Inventor
BOYD CHARLES N
US36 patents
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MICROSOFT CORP
26 patentsUS7324116B2Jan 29, 2008
Systems and methods for providing controllable texture sampling
MICROSOFT CORP89 citations98
US6963345B2Nov 8, 2005
API communications for vertex and pixel shaders
MICROSOFT CORP34 citations96
US6819325B2Nov 16, 2004
API communications for vertex and pixel shaders
MICROSOFT CORP65 citations96
US7671862B1Mar 2, 2010
Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipeline
MICROSOFT CORP40 citations95
US7978205B1Jul 12, 2011
Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipeline
MICROSOFT CORP21 citations92
US7719544B2May 18, 2010
Systems and methods for providing controllable texture sampling
MICROSOFT CORP16 citations92
US7570267B2Aug 4, 2009
Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipeline
MICROSOFT CORP40 citations92
US7159041B2Jan 2, 2007
Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP12 citations92
US7142216B2Nov 28, 2006
API communications for vertex and pixel shaders
MICROSOFT CORP12 citations92
US6831635B2Dec 14, 2004
Method and system for providing a unified API for both 2D and 3D graphics objects
MICROSOFT CORP44 citations92
US6822653B2Nov 23, 2004
Methods and system for general skinning via hardware accelerators
MICROSOFT CORP17 citations91
US7564460B2Jul 21, 2009
Systems and methods for providing intermediate targets in a graphics system
MICROSOFT CORP31 citations90
US7800607B2Sep 21, 2010
Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP4 citations74
US7800606B2Sep 21, 2010
Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP6 citations74
US7782316B2Aug 24, 2010
Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP6 citations74
US7023431B2Apr 4, 2006
Method and system for providing data to a graphics chip in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP5 citations74
US7978197B2Jul 12, 2011
Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniques
MICROSOFT CORP6 citations72
US7088367B2Aug 8, 2006
Methods and system for general skinning via hardware accelerators
MICROSOFT CORP10 citations72
US7965288B2Jun 21, 2011
Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP2 citations63
US7884817B2Feb 8, 2011
Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP2 citations63
US7528829B2May 5, 2009
Method and system for providing data to a graphics chip in a graphics display system
MICROSOFT CORP2 citations63
US8035646B2Oct 11, 2011
Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniques
MICROSOFT CORP1 citations61
US7064762B2Jun 20, 2006
Methods and system for general skinning via hardware accelerators
MICROSOFT CORP2 citations61
US8379035B2Feb 19, 2013
Systems and methods for providing intermediate targets in a graphics system
MICROSOFT CORP1 citations60
US7659902B2Feb 9, 2010
API communications for vertex and pixel shaders
MICROSOFT CORP0 citations52
US7057619B2Jun 6, 2006
Methods and system for general skinning via hardware accelerators
MICROSOFT CORP0 citations50
BOYD CHARLES N
5 patentsUS3953029AApr 27, 1976
Bottom leveling water ball apparatus
BOYD CHARLES N35 citations92
US8274517B2Sep 25, 2012
Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniques
BOYD CHARLES N10 citations82
USD263918SApr 20, 1982
Portable barbecue
BOYD CHARLES N22 citations81
US8305381B2Nov 6, 2012
Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniques
BOYD CHARLES N3 citations60
US8823718B2Sep 2, 2014
Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniques
BOYD CHARLES N0 citations50