Patents by Inventor David Tonnesen

David Tonnesen 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).

  • System and method for preventing pinches and tangles in animated cloth
    Patent number: 9117312
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for altering character body animations to improve subsequent cloth animations. In particular, based on a character body animation, an extra level of processing is performed, prior to the actual cloth simulation. The extra level of processing removes potential areas of pinching or tangling in input character body simulation data, ensuring that the output of the cloth simulation will be have reduced pinches and tangles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: David Tonnesen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING PINCHES AND TANGLES IN ANIMATED CLOTH
    Publication number: 20110084970
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for altering character body animations to improve subsequent cloth animations. In particular, based on a character body animation, an extra level of processing is performed, prior to the actual cloth simulation. The extra level of processing removes potential areas of pinching or tangling in input character body simulation data, ensuring that the output of the cloth simulation will be have reduced pinches and tangles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: David Tonnesen