Patents by Inventor Florian Arne MACK

Florian Arne MACK 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).

  • Facebow and method of using a facebow
    Patent number: 10561479
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining the geometrical relationship between a patient's dental structure and a reference feature on the head of the patient, the method including obtaining a first digital representation of a facebow including a fiducial marker, an adjustable pin member attached to the facebow and an attachment section of the facebow for placing the facebow in relation to the reference feature, the attachment section having a geometrical relationship with the fiducial marker; obtaining a second digital representation comprising a part of the patient's dental structure, a part of the pin member, and part of the facebow including the fiducial marker; obtaining information about the placement of the attachment section relative to the reference feature; and determining the geometrical relationship between the patient's dental structure and the reference feature based on the first and second digital representations and the placement of the attachment section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: 3Shape A/S, Sam Prazisionstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Rune Fisker, Florian Arne Mack, Lars Henriksen
  • FACEBOW AND METHOD OF USING A FACEBOW
    Publication number: 20170273762
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining the geometrical relationship between a patient's dental structure and a reference feature on the head of the patient, the method including obtaining a first digital representation of a facebow including a fiducial marker, an adjustable pin member attached to the facebow and an attachment section of the facebow for placing the facebow in relation to the reference feature, the attachment section having a geometrical relationship with the fiducial marker; obtaining a second digital representation comprising a part of the patient's dental structure, a part of the pin member, and part of the facebow including the fiducial marker; obtaining information about the placement of the attachment section relative to the reference feature; and determining the geometrical relationship between the patient's dental structure and the reference feature based on the first and second digital representations and the placement of the attachment section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicants: 3Shape A/S, SAM Präzisionstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Rune FISKER, Florian Arne MACK, Lars HENRIKSEN