Patents by Inventor Clark Kaufhardt

Clark Kaufhardt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH ELONGATE TACTILE OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20230095713
    Abstract: Appliances for orthodontic treatment are provided. In some embodiments, an orthodontic appliance includes a shell having a plurality of teeth-receiving cavities shaped to reposition a patient’s teeth from a first arrangement toward a second arrangement. The shell can have a first elasticity. The appliance can include an attachment-receiving well formed in the shell. The attachment-receiving well can be configured to engage an attachment coupled to a tooth of the patient. The appliance can further include at least one tactile object coupled to the attachment-receiving well. The at least one tactile object can include an elongate body that extends toward the attachment when the shell is worn on the patient’s teeth. The at least one tactile object can have a second elasticity greater than the first elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods
    Patent number: 11547533
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • TACTILE OBJECTS FOR ORTHODONTICS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210068925
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chunhua LI, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • TACTILE OBJECTS FOR ORTHODONTICS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210045846
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Chunhua LI, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods
    Patent number: 10820967
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • TACTILE OBJECTS FOR ORTHODONTICS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170143452
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods
    Patent number: 9597164
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • TACTILE OBJECTS FOR ORTHODONTICS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140193767
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods
    Patent number: 8708697
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao
  • TACTILE OBJECTS FOR ORTHODONTICS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110136072
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Aligan Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Jennifer Chen, John Morton, Jon Moss, Clark Kaufhardt, Heng Cao