Patents by Inventor Srinivas Kaza

Srinivas Kaza 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).

  • Publication number: 20200214803
    Abstract: Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment are provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of the same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kaza, Bob Grove
  • Patent number: 10646307
    Abstract: Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kaza, Bob Grove
  • Patent number: 10631955
    Abstract: Provided herein are crosslinked polymers useful in orthodontic appliances and light polymerizable liquid compositions and formulations useful for making crosslinked polymers. Also provided are methods of making an orthodontic appliance comprising a cross-linked polymer formed by a direct fabrication technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Chen, Chunhua Li, Srinivas Kaza, Neil Brian Cramer, Mary Catherine Berard
  • Publication number: 20200093571
    Abstract: Detection of placement of dental aligners in patient mouth on teeth for indication of wearing compliance. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for detecting wearing, including compliance. In some variations these apparatuses and methods may include a sensor configured to detect deflection of the one or more deflectable structures. In some variations, these apparatuses and methods may include a proximity sensor coupled to the appliance shell and configured to generate sensor data when in proximity with intraoral tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yaser SHANJANI, Bruce CAM, Jun SATO, John Y. MORTON, Victor CHEN, Chunhua LI, Allen R. BORONKAY, Srinivas KAZA
  • Publication number: 20200046462
    Abstract: Provided herein are crosslinked polymers useful in orthodontic appliances and light polymerizable liquid compositions and formulations useful for making crosslinked polymers. Also provided are methods of making an orthodontic appliance comprising a cross-linked polymer formed by a direct fabrication technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yan CHEN, Chunhua LI, Srinivas KAZA, Neil Brian CRAMER, Mary Catherine BERARD
  • Publication number: 20200046461
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth. An orthodontic appliance may include a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, and one or more sensors configured to determine tooth movement (based on position and/or orientation) and/or forces applied to the teeth. The sensor may be distributed between attachments and aligners that mate with the attachments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yaser SHANJANI, Bruce CAM, Allen R. BORONKAY, Jun SATO, John Y. MORTON, Chunhua LI, Srinivas KAZA
  • Publication number: 20200040130
    Abstract: Provided herein are curable compositions for use in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing crosslinked polymers using said curable compositions, crosslinked polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the crosslinked polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Robert LISKA, Christian GORSCHE, György HARAKALY, Markus KURY, Jürgen STAMPFL, Peter DORFINGER, Yan CHEN, Chunhua LI, Srinivas KAZA
  • Publication number: 20200040113
    Abstract: Provided herein are photopolymerizable monomers, optionally for use as reactive diluents in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing polymers using said photopolymerizable monomers, the polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Robert LISKA, Christian GORSCHE, Markus KURY, Yan CHEN, Chunhua LI, Srinivas KAZA
  • Publication number: 20190388188
    Abstract: Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kaza, Bob Grove
  • Patent number: 10492888
    Abstract: Provided herein are crosslinked polymers useful in orthodontic appliances and light polymerizable liquid compositions and formulations useful for making crosslinked polymers. Also provided are methods of making an orthodontic appliance comprising a cross-linked polymer formed by a direct fabrication technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Chen, Chunhua Li, Srinivas Kaza, Neil Brian Cramer, Mary Catherine Berard
  • Publication number: 20190345276
    Abstract: Provided herein are photopolymerizable monomers, optionally for use as reactive diluents in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing polymers using said photopolymerizable monomers, the polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Robert LISKA, Christian GORSCHE, Markus KURY, Yan CHEN, Chunhua LI, Srinivas KAZA
  • Patent number: 10470847
    Abstract: Detection of placement of dental aligners in patient mouth on teeth for indication of wearing compliance. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for detecting wearing, including compliance, and for reliably transferring data, by wired or wireless direct or indirect communication of electronic compliance information to a smartphone. Also described herein are dental appliances that can detect physiological parameters related to respiration and sleep. Also described herein are aligner cases that enable NFC communication with electronic compliance indicator (ECI) devices and Bluetooth communication with smartphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yaser Shanjani, Bruce Cam, Jun Sato, John Y. Morton, Victor Chen, Chunhua Li, Allen R. Boronkay, Srinivas Kaza
  • Publication number: 20190338067
    Abstract: Provided herein are curable compositions for use in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing crosslinked polymers using said curable compositions, crosslinked polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the crosslinked polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Robert LISKA, Christian GORSCHE, György HARAKALY, Markus KURY, Jürgen STAMPFL, Peter DORFINGER, Yan CHEN, Chunhua LI, Srinivas KAZA
  • Publication number: 20190282335
    Abstract: Provided herein are crosslinked polymers useful in orthodontic appliances and light polymerizable liquid compositions and formulations useful for making crosslinked polymers. Also provided are methods of making an orthodontic appliance comprising a cross-linked polymer formed by a direct fabrication technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Yan Chen, Chunhua Li, Srinivas Kaza, Neil Brian Cramer, Mary Catherine Berard
  • Patent number: 10405947
    Abstract: Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kaza, Bob Grove
  • Publication number: 20190269483
    Abstract: Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kaza, Bob Grove
  • Publication number: 20190254792
    Abstract: A dental model and related systems and methods, including a first component representing a portion of a patient's jaw and a second component that is demountably attachable to the first component, and a second component representing a dental structure of interest, such as the remaining portion of a tooth or a dental implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Allen R. Boronkay, Avi Kopelman, Srinivas Kaza
  • Patent number: 10383705
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth. An orthodontic appliance may include a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, and one or more sensors configured to determine tooth movement (based on position and/or orientation) and/or forces applied to the teeth. The sensor may be distributed between attachments and aligners that mate with the attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yaser Shanjani, Bruce Cam, Allen R. Boronkay, Jun Sato, John Y. Morton, Chunhua Li, Srinivas Kaza
  • Patent number: 10335252
    Abstract: Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kaza, Bob Grove
  • Publication number: 20190192259
    Abstract: Method and Apparatuses for monitoring progress of an orthodontic treatment plan and automatically or semi-automatically modifying the orthodontic treatment plan. The orthodontic treatment plan may be monitored by sensors on one or more appliance in the treatment plan, and may be monitored if the sensed data deviates from the expected treatment plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Avi KOPELMAN, Zelko RELIC, Srinivas KAZA