Patents by Inventor Edward Gaine

Edward Gaine 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).

  • RECREATIONAL GAME AND METHOD OF PLAYING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230066198
    Abstract: A recreational game is disclosed, including at least one flying disc, wherein a player on each of a set of teams throws the flying disc towards two sets of goal rings positioned on opposing sides of one another. The player on each set of teams attempts to throw the flying disc through one of the two sets of rings to obtain a point value. At least one ball is utilized as a defensive element to prevent the flying disc from travelling through one of the rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Edward Gaine, Steven Ellis
  • Systems and methods for synthesising a terrain
    Patent number: 10304241
    Abstract: A method and system for synthesising a terrain are provided. The method includes: providing access to multiple exemplar terrain templates and generating a working terrain image with target terrain dimensions and an associated working terrain height image. Generating the working terrain image includes sampling a plurality of the exemplar terrain templates for addition of the templates to the working terrain image, and performing image synthesis to improve the working terrain image including height matching the exemplar terrain samples. The method enables control of modification of the working terrain image by applying user-defined constraints to modify the synthesised terrain. The method outputs the working terrain image as a synthesised terrain in the form of a height-field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: University of Cape Town
    Inventors: James Edward Gain, Bruce Charles Merry, Patrick Craig Marais
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESISING A TERRAIN
    Publication number: 20180122135
    Abstract: A method and system for synthesising a terrain are provided. The method includes: providing access to multiple exemplar terrain templates and generating a working terrain image with target terrain dimensions and an associated working terrain height image. Generating the working terrain image includes sampling a plurality of the exemplar terrain templates for addition of the templates to the working terrain image, and performing image synthesis to improve the working terrain image including height matching the exemplar terrain samples. The method enables control of modification of the working terrain image by applying user-defined constraints to modify the synthesised terrain. The method outputs the working terrain image as a synthesised terrain in the form of a height-field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: University of Cape Town
    Inventors: James Edward GAIN, Bruce Charles MERRY, Patrick Craig MARAIS
  • Address display
    Patent number: D508539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventors: Theodore Edward Gaines, Donald Bruce Gaines
  • Address signboard
    Patent number: D476692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore Edward Gaines, Donald Bruce Gaines
  • Address display
    Patent number: D477033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore Edward Gaines, Donald Bruce Gaines
  • Post for an address signboard
    Patent number: D477036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore Edward Gaines, Donald Bruce Gaines
  • Address signboard
    Patent number: D477367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore Edward Gaines, Donald Bruce Gaines
  • Post for an address signboard
    Patent number: D477369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore Edward Gaines, Donald Bruce Gaines