PIXAR
348Patents
276Active
348Granted
56Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 19, 1985 → Nov 9, 2022 · 113 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5175808A | Method and apparatus for non-affine image warping | Physics | 279 | Expired |
| US4835712A | Methods and apparatus for imaging volume data with shading | Physics | 105 | Expired |
| US5734744A | Method and apparatus for compression and decompression of color data | Electricity | 93 | Expired |
| US5381518A | Method and apparatus for imaging volume data using voxel values | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US5239624A | Pseudo-random point sampling techniques in computer graphics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US4897806A | Pseudo-random point sampling techniques in computer graphics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US8799821B1 | Method and apparatus for user inputs for three-dimensional animation | Physics | 73 | Active |
| US5307452A | Method and apparatus for creating, manipulating and displaying images | Physics | 69 | Expired |
| US6707452B1 | Method and apparatus for surface approximation without cracks | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US5867169A | Method and apparatus for manipulating color values in a computer graphics system | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US5025400A | Pseudo-random point sampling techniques in computer graphics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| USRE42287E1 | Stochastic level of detail in computer animation | General | 52 | Expired |
| US6760024B1 | Method and apparatus for rendering shadows | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US8169438B1 | Temporally coherent hair deformation | Physics | 47 | Active |
| US5831757A | Multiple cylinder deflection system | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US8281281B1 | Setting level of detail transition points | Physics | 45 | Active |
| US8624898B1 | Typed dependency graphs | Physics | 44 | Active |
| US8154544B1 | User specified contact deformations for computer graphics | Physics | 43 | Active |
| US7692661B2 | Method of creating and evaluating bandlimited noise for computer graphics | Physics | 40 | Active |
| US8493383B1 | Adaptive depth of field sampling | Physics | 39 | Active |
| US8269778B1 | Shape preservation of simulated objects in computer animation | Physics | 39 | Active |
| US5194969A | Method for borderless mapping of texture images | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US8773433B1 | Component-based lighting | Physics | 35 | Active |
| USD578136S1 | Display calibration icon for a portion of a display device | General | 34 | Expired |
| US6026180A | Method and apparatus for compression and decompression of color data | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.