Patents by Inventor Mark T. Vande Wettering

Mark T. Vande Wettering 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).

  • Stochastic level of detail in computer animation
    Patent number: 6300956
    Abstract: A method for smoothly transitioning between different object representations in computer animation using stochastic sampling. The method allows for level of detail transitions between object representations made up of different geometric primitives, of different types, with different rendering attributes, and even different topologies without “popping” or other visual artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Pixar Animation
    Inventors: Anthony A. Apodaca, Mark T. Vande Wettering, Larry I. Gritz
  • Stochastic level of detail in computer animation
    Patent number: RE42287
    Abstract: A method for smoothly transitioning between different object representations in computer animation using stochastic sampling. The method allows for level of detail transitions between object representations made up of different geometric primitives, of different types, with different rendering attributes, and even different topologies without “popping” or other visual artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: PIXAR
    Inventors: Anthony A. Apodaca, Mark T. Vande Wettering, Larry I. Gritz