Patents by Inventor Kenneth Wayne Walther

Kenneth Wayne Walther 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 system for generating an image reproducible inside optically transparent material
    Patent number: 6087617
    Abstract: A computer graphics system for generating an image reproducible in the interior of optically transparent material. An image reproducible inside optically transparent material is defined by potential etch points, in which the breakdowns required to create the image in the selected optically transparent material are possible. The potential etch points are generated based on the characteristics of the selected optically transparent material. If the number of the potential etch points exceeds a predetermined number, the system carries out an optimization routine that allows the number of the generated etch points to be reduced based on their size. To prevent the damage of the reproduced image due to the refraction of the optically transparent material, the coordinates of the generated etch points are adjusted to correct their positions along a selected laser beam direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventors: Igor Nikolaevich Troitski, Alexander Georgievich Marounkov, Kenneth Wayne Walther