Patents by Inventor Eric Yau

Eric Yau 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).

  • Patent number: 10537406
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient, and adjusting the position of the repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell to comply with a number of constraints. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Wu, Eric E. Kuo, Mitra Derakhshan, Crystal Tjhia, Eric Yau, Allen R. Boronkay, Chunhua Li, Gleb Krivovyaz
  • Publication number: 20190125494
    Abstract: A series of appliances including a first appliance and a second appliance. The first appliance can have a first shell having a plurality of cavities therein and each cavity configured to receive at least one tooth of a first jaw and having a first number of bite adjustment structures. The first number of bite adjustment structures can be formed as part of the first shell, the first number of bite adjustment structures extending from the lingual surface of at least one of the plurality of cavities. The first number of bite adjustment structures can have a first shape and location specific to a first stage of the treatment plan. The second appliance can have a second shell having a plurality of cavities therein and each cavity configured to receive at least one tooth of the second jaw and having a second number of bite adjustment structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Huizhong Li, Crystal Tjhia, Eric Yau, Rohit Tanugula, Jun Sato
  • Publication number: 20190125497
    Abstract: A system for correcting class III malocclusions is disclosed. The system may include a maxilla appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the maxilla and a first coupling for receiving an elastic. The system may also include a mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the mandible. In some embodiments, the system includes a class III corrective appliance having a first mount shaped to engage with the mandibular arch of the patient and having a second coupling shaped to receive the elastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Mitra DERAKHSHAN, Crystal TJHIA, Rohit TANUGULA, Yaser SHANJANI, Ryan KIMURA, Bruce CAM, Eric YAU, Yuxiang WANG, Ken WU, Peter WEBBER, Jun SATO, John Y. MORTON
  • Publication number: 20180132975
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, and providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Ken WU, Eric E. KUO, Mitra DERAKHSHAN, Crystal TJHIA, Eric YAU, Allen R. BORONKAY, Chunhua LI
  • Patent number: 9844424
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, and providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Wu, Eric E. Kuo, Mitra Derakhshan, Crystal Tjhia, Eric Yau, Allen R. Boronkay, Chunhua Li
  • Publication number: 20150238284
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, and providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Wu, Eric E. Kuo, Mitra Derakhshan, Crystal Tjhia, Eric Yau, Allen R. Boronkay, Chunhua Li
  • Publication number: 20150238280
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient, and adjusting the position of the repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell to comply with a number of constraints. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Ken Wu, Eric E. Kuo, Mitra Derakhshan, Crystal Tjhia, Eric Yau, Allen R. Boronkay, Chunhua Li, Gleb Krivovyaz
  • Patent number: 6024937
    Abstract: The present invention provides aromatic amine substituted metal chelating compounds, chelates and chelate-targeting moiety conjugates formed from the chelating compounds, and methods for making and using these compounds. Metals capable of being chelated by the chelating compounds include radionuclides, such as .sup.99m Tc and .sup.186188 Re.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: NeoRx Corporation
    Inventors: Sudhakar Kasina, Eric Yau, John M. Reno
  • Patent number: 5750666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new and useful nucleoside thiophosphoroamidites and polynucleotide phosphorodithioate compounds as well as the processes whereby these compounds may be used for synthesizing new mononucleotides and polynucleotides having phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate internucleotide linkages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Competitve Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin H. Caruthers, Wolfgang K.-D Brill, Eric Yau, Michael Ma, John Nielsen
  • Patent number: 5684148
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new and useful nucleoside thiophosphoroamidites and polynucleotide phosphorodithioate compounds as well as the processes whereby these compounds may be used for synthesizing new mononucleotides and polynucleotides having phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate internucleotide linkages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Competitive Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin H. Caruthers, Wolfgang K. D. Brill, Eric Yau, Michael Ma, John Nielsen
  • Patent number: 5602244
    Abstract: Dinucleoside phosphorodithioate phosphoramidite precursors useful in the synthesis of oligonucleotide phosphorodithioate which can be used as antisense inhibitors of translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Competitive Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin H. Caruthers, Wolfgang K.-D. Brill, Eric Yau, Michael Ma, John Nielsen