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Kenneth J. Birdwell
Also filed as: BIRDWELL KENNETH · BIRDWELL KENNETH J
18 granted patents·1 pending application·1,722 citations·filing 1995–2019
96Inventor score
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19 records- 0196US6032197AData packet header compression for unidirectional transmissionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 29, 2000·547 cites·42 claims
- 0292US6108706ATransmission announcement system and method for announcing upcoming data transmissions over a broadcast networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 22, 2000·240 cites·22 claims
- 0389US6172972B1Multi-packet transport structure and method for sending network data over satellite networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 9, 2001·152 cites·35 claims
- 0489US5753931AObject imaging device and method using line stripingNIKE INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 19, 1998·155 cites·34 claims
- 0587US6081907AData delivery system and method for delivering data and redundant information over a unidirectional networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 27, 2000·189 cites·35 claims
- 0686US10241566B2Sensory feedback systems and methods for guiding users in virtual reality environmentsVALVE CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 26, 2019·7 cites·14 claims
- 0786US6628625B1Transmission announcement system and method for announcing upcoming data transmissions over a broadcast networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·45 cites·32 claims
- 0886US6041359AData delivery system and method for delivering computer data over a broadcast networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 21, 2000·166 cites·37 claims
- 0983US6973050B2Transmission announcement system and method for announcing upcoming data transmissions over a broadcast networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 6, 2005·32 cites·8 claims
- 1083US6002852AMethod and system for confirming receipt of data opportunistically broadcast to client computer systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·104 cites·26 claims
- 1176US11334145B2Sensory feedback systems and methods for guiding users in virtual reality environmentsVALVE CORP·Filed 2019·Granted May 17, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1268US7664092B2Multi-packet transport structure and method for encoding and transmitting network data over satellite networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 16, 2010·8 cites·17 claims
- 1368US5793973AMethod and system for opportunistic broadcasting of dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 11, 1998·53 cites·16 claims
- 1465US7508391B2Determining illumination of models using an ambient framing abstractionsVALVE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2009·3 cites·12 claims
- 1562US6993008B2Multi-packet transport structure and method for sending network data over satellite networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 31, 2006·5 cites·6 claims
- 1661US7058043B2Multi-packet transport structure and method for sending network data over satellite networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 6, 2006·4 cites·9 claims
- 1760US7388580B2Generating eyes for a character in a virtual environmentVALVE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 17, 2008·8 cites·19 claims
- 1849US7227548B2Method and system for determining illumination of models using an ambient cubeVALVE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 5, 2007·2 cites·13 claims
- 1941US2005248577A1Method for separately blending low frequency and high frequency information for animation of a character in a virtual environmentVALVE CORP·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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