Pacific Data Images LLC
18Patents
11Active
18Granted
43Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 12, 1993 → Jan 17, 2013 · 5 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8780112B2 | Coherent out-of-core point-based global illumination | Physics | 43 | Active |
| US5422986A | Method for generating soft-edge mattes for visual elements of images | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US7248270B1 | Stroke-based posing of three-dimensional models | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US6326972A | 3D stroke-based character modeling suitable for efficiently rendering large crowds | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US5767857A | Method, apparatus, and software product for generating outlines for raster-based rendered images | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US7348973B1 | Modeling hair using interpolation and clumping in an iterative process | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6108011A | Shape interpolation for computer-generated geometric models using independent shape parameters for parametric shape interpolation curves | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US8340442B1 | Lossy compression of high-dynamic range image files | Electricity | 22 | Active |
| US7342580B1 | Surface compression based on reference geometry in animation models | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US8666186B1 | Lossy compression of high dynamic range video | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US7969438B2 | Soft shadows for cinematic lighting for computer graphics | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US7609261B2 | Modeling hair using interpolation and clumping in an iterative process | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7568171B2 | Stroke-based posing of three-dimensional models | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US8305378B2 | Method and apparatus for approximating hair and similar objects during animation | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9019298B2 | Importance sampling for hair scattering | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US7791606B2 | Goal-directed cloth simulation | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9508191B2 | Optimal point density using camera proximity for point-based global illumination | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8497876B2 | Infinite complexity deep-framebuffer rendering | Physics | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.