Patents by Inventor Nicholas Shepherd

Nicholas Shepherd 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: 10417803
    Abstract: A method is provided for rendering a scene including a digital three-dimensional (3D) model of a structure. The method includes traversing a scene graph composed of a hierarchical group of nodes representing respective 3D objects of the digital 3D model, and selecting nodes of the hierarchical group of nodes. The method includes adding a plurality of objects represented by the selected nodes to a render queue, performing a multiple-pass rendering of the plurality of 3D objects from the render queue. This includes in a pass of a plurality of passes, rendering a threshold portion but not all of the plurality of 3D objects to a framebuffer for output to a display device, with at least one of the plurality of 3D objects being left in the render queue after rendering the threshold portion. The method may also include a mesh simplification and/or z-occlusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Floyd, Patrick James Eames, Brent Louis Hadley, Robert James Martin, Nicholas Shepherd, Ivan Rumsey, Jeremy David Scott
  • Publication number: 20170365086
    Abstract: A method is provided for rendering a scene including a digital three-dimensional (3D) model of a structure. The method includes traversing a scene graph composed of a hierarchical group of nodes representing respective 3D objects of the digital 3D model, and selecting nodes of the hierarchical group of nodes. The method includes adding a plurality of objects represented by the selected nodes to a render queue, performing a multiple-pass rendering of the plurality of 3D objects from the render queue. This includes in a pass of a plurality of passes, rendering a threshold portion but not all of the plurality of 3D objects to a framebuffer for output to a display device, with at least one of the plurality of 3D objects being left in the render queue after rendering the threshold portion. The method may also include a mesh simplification and/or z-occlusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Floyd, Patrick James Eames, Brent Louis Hadley, Robert James Martin, Nicholas Shepherd, Ivan Rumsey, Jeremy David Scott
  • Patent number: 6929784
    Abstract: A ClF3 gas generation system is provided with supply sources of chlorine (3) (for example a cylinder of compressed chlorine) and fluorine (4) (for example a fluorine generator) connected into a gas reaction chamber (2) enabling generation of ClF3 gas. The reaction chamber has a valved outlet (C) for the supply of the ClF3 gas to a process chamber for immediate local use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Surface Technology Systems plc
    Inventors: Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj, Nicholas Shepherd, Leslie Michael Lea, Graham Hodgson
  • Patent number: 6602433
    Abstract: A substrate is treated by supplying an etchant and/or deposition gas into a chamber in which the substrate is situated. In order to avoid the problems associated with transportation of toxic gases, the gases required for such processes are delivered directly from a gas generation and delivery system positioned locally to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Surface Technology Systems PLC
    Inventors: Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj, Nicholas Shepherd, Leslie Michael Lea