Patents by Inventor Miguel Sepulveda

Miguel Sepulveda 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).

  • Character deformation pipeline for computer-generated animation
    Patent number: 7292250
    Abstract: A deformation system for animation abstracts the notion of per-point deformation to create a pipeline, including a number of deformation modules capable of handling animation of geometry (such as characters), dynamics (such as simulations) and/or effects (such as particle systems). Deformation pipelines are defined, that work as templates capable of deforming and animating families of similar characters. Support is provided for various binding modes, including sequential, parallel, blend, and hierarchical, so as to facilitate several techniques for combining deformations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Dreamworks Animation, LLC
    Inventor: Miguel A. Sepulveda
  • Wrap deformation using subdivision surfaces
    Patent number: 7236170
    Abstract: Deformations are applied to a model using a subdivision surface. Given a wrap and model, a subdivision surface is calculated from the wrap. The model is then bound to the subdivision surface. When the wrap is deformed, the subdivision surface is recalculated. The model is then deformed based on changes in the subdivision surface. Binding parameters may be assigned to control vertices in the wrap to control the application of the deformation to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: DreamWorks LLC
    Inventor: Miguel A. Sepulveda
  • Character deformation pipeline for computer-generated animation
    Publication number: 20050219250
    Abstract: A deformation system for animation abstracts the notion of per-point deformation to create a pipeline, including a number of deformation modules capable of handling animation of geometry (such as characters), dynamics (such as simulations) and/or effects (such as particle systems). Deformation pipelines are defined, that work as templates capable of deforming and animating families of similar characters. Support is provided for various binding modes, including sequential, parallel, blend, and hierarchical, so as to facilitate several techniques for combining deformations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Miguel Sepulveda
  • Wrap deformation using subdivision surfaces
    Publication number: 20050168463
    Abstract: Deformations are applied to a model using a subdivision surface. Given a wrap and model, a subdivision surface is calculated from the wrap. The model is then bound to the subdivision surface. When the wrap is deformed, the subdivision surface is recalculated. The model is then deformed based on changes in the subdivision surface. Binding parameters may be assigned to control vertices in the wrap to control the application of the deformation to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Miguel Sepulveda