Patents by Inventor Emiliano Padovani

Emiliano Padovani 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 of inferring microdetail on skin animation
    Patent number: 11461968
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for modeling an outer surface, such as skin. The method includes, under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, defining a plurality of microstructures such as microstructures to be displayed in microstructure locations on a geometric model of a character or inanimate object, and generating a volumetric mesh including the plurality of microstructures. The volumetric mesh is configured to be applied to the geometric model as an outer surface (e.g., skin) covering the geometric model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Unity Technologies SF
    Inventors: Emiliano Padovani, Artur Vill
  • Method of Inferring Microdetail on Skin Animation
    Publication number: 20210241526
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for modeling an outer surface, such as skin. The method includes, under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, defining a plurality of microstructures such as microstructures to be displayed in microstructure locations on a geometric model of a character or inanimate object, and generating a volumetric mesh including the plurality of microstructures. The volumetric mesh is configured to be applied to the geometric model as an outer surface (e.g., skin) covering the geometric model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Emiliano Padovani, Artur Vill
  • Method of generating surface definitions usable in computer-generated imagery to include procedurally-generated microdetail
    Patent number: 11055911
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for modeling an outer surface, such as skin. The method includes, under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, defining a plurality of microstructures such as microstructures to be displayed in microstructure locations on a geometric model of a character or inanimate object, and generating a volumetric mesh including the plurality of microstructures. The volumetric mesh is configured to be applied to the geometric model as an outer surface (e.g., skin) covering the geometric model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Weta Digital Limited
    Inventors: Emiliano Padovani, Artur Vill