Patents by Inventor Hongsheng Tong

Hongsheng Tong 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).

  • ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE WITH SNAP FITTED, NON-SLIDING ARCHWIRE
    Publication number: 20140120491
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance may include an archwire and multiple orthodontic brackets. The archwire may fit within a human mouth and contain multiple male connectors. Each orthodontic bracket may have a configuration that facilitates attaching the orthodontic bracket to a single tooth. Each orthodontic bracket may allow one of the male connectors to be locked into the orthodontic bracket with a snapping action. The male connector may be unable to slide with respect to the orthodontic bracket after being locked in the orthodontic bracket. A manual unlocking action may allow the male connector to disengage from the orthodontic bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Robert Lee, Hongsheng Tong, Philong John Pham, Yong Chen, Behrokh Khoshnevis
  • METHOD TO DEFINE, MEASURE, AND DISPLAY MESIODISTAL ANGULATION AND FACIOLINGUAL INCLINATION OF EACH WHOLE TOOTH
    Publication number: 20120258416
    Abstract: This is directed to systems, processes, machines, and other means that determine the mesiodistal angulation and the faciolingual inclination of each whole tooth in three-dimensional space in the field of orthodontics and displaying the results in constructed panoramic views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Hongsheng Tong