Since there hasn’t even been an acknowledgement of this, I am going to assume that you are in fact trying to take a long-known technique and claim it as your own, which is disgusting and shameful.
It also seems a (rightfully) upset post from someone else on the same topic was removed. That is a shame as that person also had a very valid point, and like my previous post it was also not even acknowledged to any degree. This isn’t some minor issue, or a grievance with this plugin. The problem is the patent, as without some simple clarification, it appears to be an attack on the artistic process. My only hope is that Epic or some other sensible entity notices this and prevents you from patenting this.