Patents by Inventor Natalia Hortig

Natalia Hortig 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).

  • System and method for generating an outer layer representation of an object
    Patent number: 9311744
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a representation of an outer layer of a three-dimensional object is disclosed. The object is represented by a plurality of two-dimensional triangles. The method comprises receiving the plurality of two-dimensional triangles representing the object and determining a three-dimensional bounding box comprised of a plurality of voxels that encapsulates the object. The method also includes determining an intersecting set of voxels of the plurality of voxels. A member of the intersecting set of voxels intersects with at least one triangle of the plurality of triangles. The method also includes determining an outer set of voxels from the intersecting set of voxels, wherein a member of the outer set of voxels shares a face with a voxel that is not a member of the intersecting set of voxels. The method further includes determining an outer layer set of triangles from the plurality of triangles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Wen-Jun Wu, Natalia Hortig, Kevin Mojek
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN OUTER LAYER REPRESENTATION OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20130176311
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a representation of an outer layer of a three-dimensional object is disclosed. The object is represented by a plurality of two-dimensional triangles. The method comprises receiving the plurality of two-dimensional triangles representing the object and determining a three-dimensional bounding box comprised of a plurality of voxels that encapsulates the object. The method also includes determining an intersecting set of voxels of the plurality of voxels. A member of the intersecting set of voxels intersects with at least one triangle of the plurality of triangles. The method also includes determining an outer set of voxels from the intersecting set of voxels, wherein a member of the outer set of voxels shares a face with a voxel that is not a member of the intersecting set of voxels. The method further includes determining an outer layer set of triangles from the plurality of triangles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Wen-Jun Wu, Natalia Hortig, Kevin Mojek