Kenneth Perlin
65Patents
16h-index
20Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: May 9, 1991 → Jun 23, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5341466A | Fractal computer user centerface with zooming capability | Physics | 476 | Expired |
| US8766925B2 | Method and apparatus for providing input to a processor, and a sensor pad | Physics | 230 | Active |
| US9244562B1 | Gestures and touches on force-sensitive input devices | Physics | 221 | Active |
| US6115053A | Computer animation method and system for synthesizing human-like gestures and actions | Physics | 176 | Expired |
| US6011536A | Method and system for generating an image having a hand-painted appearance | Performing Operations; Transporting | 155 | Expired |
| US6031525A | Method and apparatus for writing | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US6285380A | Method and system for scripting interactive animated actors | Physics | 99 | Expired |
| US5764794A | Method and apparatus for electronically storing alphanumeric characters | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US6317132A | Computer animation method for creating computer generated animated characters | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US6351335B1 | Extremely high resolution foveated display | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| US7239293B2 | Autostereoscopic display | Electricity | 65 | Expired |
| US7190461B2 | Method and apparatus for determining a bidirectional reflectance distribution function, subsurface scattering or a bidirectional texture function of a subject | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US7177026B2 | BRDF analyzer | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US9317154B2 | Method and apparatus for sensing utilizing tiles | Physics | 29 | Active |
| US6997558B2 | Volumetric display with dust as the participating medium | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US9411457B2 | Sensor having a set of plates, and method | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US6877857B2 | Steerable lightfield display | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6628282B1 | Stateless remote environment navigation | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7488072B2 | Eye tracked foveal display by controlled illumination | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US6061084A | Displayer and a method for displaying | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US6239830A | Displayer and method for displaying | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7830522B2 | Method and apparatus for determining reflectance data of a subject | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US6263755A | Robotic manipulator and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US8111261B1 | Method and apparatus for noise | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US8243078B2 | Method and apparatus for creating a computer simulation of an actor | Physics | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.