Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Reiter

Nicholas A. Reiter 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).

  • Publication number: 20240127523
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first facial framework and a first captured image of a face. The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh of facial information. The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar. The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Patent number: 11887235
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first facial framework and a first captured image of a face. The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh of facial information. The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar. The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Publication number: 20230088308
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first facial framework and a first captured image of a face. The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh of facial information. The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar. The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Patent number: 11538211
    Abstract: A method (300) includes receiving a first facial framework (144a) and a first captured image (130a) of a face (20). The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh (142a) of facial information (140). The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture (212) corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework (144b) at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh (142b) of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar (160). The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Publication number: 20210056747
    Abstract: A method (300) includes receiving a first facial framework (144a) and a first captured image (130a) of a face (20) The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh (142a) of facial information (140). The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture (212) corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework (144b) at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh (142b) of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar (160). The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arrun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Publication number: 20110207301
    Abstract: A process for coating a substrate heated to a temperature below the condensation temperature of a semiconductor material at atmospheric pressure is disclosed, the process including the steps of mixing a mass of semiconductor material and a heated inert gas stream, vaporizing the controlled mass of semiconductor material within the inert gas to generate a sub-saturated fluid mixture, directing the sub-saturated fluid mixture at the substrate, wherein the substrate is at substantially atmospheric pressure, depositing a layer of the semiconductor material onto a surface of the substrate, extracting undeposited semiconductor material, and repeating the steps of generating, directing, depositing, and extracting, to minimize an amount of undeposited semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Kormanyos, Nicholas A. Reiter
  • Patent number: 7674713
    Abstract: A process for coating a substrate at atmospheric pressure comprises the steps of vaporizing a controlled mass of semiconductor material at substantially atmospheric pressure within a heated inert gas stream, to create a fluid mixture having a temperature above the condensation temperature of the semiconductor material, directing the fluid mixture at substantially atmospheric pressure onto the substrate having a temperature below the condensation temperature of the semiconductor material, and depositing a layer of the semiconductor material onto a surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Calyxo GmbH
    Inventors: Norman W. Johnston, Kenneth R. Kormanyos, Nicholas A. Reiter
  • Publication number: 20080153268
    Abstract: A process for coating a substrate at atmospheric pressure comprises the steps of vaporizing a controlled mass of semiconductor material at substantially atmospheric pressure within a heated inert gas stream, to create a fluid mixture having a temperature above the condensation temperature of the semiconductor material, directing the fluid mixture at substantially atmospheric pressure onto the substrate having a temperature below the condensation temperature of the semiconductor material, and depositing a layer of the semiconductor material onto a surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: SOLAR FIELDS, LLC
    Inventors: Norman W. Johnston, Kenneth R. Kormanyos, Nicholas A. Reiter
  • Patent number: 6037241
    Abstract: Apparatus (12, 12a) and a method for depositing a semiconductor material on a glass sheet substrate (G) utilizes a distributor (22) including a heated permeable member (24) through which a carrier gas and a semiconductor material are passed to provide a vapor that is deposited as a semiconductor layer on the conveyed glass sheet substrate. The permeable member (24) is tubular and has an electrical voltage applied along its length to provide the heating, and the carrier gas and the semiconductor as a powder are introduced into the tubular permeable member for flow outwardly therefrom as the vapor. A shroud (34) extending around the tubular permeable member (24) has an opening (36) through which the vapor flows for the semiconductor layer deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: First Solar, LLC
    Inventors: Ricky C. Powell, Gary L. Dorer, Nicholas A. Reiter, Harold A. McMaster, Steven M. Cox, Terence D. Kahle
  • Patent number: 5945163
    Abstract: Apparatus (12, 12a) and a method for depositing a material on a substrate (G) utilizes a distributor (22) including a heated permeable member (24) through which a carrier gas and a material are passed to provide a vapor that is deposited on a conveyed substrate. The permeable member (24) is tubular and has an electrical voltage applied along its length to provide the heating, and the carrier gas and the material as a powder are introduced into the tubular permeable member for flow outwardly therefrom as the vapor. A shroud (34) extending around the tubular permeable member (24) has an opening (36) through which the vapor flows for the deposition. In one embodiment of apparatus (12), the vapor is deposited on an upwardly facing surface (56) of the substrate, while another embodiment of the apparatus (12a) deposits the vapor on a downwardly facing surface (54) of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: First Solar, LLC
    Inventors: Ricky C. Powell, Gary L. Dorer, Nicholas A. Reiter, Harold A. McMaster, Steven M. Cox, Terence D. Kahle