Patents by Inventor Maxfield T. Torke

Maxfield T. Torke 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).

  • WATERMARKING ARRANGEMENTS PERMITTING VECTOR GRAPHICS EDITING
    Publication number: 20220284535
    Abstract: A vector graphics file includes at least one artwork layer and at least one watermark layer. The watermark layer comprises a pattern of vector graphics primitives, each of which is filled with a color that is a tinted variant of the color of the location in the artwork that the primitive overlies. Such layered arrangement enables the watermark to be added or omitted, and varied in strength, payload and appearance, at will. Yet the artwork is left unchanged through such manipulations. In some embodiments the watermark conveys a multi-symbol Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), and the file is used to generate a label or packaging for a food or general merchandise retail item. A great number of other arrangements, features and advantages are also detailed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ajith M. Kamath, Christopher A. Ambiel, Geoffrey B. Rhoads, Annalou Vincent, Maxfield T. Torke, Jerry Allen McMahan, JR.
  • Watermarking arrangements permitting vector graphics editing
    Patent number: 11288764
    Abstract: A vector graphics file includes at least one artwork layer and at least one watermark layer. The watermark layer comprises a pattern of vector graphics primitives, each of which is filled with a color that is a tinted variant of the color of the location in the artwork that the primitive overlies. Such layered arrangement enables the watermark to be added or omitted, and varied in strength, payload and appearance, at will. Yet the artwork is left unchanged through such manipulations. In some embodiments the watermark conveys a multi-symbol Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), and the file is used to generate a label or packaging for a food or general merchandise retail item. A great number of other arrangements, features and advantages are also detailed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
    Inventors: Ajith M. Kamath, Christopher A. Ambiel, Geoffrey B. Rhoads, Annalou Vincent, Maxfield T. Torke, Jerry Allen McMahan, Jr.
  • WATERMARKING ARRANGEMENTS PERMITTING VECTOR GRAPHICS EDITING
    Publication number: 20210004930
    Abstract: A vector graphics file includes at least one artwork layer and at least one watermark layer. The watermark layer comprises a pattern of vector graphics primitives, each of which is filled with a color that is a tinted variant of the color of the location in the artwork that the primitive overlies. Such layered arrangement enables the watermark to be added or omitted, and varied in strength, payload and appearance, at will. Yet the artwork is left unchanged through such manipulations. In some embodiments the watermark conveys a multi-symbol Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), and the file is used to generate a label or packaging for a food or general merchandise retail item. A great number of other arrangements, features and advantages are also detailed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ajith M. Kamath, Christopher A. Ambiel, Geoffrey B. Rhoads, Annalou Vincent, Maxfield T. Torke, Jerry Allen McMahan, JR.