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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:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); G06T 7/0016 (2013.01); G06T 7/251 (2017.01); G06T 7/75 (2017.01); G06T 17/20 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); A61C 2007/004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are apparatuses (e.g., systems) and methods for assisting in generating and segmenting a 3D dental model of a subject's dentition. A 3D dental model may be generated from a dental scan. The apparatuses described herein can determine if the subject has previously undergone a dental or orthodontic treatment, and the 3D dental model can be compared to prior 3D dental models from the previous treatment(s). In some examples, the 3D dental model can be updated or supplemented with data from the prior 3D dental models.