Patents by Inventor Amir Abolfathi
Amir Abolfathi 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).
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Patent number: 11798046Abstract: A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Joe Breeland, Amir Abolfathi, David Etheridge, Jason Shelton
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Publication number: 20220038835Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: SoundMed, LLCInventors: Amir ABOLFATHI, Vahid SAADAT, Loc X. PHAN
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Publication number: 20210369417Abstract: A bracket attachment system is described herein. One variation of an orthodontic bracket assembly generally comprises a main body having a contact surface for placement against a surface and defining a wire slot therethrough. A covering having a retention member configured to be inserted at least partially into the wire slot when the covering is positioned upon the main body may be included such that when a wire is positioned within the wire slot, the wire may be retained via the retention member in a secured position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: uLab Systems, Inc.Inventors: Huafeng WEN, Amir A. ABOLFATHI
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Patent number: 11178496Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: SoundMed, LLCInventors: Amir Abolfathi, Vahid Saadat, Loc X. Phan
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Patent number: 10874487Abstract: A dental template to position an object on a patient's tooth includes digitizing the patient's tooth; adding virtual objects to predetermined locations on the digitized tooth; and fabricating the dental template to locate the object on the patient's tooth. The template can be used for etching or for positioning brackets on teeth.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Loc X. Phan, Peter G. Knopp, Eric E. Kuo, Amir Abolfathi, Huafeng Wen
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Publication number: 20200322741Abstract: Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and/or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and/or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: SoundMed, LLCInventor: Amir A. ABOLFATHI
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Patent number: 10735874Abstract: Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and/or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and/or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SoundMed, LLCInventor: Amir A. Abolfathi
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Publication number: 20200234354Abstract: A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Joe Breeland, Amir Abolfathi, David Etheridge, Jason Shelton
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Publication number: 20200129271Abstract: A dental template to position an object on a patient's tooth includes digitizing the patient's tooth; adding virtual objects to predetermined locations on the digitized tooth; and fabricating the dental template to locate the object on the patient's tooth. The template can be used for etching or for positioning brackets on teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Loc X. Phan, Peter G. Knopp, Eric E. Kuo, Amir Abolfathi, Huafeng Wen
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Patent number: 10568717Abstract: A dental template to position an object on a patient's tooth includes digitizing the patient's tooth; adding virtual objects to predetermined locations on the digitized tooth; and fabricating the dental template to locate the object on the patient's tooth. The template can be used for etching or for positioning brackets on teeth.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Loc X. Phan, Peter G. Knopp, Eric E. Kuo, Amir Abolfathi, Huafeng Wen
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Patent number: 10536789Abstract: Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: SoundMed, LLCInventors: Christoph Menzel, Amir Abolfathi
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Publication number: 20190364373Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: SoundMed, LLCInventors: Amir ABOLFATHI, Vahid SAADAT, Loc X. PHAN
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Patent number: 10484805Abstract: An intra-oral appliance for transmitting sound via bone conduction and optimized for comfort, safety, speech intelligibility, eating and drinking and extended wear by the user including an actuator to provide bone conduction sound transmission; a transceiver coupled to the actuator to cause the actuator to generate sound; and a first chamber containing the actuator and the transceiver, said first chamber adapted to be coupled to one or more teeth of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SoundMed, LLCInventor: Amir A. Abolfathi
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Publication number: 20190349693Abstract: An intra-oral appliance for transmitting sound via bone conduction and optimized for comfort, safety, speech intelligibility, eating and drinking and extended wear by the user including an actuator to provide bone conduction sound transmission; a transceiver coupled to the actuator to cause the actuator to generate sound; and a first chamber containing the actuator and the transceiver, said first chamber adapted to be coupled to one or more teeth of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: SoundMed, LLCInventor: Amir A. ABOLFATHI
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Patent number: 10477330Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SoundMed, LLCInventors: Amir Abolfathi, Vahid Saadat, Loc X. Phan
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SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE TO THE MIDDLE AND/OR INNER EAR
Publication number: 20190321610Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for delivering a therapeutic substance to an ear of a subject, including a reservoir configured to contain the therapeutic substance and an outlet configured to transport the therapeutic substance from the reservoir to a lumen of a tympanostomy tube disposed within a tympanic membrane bordering the tympanic cavity and/or the tympanic cavity via the lumen of the tympanostomy tube, such that the therapeutic substance can be delivered to the tympanic cavity and/or a round window to an inner ear bordering the tympanic cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Tusker Medical, Inc.Inventors: Eric GOLDFARB, Rohit GIROTRA, Amir ABOLFATHI -
Patent number: 10412512Abstract: Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and/or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and/or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: SoundMed, LLCInventor: Amir A. Abolfathi
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Publication number: 20190244264Abstract: A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Amir Abolfathi, Ike Udechuku, Beth Ann Cooney, Keith Wolf
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Patent number: 10332164Abstract: A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Amir Abolfathi, Ikechukwu Chibuzo Udechuku, Phillips Alexander Benton, Beth Ann Cooney, Keith Wolf
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Publication number: 20190158967Abstract: Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: SoundMed, LLCInventors: Christoph MENZEL, Amir ABOLFATHI