Patents by Inventor Karin Smith

Karin Smith 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).

  • Advanced Oxidation UV Sterilizer
    Publication number: 20200346947
    Abstract: A sterilizer apparatus for treating liquids or gasses, utilizing the low wavelength, ozone producing, vacuum UV wavelengths, utilizing a novel reactor chamber built around an ultraviolet lamp operating in the presence of either a vacuum or an oxygen-free medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Karin Smith
  • Fast glyph rendering for vector based fonts
    Patent number: 7170528
    Abstract: A method of rendering a glyph of a vector-based font comprises the steps of: generating a MIP map for a glyph, where the MIP map comprises at least one level having a plurality of pixels and where each level is generated from original vector data for the glyph; and storing the MIP map on a computer readable medium. The method further comprises placing the glyph in an image to be rendered; retrieving the stored MIP map for the glyph; rendering a level of the MIP map, where the level is associated with a resolution of the glyph; and displaying the glyph as the rendered level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Bentley Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chater, Karin Smith, George Smith