Patents by Inventor Edward Giorgianni

Edward Giorgianni 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).

  • Apparatus for dental shade measurement
    Publication number: 20060040230
    Abstract: An apparatus for suitable for obtaining an image of a dental structure has an illuminator member placed proximate the area to be imaged. The illuminator member has a support structure (30) for retaining the illuminator member in position proximate the area to be imaged. A reference (22) is coupled to the support structure (30) of the illuminator member and disposed within the area to be imaged. At least one light source (24) is coupled to the support structure (30) of the illuminator member for directing imaging illumination toward the area to be imaged. A camera (12) records an image from within the area to be imaged using the imaging illumination from the illuminator member, wherein the image comprises the reference (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Douglass Blanding, Rongguang Liang, Edward Giorgianni, Steven Hansen