Patents by Inventor James Hegarty

James Hegarty 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).

  • Generating animation using image analogies to animate according to particular styles
    Patent number: 8766985
    Abstract: An animation processor comprises a processor, an instruction memory, a working memory, inputs and outputs, and an input for receiving an input animation sequence comprising a plurality of time-sequenced frames, storage for a style image pair, comprising an input style image and an output style image, wherein differences between the input style image and an output style image convey a style for drawings and other visual elements, logic for generating set of time-varying orientation fields, logic for rendering velocity fields for the sequences, and an output for outputting an output animation sequence that takes on the style specified by the style image pair, with the output animation sequence having temporal coherence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Pixar
    Inventors: Michael Kass, Igor Mordatch, James Hegarty
  • Mailbox trellis
    Patent number: D460198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Wire Cloth Manufacturers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathy Blaber, James Hegarty, Karen Hegarty