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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:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Guy M. Cohen, Ossining, NY (US);
Lior Horesh, North Salem, NY (US);
Raya Horesh, North Salem, NY (US);
Amos Cahan, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 50/20 (2018.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01); A46B 13/02 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/80 (2014.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 13/02 (2013.01); A46B 15/0022 (2013.01); A46B 15/0036 (2013.01); A46B 15/0038 (2013.01); A46B 15/004 (2013.01); A46B 15/0044 (2013.01); A46B 15/0046 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61B 5/6887 (2013.01); A63F 13/80 (2014.09); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61B 2576/02 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01);
Abstract
The exemplary embodiments disclose an apparatus, a system and method, and a computer program product for removing dental plaque. The exemplary embodiments may include emitting light, detecting reflections of the light, analyzing the reflected light, and determining an amount or location of dental plaque based on the reflected light.