Patents by Inventor James Barton Sights

James Barton Sights 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).

  • Patent number: 11632994
    Abstract: A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bell, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, James Barton Sights
  • Patent number: 11629443
    Abstract: Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. A technique includes determining a fabric's response to a laser, capturing an initial image of a wear pattern on a garment, and processing the initial image to obtain a working image in grayscale. The working image is further processed to obtain a difference image by comparing each pixel relative to a dark reference. The difference image is converted to a laser values image by using the previously determined fabric response to the laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Christopher Schultz, Jennifer Schultz, James Barton Sights
  • Patent number: 11612203
    Abstract: A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bell, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, James Barton Sights
  • Patent number: 11613843
    Abstract: A system automatically generates apparel collection imagery from user-provided imagery. The user-provided imagery includes images of people wearing one or more garments. The system uses segmenting analysis to analyze the user-provided image to identify locations of the garment. From the locations of the garments, the system can determine which garments from an apparel collection can be used to replace those in the user-provided imagery. The system uses pose estimation on the user-provided imagery and modifies a preview image of a replacement garment from the collection. This modified replacement garment image is used to replace the garment in the user-provided imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, Benjamin Bell, James Barton Sights, Christopher Schultz
  • Publication number: 20230085629
    Abstract: A structure has spaces that can accommodate at least two International Organization for Standardization compliant shipping containers. The structure has studs, joists, and rafters connected together above, besides, between, and in front of the spaces for the shipping containers. The structure provides for an attractive outdoor retail space with shading, allowing for signage, decorations, product display, ergonomics, and other retail design features. In an implementation, the structure is for a mobile retail space that is tailored for customizing and manufacture of the customized apparel, especially the laser finishing of products like jeans. The mobile retail space can be relocated to and deployed easily at various events, such as sports events and music festival venues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: James Barton Sights, Elizabeth O'Neill, Jeff Zens
  • Publication number: 20230082262
    Abstract: A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, James Barton Sights, Benjamin Bell
  • Patent number: 11592974
    Abstract: A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu, James Barton Sights, Benjamin Bell, Christopher Schultz
  • Publication number: 20230046503
    Abstract: A manufacturing flow of apparel such as jeans uses a laser to finish the products. The products are designed using a digital design tool, where photorealistic previews are generated in three dimensions and two dimensions. Imagery of the products are sent to retailers where customers can order the products, such as online orders. Imagery of the products are sent to factories where the products are finished. Based on the imagery, the factories make adjustments to the processes as needed so that the actual products will have an appearance as in the received imagery. As orders are received by the retailers, the factories can manufacture the desired products on demand, and the products can be delivered to customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Bell, Debdulal Mahanty, Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu, Inci Bayraktar Arican, Aykut Aygun, James Barton Sights
  • Publication number: 20230051783
    Abstract: A manufacturing flow of apparel such as jeans uses a laser to finish the products. The products are designed using a digital design tool, where photorealistic previews are generated in three dimensions and two dimensions. Imagery of the products are sent to retailers where customers can order the products, such as online orders. Imagery of the products are sent to factories where the products are finished. Based on the imagery, the factories make adjustments to the processes as needed so that the actual products will have an appearance as in the received imagery. As orders are received by the retailers, the factories can manufacture the desired products on demand, and the products can be delivered to customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: James Barton Sights, Benjamin Bell, Debdulal Mahanty, Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu, Inci Bayraktar Arican, Aykut Aygun
  • Patent number: 11578457
    Abstract: A fabric has enhanced response characteristics for laser finishing. The fabric can be denim for denim apparel such as jeans. Software and lasers are used to finish apparel made of the fabric to produce a desired wear or distressing pattern or other design. The fabric allows for relatively fast color change in response to the laser, color changes in hue from indigo blue to white, many grayscale levels, and maintains strength and stretch properties. A method used to make the fabric includes spinning, dyeing, and weaving yarns in such a way to obtain the desired enhanced response characteristics for laser finishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, Susanne St. Onge-Simpson, James Barton Sights, Berke Aydemir
  • Patent number: 11562423
    Abstract: A system allows a user to select designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. The previews provide photorealistic visualizations in two or three dimensions, and can be presented on a computer display, projected on a screen, or presented in virtual reality (e.g., via headset), or augmented reality. The system can also include a projection system that projects the new designs onto garments on mannequins in a showroom. The garments and the new designs projected onto the garments have a three-dimensional appearance as if the garments having the new designs are worn by people. Software and lasers are used in finishing the garments to produce garments with the new designs and the finished garments have an appearance of the three-dimensional appearance of the garments and new designs on the mannequins with the new designs projected onto the garments by the projection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: James Barton Sights, Benjamin Bell, Debdulal Mahanty, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz
  • Patent number: 11549211
    Abstract: A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired finishing pattern or other design. The system provides three-dimensional previews of their designs on a mannequin, using light projection techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: James Barton Sights, Debdulal Mahanty, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Benjamin Bell
  • Patent number: 11530503
    Abstract: A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. The tool can be accessed or executes via a Web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bell, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, James Barton Sights
  • Publication number: 20220349100
    Abstract: Indigo-dyed garments are treated with an anti-ozone agent to prevent ozone-related degradation of the garments before laser finishing. Without treatment, the garments can exhibit color loss (e.g., color change or fading) from exposure to ozone in the atmosphere. The indigo-dyed garments with anti-ozone treatment can serve as base templates in a laser finishing process flow. The anti-ozone treatment of the base templates can include a rinse including an ascorbic acid or vitamin C constituent during a base preparation process. Then quantities of these base templates can manufactured and stored for periods of time without exhibiting ozone-related degradation effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Chatura Atukorala, James Barton Sights, David Love, Elizabeth O'Neill, Jeff Zens, Benjamin Bell, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, Sachith Devendra Samarasinghe
  • Patent number: 11484080
    Abstract: A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bell, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, James Barton Sights
  • Publication number: 20220341073
    Abstract: Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. A technique includes determining a fabric's response to a laser, capturing an initial image of a wear pattern on a garment, and processing the initial image to obtain a working image in grayscale. The working image is further processed to obtain a difference image by comparing each pixel relative to a dark reference. The difference image is converted to a laser values image by using the previously determined fabric response to the laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Schultz, Jennifer Schultz, James Barton Sights
  • Patent number: 11479892
    Abstract: Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. A technique includes determining a fabric's response to a laser, capturing an initial image of a wear pattern on a garment, and processing the initial image to obtain a working image in grayscale. The working image is further processed to obtain a difference image by comparing each pixel relative to a dark reference. The difference image is converted to a laser values image by using the previously determined fabric response to the laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, James Barton Sights, Christopher Schultz
  • Patent number: 11479907
    Abstract: A structure has spaces that can accommodate at least two International Organization for Standardization compliant shipping containers. The structure has studs, joists, and rafters connected together above, besides, between, and in front of the spaces for the shipping containers. The structure provides for an attractive outdoor retail space with shading, allowing for signage, decorations, product display, ergonomics, and other retail design features. In an implementation, the structure is for a mobile retail space that is tailored for customizing and manufacture of the customized apparel, especially the laser finishing of products like jeans. The mobile retail space can be relocated to and deployed easily at various events, such as sports events and music festival venues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Elizabeth O'Neill, Jeff Zens, James Barton Sights
  • Publication number: 20220290365
    Abstract: An on-demand manufacturing of apparel system includes online customization and ordering of garments, previewing of the garments, manufacturing including laser finishing of garments, and delivery to the customer. Laser finishing of apparel products reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduces product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Fabric templates can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, Benjamin Bell, Debdulal Mahanty, Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu, Christopher Schultz, James Barton Sights
  • Publication number: 20220251777
    Abstract: An on-demand manufacturing of apparel system includes online customization and ordering of garments, previewing of the garments, manufacturing including laser finishing of garments, and delivery to the customer. Laser finishing of apparel products reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduces product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Fabric templates can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, Benjamin Bell, Debdulal Mahanty, Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu, Christopher Schultz, James Barton Sights