Patents by Inventor Gillian Furse

Gillian Furse 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).

  • Luminance sensitive palette
    Patent number: 6532020
    Abstract: A custom palette comprises colors on a plurality of luminance levels consisting of colors of uniform luminance. The spacing in luminance between levels varies in relation to the luminance, the spacing between levels being closer at low luminance and increasing at greater luminance. The palette preferably includes a gray color from each luminance level, highly saturated colors at the vertices of every alternate level, and a selection of lower saturation colors encircling the gray color on each level. The selection of lower saturation colors preferably includes a higher concentration of flesh and sky colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Friedman, Gillian Furse, Karen A. Hargrove, Joseph M. Joy, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Sunita Shrivastava, Gideon A. Yuval
  • Luminance sensitive palette
    Patent number: 5394518
    Abstract: A custom palette comprises colors on a plurality of luminance levels consisting of colors of uniform luminance. The spacing in luminance between levels varies in relation to the luminance, the spacing between levels being closer at low luminance and increasing at greater luminance. The palette preferably includes a gray color from each luminance level, highly saturated colors at the vertices of every alternate level, and a selection of lower saturation colors encircling the gray color on each level. The selection of lower saturation colors preferably includes a higher concentration of flesh and sky colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Friedman, Gillian Furse, Karen A. Hargrove, Joseph M. Joy, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Sunita Shrivastava, Gideon A. Yuval