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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2022
Applicant:
D4d Technologies, Llc, Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jessica Hawkins, Richardson, TX (US);
Justin G. Graham, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
D4D Technologies, LLC, Richardson, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intra-oral scanning device and system are augmented to provide an active delete (or filter) tool. The tool automatically detects and deletes unwanted items and artifacts capturing as the scan is being done. The technique provides a better user experience by automatically removing items the deletion of which that may otherwise be time-consuming, frustrating, or impossible for the user to delete any other way.