Patents by Inventor Fadi Glor

Fadi Glor 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 for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning
    Patent number: 8582870
    Abstract: A method for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning (A) is described including (a) creating 3D models of a tooth setup (b) and/or creating 3D models of parts of the jaw, (c) detecting zones in the jaw where implants can (or optionally cannot be placed), (d) detecting restorative elements in the tooth setup, (e) determining candidate implant dimensions, positions, orientations and configurations, (f) obtaining implant plans, (g) comparing implant plans to each other or to given criteria, (h) selecting or improving an implant plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Materialise Dental N.V.
    Inventors: Fadi Glor, Luc Vrielinck
  • METHOD FOR (SEMI-) AUTOMATIC DENTAL IMPLANT PLANNING
    Publication number: 20120239364
    Abstract: A method for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning (A) is described including (a) creating 3D models of a tooth setup (b) and/or creating 3D models of parts of the jaw, (c) detecting zones in the jaw where implants can (or optionally cannot be placed), (d) detecting restorative elements in the tooth setup, (e) determining candidate implant dimensions, positions, orientations and configurations, (f) obtaining implant plans, (g) comparing implant plans to each other or to given criteria, (h) selecting or improving an implant plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Fadi GLOR, Luc VRIELINCK
  • Method for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning
    Patent number: 8170327
    Abstract: A method and system for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning (A) is described including (a) means for creating 3D models of a tooth setup (b) and/or means for creating 3D models of parts of the jaw, (c) means for detecting zones in the jaw where implants can (or optionally cannot be placed), (d) means for detecting restorative elements in the tooth setup, (e) means for determining candidate implant dimensions, positions, orientations and configurations, (f) means for obtaining implant plans, (g) means for comparing implant plans to each other or to given criteria, (h) means for selecting or improving an implant plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Materialise Dental N.V.
    Inventors: Fadi Glor, Luc Vrielinck
  • Method for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning
    Publication number: 20090162813
    Abstract: A method and system for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning (A) is described including (a) means for creating 3D models of a tooth setup (b) and/or means for creating 3D models of parts of the jaw, (c) means for detecting zones in the jaw where implants can (or optionally cannot be placed), (d) means for detecting restorative elements in the tooth setup, (e) means for determining candidate implant dimensions, positions, orientations and configurations, (f) means for obtaining implant plans, (g) means for comparing implant plans to each other or to given criteria, (h) means for selecting or improving an implant plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Fadi Glor, Luc Vrielinck