Patents Assigned to Smilecad Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20250072996
    Abstract: Proposed is a manufacturing method of a retainer provided with a body part having a first surface being in contact with a teeth surface of a plurality of teeth forming a teeth arrangement so as to support the teeth arrangement. The manufacturing method includes a process of acquiring three-dimensional scanning data of the teeth arrangement, a data processing process in which processing line data for manufacturing the body part are generated, and a laser cutting process in which a body forming part is manufactured from a base material formed of a shape memory alloy material. In the data processing process, tangential lines that extend along the teeth surface of the teeth arrangement are formed and collected, and a first processing line formed by connecting, to each other, tangential line portions in a tangential line group body and a second processing line spaced apart from the first processing line are generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: SMILECAD CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Joon KIM, Jae Ho JEON, Byeong Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20240225786
    Abstract: Proposed is a retainer and a method for manufacturing the retainer. The retainer has a body which is in close contact with a tooth arrangement and which is formed of a shape memory alloy material. The body is manufactured by being laser cut from a base material of the shape memory alloy material on the basis of 3D scanning data of the tooth arrangement and then a width thereof is modified. The method includes a process of acquiring three-dimensional data of the tooth arrangement, a data processing process of generating processing line data on the basis of the scanning data, a laser cutting process of manufacturing a body forming part by laser cutting the shape memory alloy material, and a width modification process of thermally treating the body forming part after expanding or reducing and fixing the body forming part so that the width thereof is widened or narrowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: SMILECAD CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seok Joon KIM, Jae Ho JEON
  • Publication number: 20230355355
    Abstract: Proposed is a regainer including a body part which is integrally formed of a shape memory material and supports teeth at opposite sides of tooth loss space, wherein the body part includes a first grip part which covers a portion of a perimeter of a tooth disposed at a first side relative to the tooth loss space, a second grip part which covers a portion of a perimeter of a tooth disposed at a second side relative to the tooth loss space, and a bridge which connects the first grip part with the second grip part and elastically supports the first grip part and the second grip part, wherein the bridge is formed in a form bent multiple times in the tooth loss space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Smilecad Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Joon KIM, Jae Ho JEON, Byeong Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230240805
    Abstract: Proposed is a removable retainer including a body part that is formed of a shape memory alloy material and has a front surface in close contact with the outer tooth surface of each tooth, and a fixing part coupled to the body part and fixing the body part, wherein the body part includes a curved protrusion part formed to protrude toward an interdental space to be inserted into the interdental space, and multiple support parts. A manufacturing method of the removable retainer includes a step of acquiring three-dimensional scanning data, a data processing step of generating first and second processing lines, a laser cutting step of laser cutting a flat plate-shaped base material to form a body-part forming part, a shape processing step of cutting the body-part forming part, and a fixing part coupling step of coupling the manufactured body part and the manufactured fixing part to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Smilecad Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Jun KIM, Jae Ho JEON
  • Publication number: 20230233290
    Abstract: Proposed is an adhesive retainer including a body part which is formed of a shape memory alloy material and has a front surface in close contact with and attached to each tooth, wherein the body part includes a curved protrusion part which is formed to protrude toward an interdental space so as to be inserted into the interdental space, and multiple support parts having front surfaces which are in close contact with tooth surfaces of teeth outside the interdental space. A manufacturing method of the adhesive retainer includes a step of acquiring three-dimensional scanning data about a tooth arrangement, a data processing step of generating a first processing line and a second processing line, a laser cutting step of laser cutting a flat plate-shaped base material based on processing line data to form a body-part forming part, and a shape processing step of cutting the body-part forming part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Smilecad Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Jun KIM, Jae Ho JEON
  • Publication number: 20230140872
    Abstract: Proposed are a spacer and a method of manufacturing the spacer. The spacer includes a body portion configured as a single structure and formed of a shape memory material, the body portion supporting teeth at both sides of a tooth loss space. Furthermore, the body portion includes a first grip portion surrounding a part around a tooth disposed at a first side with respect to the tooth loss space, a second grip portion surrounding a part around a tooth disposed at a second side with respect to the tooth loss space, and a bridge connecting the first grip portion and the second grip portion to each other. Furthermore, the first grip portion and the second grip portion have curved shapes open toward directions opposite to each other. Furthermore, the method includes a data obtaining process, a data processing process, and a laser cutting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Smilecad Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Joon KIM, Jae Ho JEON, Byeong Soo KIM