Patents by Inventor Tim Harrington

Tim Harrington 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).

  • Refining facial animation models
    Patent number: 9196074
    Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method that includes producing an animation model from one or more representations of an object provided from a deformable likeness of the object. The one or more representations are based upon position information from a collection of images of the object captured by at least one camera. The method also includes refining the animation model to produce representations that substantially match the one or more representations provided by the deformable likeness of the object. Refining the animation model is based upon the position information from the collection of images of the object and one or more constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Kiran S. Bhat, Delio Tramontozzi, Tim Harrington
  • Method and system for capturing vehicle data using an RF transmitter
    Patent number: 6778888
    Abstract: A system (100) and method (10) for automated collection of data from a transportation vehicle (14) having a wireless transmitter (12) connected to a diagnostic service bus (16). The wireless transmitter (12) is in communication with a server (22) for processing and displaying the collected data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Cataldo, Terry Haggerty, Henry Thomas Ubik, Mona Patel, Tim Harrington, Tom Bacon, Dave Wisherd, Doug Bowman
  • Method and system for capturing vehicle data using an RF transmitter
    Publication number: 20040044451
    Abstract: A system (100) and method (10) for automated collection of data from a transportation vehicle (14) having a wireless transmitter (12) connected to a diagnostic service bus (16). The wireless transmitter (12) is in communication with a server (22) for processing and displaying the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Cataldo, Terry Haggerty, Henry Thomas Ubik, Mona Patel, Tim Harrington, Tom Bacon, Dave Wisherd, Doug Bowman
  • Method and apparatus for ion chamber identification
    Patent number: 5602468
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining the characteristics of a particular ionization chamber by measuring the capacitance of the chamber and using that capacitance to identify the particular type of chamber being used to measure the ionizing radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Radcal Corporation
    Inventor: Tim Harrington