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Steve Sullivan
Also filed as: SULLIVAN STEVE · SULLIVAN STEVE S
40 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,221 citations·filing 2001–2023
98Inventor score
Files withLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD13SULLIVAN STEVE13EXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT INC6MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC3BHAT KIRAN S2
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47 records- 0198US8144153B1Model production for animation librariesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 27, 2012·94 cites·25 claims
- 0296US10142561B2Virtual-scene control deviceLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·13 cites·19 claims
- 0396US9256973B2Controlling animated character expressionLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 9, 2016·41 cites·23 claims
- 0496US8964052B1Controlling a virtual cameraWOOLEY KEVIN·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 24, 2015·51 cites·27 claims
- 0596US8207971B1Controlling animated character expressionsKOPERWAS MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 26, 2012·90 cites·43 claims
- 0695US8624904B1Controlling animated character expressionsKOPERWAS MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 7, 2014·49 cites·39 claims
- 0795US7573475B22D to 3D image conversionIND LIGHT & MAGIC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 11, 2009·96 cites·38 claims
- 0895US6633294B1Method and apparatus for using captured high density motion for animationFiled 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2003·419 cites·13 claims
- 0994US8130225B2Using animation libraries for object identificationSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 6, 2012·54 cites·45 claims
- 1093US9646410B2Mixed three dimensional scene reconstruction from plural surface modelsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·20 cites·11 claims
- 1193US8854376B1Generating animation from actor performanceBHAT KIRAN S·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 7, 2014·39 cites·27 claims
- 1293US8199152B2Combining multiple session content for animation librariesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 12, 2012·30 cites·41 claims
- 1392US8019137B2Three-dimensional motion captureLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 13, 2011·22 cites·45 claims
- 1491US8941665B1Model production for animation librariesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 27, 2015·12 cites·32 claims
- 1591US8681158B1Using animation libraries for object identificationSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·19 cites·39 claims
- 1690US9781354B2Controlling a virtual cameraLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 3, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 1790US9424679B2Three-dimensional motion captureLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 23, 2016·10 cites·18 claims
- 1890US9324179B2Controlling a virtual cameraLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 26, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 1990US8253728B1Reconstituting 3D scenes for retakesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 28, 2012·16 cites·25 claims
- 2089US7848564B2Three-dimensional motion captureLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·17 cites·20 claims
- 2188US8908960B2Three-dimensional motion captureSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 9, 2014·9 cites·46 claims
- 2287US8674998B1Snapshot keyframingSCHNITZER ADAM·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 18, 2014·21 cites·32 claims
- 2384US9142024B2Visual and physical motion sensing for three-dimensional motion captureSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 22, 2015·18 cites·48 claims
- 2483US8928674B1Combining multiple session content for animation librariesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 6, 2015·6 cites·42 claims
- 2583US8035643B2Animation retargetingLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 11, 2011·11 cites·42 claims
- 2680US10269165B1Facial animation modelsBHAT KIRAN S·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 23, 2019·6 cites·39 claims
- 2780US8542236B2Generating animation librariesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 24, 2013·10 cites·70 claims
- 2880US8537164B1Animation retargetingPIGHIN FREDERIC P·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 17, 2013·5 cites·21 claims
- 2979US9558578B1Animation environmentLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 3077US9342912B1Animation control retargetingPIGHIN FREDERIC P·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2016·9 cites·23 claims
- 3177US8698735B2Constrained virtual camera controlSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 15, 2014·7 cites·15 claims
- 3275US9626786B1Virtual-scene control deviceREYNOLDS SPENCER·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 18, 2017·4 cites·25 claims
- 3372US10163247B2Context-adaptive allocation of render model resourcesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 25, 2018·2 cites·14 claims
- 3471US2023201721A1Integrated online gaming portal offering entertainment-related casual games and user-generated mediaEXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3570US10269169B2Three-dimensional motion captureLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 23, 2019·1 cites·18 claims
- 3669US9665978B2Consistent tessellation via topology-aware surface trackingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3765US2022249953A1Integrated online gaming portal offering entertainment-related casual games and user-generated mediaEXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3861US2020282313A1Integrated online gaming portal offering entertainment-related casual games and user-generated mediaEXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3958US10964083B1Facial animation modelsLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4055US2014155155A1Integrated online gaming portal offering entertainment-related casual games and user-generated mediaEXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4155US2019201791A1Integrated online gaming portal offering entertainment-related casual games and user-generated mediaEXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4254US10762599B2Constrained virtual camera controlLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 1, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 4349US8610713B1Reconstituting 3D scenes for retakesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 4449US2011098108A1Integrated online gaming portal offering entertainment-related casual games and user-generated mediaEXPONENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4548US9401025B2Visual and physical motion sensing for three-dimensional motion captureLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 26, 2016·0 cites·17 claims
- 4639US2006164440A1Method of directly manipulating geometric shapesSULLIVAN STEVE·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4728USD751878SSpecialty toolSULLIVAN STEVE S·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 22, 2016·1 cites·1 claims
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