Patents by Inventor Kellan L. Hatch

Kellan L. Hatch 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).

  • Computer graphics for animation by time-sequenced textures
    Patent number: 5561745
    Abstract: In a computer graphics system, wherein three-dimensional data is processed to produce dynamic displays, two-dimensional texture images are sequentially mapped onto objects in the display to form movable animated figures. Objects receiving two-dimensional texture maps may be transparent and take specific forms for certain effects, for example, intersecting planes, stamps, moving objects, and so on. Texture maps are composed utilizing a variety of source devices including: computer graphics systems, video cameras, two-dimensional scanners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Michael D. Jackson, Kellan L. Hatch