Assignee
PIXAR
US·230 granted patents·10 pending applications·3,290 citations·filing 1985–2024
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
240 records- 0197US5175808AMethod and apparatus for non-affine image warpingPIXAR·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 29, 1992·295 cites·5 claims
- 0296US11037274B2Denoising Monte Carlo renderings using progressive neural networksPIXAR·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 15, 2021·9 cites·20 claims
- 0396US10572979B2Denoising Monte Carlo renderings using machine learning with importance samplingPIXAR·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 25, 2020·36 cites·20 claims
- 0496US6707452B1Method and apparatus for surface approximation without cracksPIXAR·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 16, 2004·109 cites·18 claims
- 0595US9947123B1Transfer of rigs with temporal coherencePIXAR·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 17, 2018·31 cites·20 claims
- 0695US4835712AMethods and apparatus for imaging volume data with shadingPIXAR·Filed 1986·Granted May 30, 1989·166 cites·14 claims
- 0794US6760024B1Method and apparatus for rendering shadowsPIXAR·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 6, 2004·96 cites·16 claims
- 0893US10672109B2Multi-scale architecture of denoising monte carlo renderings using neural networksPIXAR·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·11 cites·31 claims
- 0993US7692661B2Method of creating and evaluating bandlimited noise for computer graphicsPIXAR·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·42 cites·18 claims
- 1093US5381518AMethod and apparatus for imaging volume data using voxel valuesPIXAR·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 10, 1995·130 cites·21 claims
- 1193US4897806APseudo-random point sampling techniques in computer graphicsPIXAR·Filed 1985·Granted Jan 30, 1990·111 cites·54 claims
- 1292US10311552B2De-noising images using machine learningPIXAR·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 4, 2019·13 cites·18 claims
- 1392US7864181B1Shape friction: shape preservation of simulated objects in computer animationPIXAR·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·27 cites·32 claims
- 1492US7327360B2Hair rendering method and apparatusPIXAR·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 5, 2008·29 cites·24 claims
- 1592US7233332B2Method and apparatus for rendering shadowsPIXAR·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 19, 2007·26 cites·13 claims
- 1691US10789686B2Denoising Monte Carlo renderings using machine learning with importance samplingPIXAR·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 29, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 1791US7944449B2Methods and apparatus for export of animation data to non-native articulation schemesPIXAR·Filed 2009·Granted May 17, 2011·32 cites·39 claims
- 1891US7787688B1Interactive depth of field using simulated heat diffusionPIXAR·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·21 cites·25 claims
- 1991US7355600B2Global intersection analysis for determining intersections of objects in computer animationPIXAR·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 8, 2008·23 cites·22 claims
- 2090US11948274B1Deep learned super resolution for feature film productionPIXAR·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 2, 2024·8 cites·16 claims
- 2190US10586310B2Denoising Monte Carlo renderings using generative adversarial neural networksPIXAR·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 10, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 2290US7515155B2Statistical dynamic modeling method and apparatusPIXAR·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·23 cites·31 claims
- 2390US5025400APseudo-random point sampling techniques in computer graphicsPIXAR·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 18, 1991·79 cites·62 claims
- 2489US10699382B2Denoising Monte Carlo renderings using neural networks with asymmetric lossPIXAR·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 2589US8352443B1Representing scene description in databasesPIXAR·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 8, 2013·31 cites·48 claims
- 2689USRE42287EStochastic level of detail in computer animationPIXAR·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 12, 2011·63 cites·41 claims
- 2789US7864180B1Methods and apparatus for auto-scaling properties of simulated objectsPIXAR·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·22 cites·30 claims
- 2889US7468730B2Volumetric hair simulationPIXAR·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 23, 2008·19 cites·30 claims
- 2989US7184043B2Color compensated translucent object rendering methods and apparatusPIXAR·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 27, 2007·24 cites·20 claims
- 3089US5734744AMethod and apparatus for compression and decompression of color dataPIXAR·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 31, 1998·134 cites·19 claims
- 3188US10825220B1Copy posePIXAR·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2020·11 cites·20 claims
- 3288US10607319B2Denoising monte carlo renderings using progressive neural networksPIXAR·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 31, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 3388US9489759B1File path translation for animation variables in an animation systemPIXAR·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·13 cites·18 claims
- 3488US8345004B1Methods and apparatus for differentially controlling degrees of freedom of an objectPIXAR·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·21 cites·22 claims
- 3588US7450122B2Volumetric hair renderingPIXAR·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·18 cites·21 claims
- 3687US11941739B1Object deformation network system and methodPIXAR·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·3 cites·19 claims
- 3787US9905045B1Statistical hair scattering modelPIXAR·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 27, 2018·12 cites·17 claims
- 3887US9449417B1Artistic simulation of curly hairPIXAR·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 20, 2016·15 cites·19 claims
- 3987US9311737B1Temporal voxel data structurePIXAR·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·14 cites·31 claims
- 4087US8368700B1Animatronics animation method and apparatusPIXAR·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 5, 2013·18 cites·23 claims
- 4187US7965294B1Key frame animation with path-based motionPIXAR·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·16 cites·33 claims
- 4287US7885454B1Recursive filters on GPUsPIXAR·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 8, 2011·8 cites·22 claims
- 4387US7852338B1Velocity drag: shape preservation of simulated objects in computer animationPIXAR·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 14, 2010·17 cites·27 claims
- 4487US7755627B2Global illumination filtering methods and apparatusPIXAR·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·6 cites·29 claims
- 4587US7176918B2Three-dimensional paint projection weighting of diffuse and scattered illumination methods and apparatusPIXAR·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 13, 2007·20 cites·22 claims
- 4687US5239624APseudo-random point sampling techniques in computer graphicsPIXAR·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 24, 1993·95 cites·1 claims
- 4786US10846828B2De-noising images using machine learningPIXAR·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 24, 2020·5 cites·15 claims
- 4886US9189883B1Rendering of multiple volumesPIXAR·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 17, 2015·20 cites·20 claims
- 4986US8054311B1Rig baking for arbitrary deformersPIXAR·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 8, 2011·13 cites·21 claims
- 5086US7973789B2Dynamic model generation methods and apparatusPIXAR·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 5, 2011·16 cites·34 claims
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