Patents by Inventor Doron Malka
Doron Malka 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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Publication number: 20240115361Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating and displaying a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth). These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Gilad ELBAZ, Erez LAMPERT, Yossef ATIYA, Avi KOPELMAN, Ofer SAPHIER, Maayan MOSHE, Shai AYAL, Michael SABINA, Eric KUO, Assaf WEISS, Doron MALKA, Eliahou Franklin NIZARD, Ido TISHEL
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Patent number: 11911240Abstract: Intraoral scanning systems for displaying 3D models of a patient's dental arch and near-IR images from the dental arch. These systems may include a wand with one or more image sensors and processors for processing the 3D models and near-IR information. The 3D models may include surface (e.g., color) information and the near-IR images may include information on internal structures, including enamel and dentin.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Sabina, Avi Kopelman, Eric Kuo, Gilad Elbaz, Assaf Weiss, Doron Malka, Ofer Saphier, Eliahou Franklin Nizard, Ido Tishel, Shai Ayal, Maayan Moshe
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Patent number: 11883259Abstract: System for scanning a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth). These apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gilad Elbaz, Erez Lampert, Yossef Atiya, Avi Kopelman, Ofer Saphier, Maayan Moshe, Shai Ayal, Michael Sabina, Eric Kuo, Assaf Weiss, Doron Malka, Eliahou Franklin Nizard, Ido Tishel
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Publication number: 20240029265Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (including systems and devices), including computer-implemented methods for segmenting, correcting and/or modifying a three-dimensional (3D) model of a subject's oral cavity to determine individual components such as teeth, gingiva, tongue, palate, etc., that may be selective and/or collectively digitally manipulated. In some implementations, artificial intelligence uses libraries of labeled 2D images and 3D dental models to learn how to segment a 3D dental model of a subject's oral cavity using 2D images, height map and/or other data and projection values that relate the 2D images to the 3D model. As noted herein, the dental classes can include a variety of intra-oral and extra-oral objects and can be represented as binary values, discrete values, a continuum of height map data, etc. In some implementations, several dental classes are predicted concurrently.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Chad C. BROWN, Yun GAO, Pavel AGNIASHVILI, Avraham ZULTI, Jonathan COSLOVSKY, Christopher E. CRAMER, Roman GUDCHENKO, Ofer SAPHIER, Adi LEVIN, Maayan MOSHE, Doron MALKA
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Publication number: 20230372069Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Michael SABINA, Avi KOPELMAN, Eric KUO, Gilad ELBAZ, Assaf WEISS, Doron MALKA, Ofer SAPHIER, Eliahou Franklin NIZARD, Ido TISHEL, Shai AYAL, Maayan MOSHE
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Patent number: 11759295Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Sabina, Avi Kopelman, Eric Kuo, Gilad Elbaz, Assaf Weiss, Doron Malka, Ofer Saphier, Eliahou Franklin Nizard, Ido Tishel, Shai Ayal, Maayan Moshe
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Publication number: 20230285127Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein provide technical solutions to the highly technical problems of machine generation of dental restorations. In particular, these systems, methods and/or computer readable media may provide technical solutions to aid in the creation of dental restorations that more closely resemble a natural tooth (including its internal optical structure). These systems, methods and/or computer readable media may help in virtually rendering a tooth, including its internal optical structure, and apply these renderings (e.g., digital models) to the fabrication of the dental restoration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Yosi MOALEM, Gilad ELBAZ, Ofer SAPHIER, Maayan MOSHE, Shai AYAL, Doron MALKA
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Publication number: 20230240819Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating and displaying a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth). These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Gilad ELBAZ, Erez LAMPERT, Yossef ATIYA, Avi KOPELMAN, Ofer SAPHIER, Maayan MOSHE, Shai AYAL, Michael SABINA, Eric KUO, Assaf WEISS, Doron MALKA, Eliahou Franklin NIZARD, Ido TISHEL
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Publication number: 20230240820Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Michael SABINA, Avi KOPELMAN, Eric KUO, Gilad ELBAZ, Assaf WEISS, Doron MALKA, Ofer SAPHIER, Eliahou Franklin NIZARD, Ido TISHEL, Shai AYAL, Maayan MOSHE
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Patent number: 11651494Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (including systems and devices), including computer-implemented methods for segmenting, correcting and/or modifying a three-dimensional (3D) model of a subject's oral cavity to determine individual components such as teeth, gingiva, tongue, palate, etc., that may be selective and/or collectively digitally manipulated. In some implementations, artificial intelligence uses libraries of labeled 2D images and 3D dental models to learn how to segment a 3D dental model of a subject's oral cavity using 2D images, height map and/or other data and projection values that relate the 2D images to the 3D model. As noted herein, the dental classes can include a variety of intra-oral and extra-oral objects and can be represented as binary values, discrete values, a continuum of height map data, etc. In some implementations, several dental classes are predicted concurrently.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chad C. Brown, Yun Gao, Pavel Agniashvili, Avraham Zulti, Jonathan Coslovsky, Christopher E. Cramer, Roman Gudchenko, Ofer Saphier, Adi Levin, Maayan Moshe, Doron Malka
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Patent number: 11633268Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein provide technical solutions to the highly technical problems of machine generation of dental restorations. In particular, these systems, methods and/or computer readable media may provide technical solutions to aid in the creation of dental restorations that more closely resemble a natural tooth (including its internal optical structure). These systems, methods and/or computer readable media may help in virtually rendering a tooth, including its internal optical structure, and apply these renderings (e.g., digital models) to the fabrication of the dental restoration.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yosi Moalem, Gilad Elbaz, Ofer Saphier, Maayan Moshe, Shai Ayal, Doron Malka
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Patent number: 11628046Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating and displaying a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth). These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gilad Elbaz, Erez Lampert, Yossef Atiya, Avi Kopelman, Ofer Saphier, Maayan Moshe, Shai Ayal, Michael Sabina, Eric Kuo, Assaf Weiss, Doron Malka, Eliahou Franklin Nizard, Ido Tishel
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Publication number: 20220189611Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for assessing oral health and automatically providing diagnosis of one or more oral diseases. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for collecting and analyzing image data and to detect and visualize features within image data that are indicative of oral diseases or conditions, such as gingival inflammation or oral cancer. These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, redness and inflammation in soft tissue and caries and cracks in the teeth. The methods an include training a machine learning model and using the trained machine learning model to provide a diagnosis of an oral disease or condition based on image data collected using multiple scanning modes of an intraoral scanner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Shai FARKASH, Yossef ATIYA, Maayan MOSHE, Moti BEN-DOV, Raphael LEVY, Doron MALKA
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Patent number: 11357603Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth) including both surface features and internal features. These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth. Any of these methods and apparatuses may use minimum scattering coefficients and/or segmentation to form a volumetric model of the teeth.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gilad Elbaz, Erez Lampert, Yossef Atiya, Avi Kopelman, Ofer Saphier, Maayan Moshe, Shai Ayal, Michael Sabina, Eric Kuo, Assaf Weiss, Doron Malka, Eliahou Franklin Nizard, Ido Tishel
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Patent number: 11232573Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (including systems and devices) for modifying a three-dimensional (3D) model of a subject's oral cavity to determine individual components such as teeth, gingiva, tongue, palate, etc. In some implementations one or more automated machine learning agents may modify one or more subsets of 3D models of the subject's oral cavity using height map data to identify, segment and/or modify to mesh regions of a 3D model constructed from a plurality of 2D images of the subject's dental cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chad C. Brown, Yun Gao, Pavel Agniashvili, Avraham Zulti, Jonathan Coslovsky, Christopher E. Cramer, Roman Gudchenko, Ofer Saphier, Adi Levin, Maayan Moshe, Doron Malka
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Publication number: 20210353154Abstract: A method of generating a 3D model includes: determining a 3D surface comprising a preparation tooth using a first plurality of intraoral scans generated by an intraoral scanner at a first time; receiving one or more additional intraoral scans of the preparation tooth that were generated by the intraoral scanner at a second time; determining a change to one or more portions of the preparation tooth between the three-dimensional surface and the one or more additional intraoral scans; determining, based at least in part on the change to the preparation tooth, whether to use a) the 3D surface, b) data from the one or more additional intraoral scans or c) a combination of the 3D surface and the data from the one or more additional intraoral scans to depict one or more portions of the preparation tooth; and generating the 3D model comprising the preparation tooth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Ofer Saphier, Pavel Agniashvili, Moti Ben-Dov, Ran Katz, Avi Kopelman, Maxim Volgin, Doron Malka, Avraham Zulti, Pavel Veryovkin, Maayan Moshe, Ido Tishel, Adi Levin, Shai Farkash, Inna Karapetyan, Dina Bova, Edi Fridman, Jonathan Coslovsky
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Publication number: 20210353153Abstract: A processing device receives a plurality of intraoral scans of a dental arch. The processing device determines, from the plurality of intraoral scans, a first set of intraoral scans that depict a restorative object and a second set of intraoral scans that fail to depict any restorative object. The processing device generates a multi-resolution three-dimensional model of the dental arch, wherein a first portion of the multi-resolution three-dimensional model is generated from the first set of intraoral scans, has a first resolution and represents the restorative object, and wherein a second portion of the multi-resolution three-dimensional model is generated from the second set of intraoral scans, has a second resolution and represents a remainder of the dental arch, wherein the first resolution is greater than the second resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Ofer Saphier, Pavel Agniashvili, Moti Ben-Dov, Ran Katz, Avi Kopelman, Maxim Volgin, Doron Malka, Avraham Zulti, Pavel Veryovkin, Maayan Moshe, Ido Tishel, Adi Levin, Shai Farkash, Inna Karapetyan, Dina Bova, Edi Fridman, Jonathan Coslovsky
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Publication number: 20210353152Abstract: A processing device may receive a plurality of intraoral scans of the patient that were generated by an intraoral scanner, determine a three-dimensional surface of at least a portion of one or more dental arch of the patient using the plurality of intraoral scans, automatically determine whether a restorative dental object is represented in at least one of the three-dimensional surface or one or more intraoral scans of the plurality of intraoral scans, and automatically generate a prescription for treating the one or more teeth based at least in part on at least one of a) a presence or absence of a restorative dental object in at least one of the three-dimensional surface or the one or more intraoral scans or b) a location of the restorative dental object in the one or more dental arch of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Ofer Saphier, Pavel Agniashvili, Moti Ben-Dov, Ran Katz, Avi Kopelman, Maxim Volgin, Doron Malka, Avraham Zulti, Pavel Veryovkin, Maayan Moshe, Ido Tishel, Adi Levin, Shai Farkash, Inna Karapetyan, Dina Bova, Edi Fridman, Jonathan Coslovsky
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Publication number: 20210321872Abstract: A method of intraoral scanning includes receiving a first one or more intraoral scans of a patient's oral cavity; automatically determining, based on processing of the first one or more intraoral scans, a first scanning role associated with the first one or more intraoral scans, wherein the first scanning role is a first one of an upper dental arch role, a lower dental arch role or a bite role; and determining a first three-dimensional surface associated with the first scanning role.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Ofer Saphier, Pavel Agniashvili, Moti Ben-Dov, Ran Katz, Avi Kopelman, Maxim Volgin, Doron Malka, Avraham Zulti, Pavel Veryovkin, Maayan Moshe, Ido Tishel, Adi Levin, Shai Farkash, Inna Karapetyan, Dina Bova, Edi Fridman, Jonathan Coslovsky
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Publication number: 20210205054Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Michael SABINA, Avi KOPELMAN, Eric KUO, Gilad ELBAZ, Assaf WEISS, Doron MALKA, Ofer SAPHIER, Eliahou Franklin NIZARD, Ido TISHEL, Shai AYAL, Maayan MOSHE