Inventor · New York, NY, US

Kenneth Perlin

65Patents
16h-index
20Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 9, 1991 → Jun 23, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.