Patents by Inventor William A. Wise

William A. Wise 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).

  • Integrated object squash and stretch method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7221379
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for a computer system includes a display portion configured to display a representation of a first three-dimensional object and a second three-dimensional object, wherein the first three-dimensional object has an associated first volume, and wherein the second three-dimensional object has an associated second volume, and a control icon associated with the first three-dimensional object, wherein a user can specify a modification to the first three-dimensional object in a first dimension via the control icon, wherein the display portion is also configured to display a representation of a modified first three-dimensional object, wherein the modified first three-dimensional object comprises the first three-dimensional object that is modified in the first dimension in response to the modification and that is modified in a second dimension in response to the modification and to a volume preservation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Pixar
    Inventors: David H. Mullins, Steven Clay Hunter, Robert H. Russ, William A. Wise, William F. Sheffler, Christian D. Hoffman
  • Integrated object bend, squash and stretch method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7221380
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for a computer system includes a display portion configured to display a representation of a first three-dimensional object, wherein the first three-dimensional object has an associated first volume, and a control icon associated with the first three-dimensional object, wherein the control icon is configured to allow a user to specify a bend amount to the first three-dimensional object in a first dimension, wherein the display portion is also configured to display a representation of a bent first three-dimensional object, wherein the bent first three-dimensional object comprises the first three-dimensional object that is bent lengthwise in response to the bend amount, and that may have an adjusted thickness in response to the bend amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Pixar
    Inventors: Steven Clay Hunter, David H. Mullins, II, Robert H. Russ, William A. Wise, William F. Sheffler, Christian D. Hoffman