Patents by Inventor Kirk E. Twardowski

Kirk E. Twardowski 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).

  • Hardware viewport system and method for use in a graphics pipeline
    Patent number: 6677953
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for a dedicated hardware-implemented viewport operation in a graphics pipeline. Included is a transform/lighting module for transforming and lighting vertex data. Also provided is viewport hardware coupled to the transform/lighting module for performing a viewport operation on the vertex data. A rasterizer is coupled to the viewport hardware for rendering the vertex data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk E. Twardowski, Gary Tarolli