digital editing action blocks into digital editing action categories from which a user can select a digital editing action block and insert into a field of a node compositor. Once the digital editing action block is arranged at a compatible field within the digital editing user interface, the snap effects system can execute the digital editing action block to create a particular graphical effect according to the positional configuration of the digital editing action block within the node compositor. In turn, the snap effects system can save the action-block configuration within the node compositor and facilitate additional use and/or sharing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Winnemoeller, Blake Williford
  • Publication number: 20240231591
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for using modularized digital editing action blocks in a graphical user interface to generate and apply a variety of advanced modifications to a digital image. The disclosed systems can categorize the digital editing action blocks into digital editing action categories from which a user can select a digital editing action block and insert into a field of a node compositor. Once the digital editing action block is arranged at a compatible field within the digital editing user interface, the snap effects system can execute the digital editing action block to create a particular graphical effect according to the positional configuration of the digital editing action block within the node compositor. In turn, the snap effects system can save the action-block configuration within the node compositor and facilitate additional use and/or sharing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Holger Winnemoeller, Blake Williford
  • Patent number: 11934647
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for using modularized digital editing action blocks in a graphical user interface to generate and apply a variety of advanced modifications to a digital image. The disclosed systems can categorize the digital editing action blocks into digital editing action categories from which a user can select a digital editing action block and insert into a field of a node compositor. Once the digital editing action block is arranged at a compatible field within the digital editing user interface, the snap effects system can execute the digital editing action block to create a particular graphical effect according to the positional configuration of the digital editing action block within the node compositor. In turn, the snap effects system can save the action-block configuration within the node compositor and facilitate additional use and/or sharing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Winnemoeller, Blake Williford
  • Publication number: 20210311619
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for using modularized digital editing action blocks in a graphical user interface to generate and apply a variety of advanced modifications to a digital image. The disclosed systems can categorize the digital editing action blocks into digital editing action categories from which a user can select a digital editing action block and insert into a field of a node compositor. Once the digital editing action block is arranged at a compatible field within the digital editing user interface, the snap effects system can execute the digital editing action block to create a particular graphical effect according to the positional configuration of the digital editing action block within the node compositor. In turn, the snap effects system can save the action-block configuration within the node compositor and facilitate additional use and/or sharing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Holger Winnemoeller, Blake Williford