Patents by Inventor Joseph Cleveland Ard

Joseph Cleveland Ard 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).

  • Edge effect
    Patent number: 7777745
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to render an edge effect for an object. An object is obtained in a computer-generated rendering having vector geometry. An interior geometry is created for a fill of the object. Contour geometry is created for an outline stroke that covers an edge of the object. A proximity to the edge of the object is calculated for each pixel of the object and each pixel of the contour geometry. An effect is then rendered based on the proximities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikolai Sander, Joseph Cleveland Ard
  • Drawing style domains
    Patent number: 7616219
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to modify an appearance style of a computer generated rendering. A computer generated rendering consisting of vector geometry is obtained. A closed second geometry is created in the computer generated rendering. The closed second geometry is then converted to a domain. An appearance style for an active region of the domain is identified and applied to all vector geometry in the active region on a per-pixel basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Mason J. Foster, Jose Madeira De Freitas Garcia, Joseph Cleveland Ard
  • EDGE EFFECT
    Publication number: 20080266309
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to render an edge effect for an object. An object is obtained in a computer-generated rendering having vector geometry. An interior geometry is created for a fill of the object. Contour geometry is created for an outline stroke that covers an edge of the object. A proximity to the edge of the object is calculated for each pixel of the object and each pixel of the contour geometry. An effect is then rendered based on the proximities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Nikolai Sander, Joseph Cleveland Ard