Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

David Salesin

29Patents
16h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 3, 1995 → Dec 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6198489A Computer generated watercolor Physics 125 Expired
US5847712A Method and system for generating graphic illustrations according to a stroke texture and a tone Physics 82 Expired
US6636220B1 Video-based rendering Physics 77 Expired
US6611268B1 System and process for generating 3D video textures using video-based rendering techniques Physics 70 Expired
US6040841A Method and system for virtual cinematography Human Necessities 58 Expired
US7120868B2 System and method for adaptive document layout via manifold content Physics 52 Expired
US7246311B2 System and methods for facilitating adaptive grid-based document layout Physics 52 Expired
US7499586B2 Photographing big things Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Active
US6600491B1 Video-based rendering with user-controlled movement Physics 48 Expired
US7434164B2 User interface for adaptive document layout via manifold content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US6631240B1 Multiresolution video Physics 42 Expired
US5982924A Method and system for reproducing color images as duotones Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5666475A Method and system for editing multiresolution images at fractional-levels of resolution using a wavelet representation Physics 30 Expired
US6760028B1 Methods and systems for hinting fonts Physics 26 Expired
US7568154B2 System and method for adaptive document layout via manifold content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8091021B2 Facilitating adaptive grid-based document layout Physics 17 Active
US5594853A Method and system for editing the general sweep and detail of a figure with a curve Physics 14 Expired
US7715980B2 Schematic destination maps Physics 13 Active
US7737354B2 Creating music via concatenative synthesis Physics 6 Active
US9015578B2 Dynamic optimization of available display space Physics 4 Active
US8082497B2 System and method for adaptive document layout via manifold content Physics 4 Active
US7068276B2 Methods and systems for hinting fonts Physics 3 Expired
US7129948B2 Methods and systems for hinting fonts Physics 2 Expired
US7095412B2 Methods and systems for hinting fonts Physics 1 Expired
US7095411B2 Methods and systems for hinting fonts Physics 1 Expired

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