Patents by Inventor Mitchell Jay Silverman

Mitchell Jay Silverman 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).

  • Two-dimensional vector fills using topological recipes
    Patent number: 8648861
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to update a fill region of a computer drawing. A topological recipe representing the fill region is defined. The recipe includes a region set (of regions to be filled where the regions are areas bound by contours), a contour set (of contours that are a chain of curve segments), and curve segments. A final fill area of the fill region based on the topological recipe is computed. The final fill area is displayed and the curve segments are then modified. In response to the modification of the curve segments, the final fill area is dynamically updated and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Jamieson Hill, Mitchell Jay Silverman
  • TWO-DIMENSIONAL VECTOR FILLS USING TOPOLOGICAL RECIPES
    Publication number: 20120194535
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to update a fill region of a computer drawing. A topological recipe representing the fill region is defined. The recipe includes a region set (of regions to be filled where the regions are areas bound by contours), a contour set (of contours that are a chain of curve segments), and curve segments. A final fill area of the fill region based on the topological recipe is computed. The final fill area is displayed and the curve segments are then modified. In response to the modification of the curve segments, the final fill area is dynamically updated and displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Jamieson Hill, Mitchell Jay Silverman