Patents by Inventor Jim V. Loo

Jim V. Loo 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 and apparatus for shading images
    Patent number: 5063375
    Abstract: The present invention provides unique methods and apparatus for shading curves, polygons and patches, implementing Phong, Gouraud and other shading techniques in the rendering of images on a cathode ray tube or other display device. The present invention also includes a unique method and apparatus for shading patches by rendering a series of adjacent curves such that no pixel gaps exist between each rendered curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheue-Ling Lien, Michael J. Shantz, Susan E. Carrie, Jim V. Loo, David Elrod