Patents by Inventor James Tooley

James Tooley 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).

  • System and method of creating and animating a computer-generated image of a creature
    Publication number: 20060033740
    Abstract: A to-be-animated creature is set up by creating a rig, defining connection points on the rig, and associating geometry with the rig via the connection points. The set up creature is then animated by moving the creature with user defined actions which move a part of the rig. When one part of the rig moves, the remaining parts follow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: James Tooley, CARY PHILLIPS, NICOLAS POPRAVKA, JOHN ANDERSON