Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,602,979 · App. 08/573,583
System and method for generating smooth low degree polynomial spline surfaces over irregular meshes
Inventor:
Charles Loop
Patented Case
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Granted: Feb 11, 1997
Filed: Dec 15, 1995
Inventor
Charles Loop
Assignee (at issue)
Apple Computer Inc.
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