Patents by Inventor Steven Craig Sullivan

Steven Craig Sullivan 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).

  • 3D printing using 3D video data
    Patent number: 10394221
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for transforming three dimensional (3D) video data into a 3D printable model. In one aspect, a method for transforming 3D video data may include receiving 3D video data indicated or selected for 3D printing. The selected portion or 3D video data, which may include a frame of the 3D video data, may be repaired or modified to generate a 3D model that define at least one enclosed volume. At least one of the enclosed volumes of the 3D video data may be re-oriented based on at least one capability of a target 3D printing device. In some aspects, the re-orienting may be performed to optimize at least one of a total print volume or print orientation of the at least one enclosed volume. In some aspects, the method may be performed in response to a single selection or action performed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kristofer N. Iverson, Patrick John Sweeney, William Crow, Dennis Evseev, Steven Craig Sullivan, Alvaro Collet Romea, Ming Chuang, Zheng Wang, Emmett Lalish
  • 3D Printing Using 3D Video Data
    Publication number: 20180046167
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for transforming three dimensional (3D) video data into a 3D printable model. In one aspect, a method for transforming 3D video data may include receiving 3D video data indicated or selected for 3D printing. The selected portion or 3D video data, which may include a frame of the 3D video data, may be repaired or modified to generate a 3D model that define at least one enclosed volume. At least one of the enclosed volumes of the 3D video data may be re-oriented based on at least one capability of a target 3D printing device. In some aspects, the re-orienting may be performed to optimize at least one of a total print volume or print orientation of the at least one enclosed volume. In some aspects, the method may be performed in response to a single selection or action performed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kristofer N. Iverson, Patrick John Sweeney, William Crow, Dennis Evseev, Steven Craig Sullivan, Alvaro Collet Romea, Ming Chuang, Zheng Wang, Emmett Lalish