Patents by Inventor Bob Isaacson

Bob Isaacson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for constructing crowns, bridges and implants for dental use
    Patent number: 7228191
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture is disclosed for providing a dental crowns using electronic models, and more particularly to a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for creating dental crowns using a lost-wax manufacturing process from electronic model files corresponding to patient teeth impressions and corresponding electronic models for tooth crowns. The system and method permit the electronic generation and specification of crown, bridge, and implant dental appliances that may be specified in an industry standard file specification. This specification is utilized in a rapid prototyping process to generate a wax impression for the appliance that may then be fabricated using standard lost-wax fabrication techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Geodigm Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Hofmeister, James Ledin, Bob Isaacson, Bruce Hultgren, Mike Marshall
  • Method and apparatus for constructing crowns, bridges and implants for dental use
    Publication number: 20040220691
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture is disclosed for providing a dental crowns using electronic models, and more particularly to a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for creating dental crowns using a lost-wax manufacturing process from electronic model files corresponding to patient teeth impressions and corresponding electronic models for tooth crowns. The system and method permit the electronic generation and specification of crown, bridge, and implant dental appliances that may be specified in an industry standard file specification. This specification is utilized in a rapid prototyping process to generate a wax impression for the appliance that may then be fabricated using standard lost-wax fabrication techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Andrew Hofmeister, James Ledin, Bob Isaacson, Bruce Hultgren, Mike Marshall