Method and Apparatus for Parallel Ray-Tracing Employing Modular Space Division

Snap Inc.

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Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 8,189,001	Method and Apparatus for Parallel Ray-Tracing Employing Modular Space Division Snap Inc. In force (reinstated) Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
US 8,373,699	Method and Apparatus for Parallel Ray-Tracing Employing Modular Space Division Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
US 8,957,902	Method and Apparatus for Interprocessor Communication Employing Modular Space Division Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
US 9,196,077	Efficient Inter-processor Communication in Ray Tracing Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
US 9,558,530	Method and Apparatus for an Inter-Cell Shortest Communication Snap Inc. In force Ends no later than Dec 24, 2030 · Medium confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Ends no later than Dec 24, 2030	Ends no later than Dec 24, 2030	Medium confidence
US 10,204,442	System for Ray Tracing Augmented Objects Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
US 10,217,268	System for Fast Intersection of Secondary Rays with Geometric Objects in Ray Tracing Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
US 10,229,527	Method for Fast Intersection of Secondary Rays with Geometric Objects in Ray Tracing Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
US 10,297,068	Method For Ray Tracing Augmented Objects Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · Medium confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Medium confidence
US 10,332,304	System for Fast Intersections in Ray Tracing Snap Inc. In force Term ends Dec 24, 2030 · High confidence	Snap Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	Term ends Dec 24, 2030	High confidence
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