Patents by Inventor Megan Stifter

Megan Stifter 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).

  • Patent number: 12260484
    Abstract: According to one exemplary implementation, a system includes processing hardware and a system memory storing a non-photo-realistic (NPR) renderer. The processing hardware is configured to execute the NPR renderer to receive a digital asset, display a preliminary image corresponding to the digital asset, and receive editing data identifying an NPR effect. The processing hardware is further configured to execute the software code to produce the NPR image, in a consolidated rendering and compositing process and in real-time with respect to receiving the editing data, using the preliminary image and the editing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Stifter, Andrew E. Wood, Evan A. Binder
  • Patent number: 12229723
    Abstract: A computing platform including a processing hardware and a memory storing a software code is coupled to at least first and second workstations and a production asset library. The processing hardware executes the software code to send, from the first workstation, a request identifying a production asset and metadata specification to the second workstation, and receive, from the second workstation, a payload including the production asset and production asset data including preview metadata describing a 3D image of the production asset. The software code further provides the 3D image for display on the first workstation or a third workstation, receives, at the first workstation or the third workstation, a validation input for the production asset, and publishes, in response to receiving the validation input, the production asset data to the production asset library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Katharine S. Navarre, Evan A. Binder, Andrew E. Wood, Drew E. Perlman, Megan Stifter, Michael Breymann, Willian Padovani Germano
  • Publication number: 20210374674
    Abstract: A computing platform including a processing hardware and a memory storing a software code is coupled to at least first and second workstations and a production asset library. The processing hardware executes the software code to send, from the first workstation, a request identifying a production asset and metadata specification to the second workstation, and receive, from the second workstation, a payload including the production asset and production asset data including preview metadata describing a 3D image of the production asset. The software code further provides the 3D image for display on the first workstation or a third workstation, receives, at the first workstation or the third workstation, a validation input for the production asset, and publishes, in response to receiving the validation input, the production asset data to the production asset library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Katharine S. Navarre, Evan A. Binder, Andrew E. Wood, Drew E. Perlman, Megan Stifter, Michael Breymann, Willian Padovani Germano