Patents Assigned to Willytec GmbH
  • Patent number: 7403830
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method, a computer, a computer program and a computer-readable medium, which refer to the examination of data records that are used for manufacturing dental prosthesis parts. The examination may be the producibility by one or several methods, the mountability onto the associated residual tooth portion or the examination as to undercuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Willytec GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Weber, Stephan Holzner
  • Publication number: 20080050700
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and devices for producing denture elements, whereby surface data of a remaining dental area are digitally acquired, at least one molded part, especially a denture element for the remaining dental area, is three-dimensionally designed using the surface data of the remaining dental area acquired and corresponding mold data are produced, and the at least one denture element is partially or completely produced on the basis of the surface data and mold data, with one or more of the following aspects being taken into consideration: dimensionally designing web constructions between tooth stumps and producing corresponding mold data; acquiring surface data of a three-dimensional dental impression, on one side, on two sides or on several sides; graphically representing the surface data, fixing at least one mark on the graphical representation of the surface data, and constructing mold data for a denture element based on the surface data and taking into consideration the mark in the gra
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: WILLYTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Weber, Stephan Holzner
  • Publication number: 20060093204
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing data for making dental prostheses, wherein the data can be produced on the basis of a model (2) which comprises individual segments (3a, 3b, 3c, . . . ), such as representing a tooth, a preparation, a gingival area, a tooth gap or a small group of teeth, from different directions in space, and a storing device for storing the shape data obtained thereby, and—second shape data (12) of only the one segment (3a, 3b, 3c, . . . ), only part of the segment (3a, 3b, 3c, . . . ) being scanned, and the segment (3a, 3b, 3c, . . . ) being arranged in a fixed orientation relative to a reference, and b) a comparing device for comparing the first and second shape data (1, 12) to determine the orientation of the first shape data (1) relative to the reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: WILLYTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Holzner, Gerhard Weber