Patents by Inventor Christopher T. Maughan

Christopher T. Maughan 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).

  • Shader program generation system and method
    Patent number: 8106904
    Abstract: A method and computer program product are provided for generating a shader program. Included is a file associated with a graphics effect. In use, a shader program is generated based on processing of the file to apply the graphics effect to an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Sim Dietrich, Jr., Ashutosh G. Rege, Christopher T. Maughan
  • System, method and computer program product for generating a shader program
    Patent number: 7009605
    Abstract: A method and computer program product are provided for generating a shader program. Initially, a file associated with a graphics effect is a selected. Such file is then read and processed. A shader program is subsequently generated based on the processing of the file to apply the graphics effect to an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Sim Dietrich, Jr., Ashutosh G. Rege, Christopher T. Maughan, Jerome F. Duluk, Jr.
  • System, method and computer program product for generating a shader program
    Publication number: 20030179220
    Abstract: A method and computer program product are provided for generating a shader program. Initially, a file associated with a graphics effect is a selected. Such file is then read and processed. A shader program is subsequently generated based on the processing of the file to apply the graphics effect to an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: nVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas Sim Dietrich, Ashutosh G. Rege, Christopher T. Maughan, Jerome F. Duluk