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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2020
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Jonathan D. Gandrud, Woodbury, MN (US);
James D. Hansen, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Joseph C. Dingeldein, Hudson, WI (US);
Alexandra R. Cunliffe, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jaime B. Willoughby, Shoreview, MN (US);
Christopher R. Kokaisel, Woodbury, MN (US);
John M. Pilgrim, Woodbury, MN (US);
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described for automating the design and manufacture a dental restoration appliance for restoring the dental anatomy of a patient. For example, a system processes a digital three-dimensional (3D) model of a future (desired) dental anatomy of a patient, the future dental anatomy representing an intended shape of at least one tooth of the patient. The system includes a landmark identifier configured to automatically compute, based on the digital 3D model of the future dental anatomy of the patient, one or more landmarks of the future dental anatomy of the patient. The system also includes a custom feature generator configured to automatically generate, based on the one or more landmarks, one or more custom appliance features for a dental appliance for restoring the at least one tooth of the patient. The system further includes a memory device configured to store a digital model of the dental appliance.