Patents by Inventor Kyung Jae HONG

Kyung Jae HONG 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).

  • Transparent aligner and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 10258431
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a transparent aligner for dental alignment is disclosed. The method may include: determining a tooth contour model which includes a contour portion surrounding a surface of a tooth requiring rotational correction; determining an axis of rotation for the tooth requiring rotational correction; determining two points touching exterior surfaces of the tooth requiring rotational correction based on the axis of rotation and a direction of rotation required for correcting the tooth requiring rotational correction, the two points being symmetrical with respect to the axis of rotation; determining a rotational correction model for the rotational correction by protruding the contour portion towards a tooth surface and towards a direction of rotation at the two points; and generating the 3D dental alignment model data by applying the rotational correction model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventor: Kyung Jae Hong
  • TRANSPARENT ALIGNER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20170265967
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a transparent aligner for dental alignment is disclosed. The method may include: determining a tooth contour model which includes a contour portion surrounding a surface of a tooth requiring rotational correction; determining an axis of rotation for the tooth requiring rotational correction; determining two points touching exterior surfaces of the tooth requiring rotational correction based on the axis of rotation and a direction of rotation required for correcting the tooth requiring rotational correction, the two points being symmetrical with respect to the axis of rotation; determining a rotational correction model for the rotational correction by protruding the contour portion towards a tooth surface and towards a direction of rotation at the two points; and generating the 3D dental alignment model data by applying the rotational correction model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Kyung Jae HONG