Patents by Inventor Ian D. KITCHING

Ian D. KITCHING 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).

  • BRACES TO ALIGNER TRANSITION IN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20150132707
    Abstract: Braces placed on teeth are retained, until a predetermined criteria is satisfied. A plurality of aligners are ordered while retaining the braces on the teeth, in response to the predetermined criteria being satisfied. The braces are replaced with a first aligner of the plurality of aligners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Stanley S.T. HUANG, Craig A. ANDREIKO, Ian D. KITCHING
  • FABRICATION OF AN ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER FROM A NEGATIVE MOLD DESIGNED BY A COMPUTATIONAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140315153
    Abstract: Provided is a method in which a computational device generates a design of a negative mold of teeth. The negative mold of the teeth is fabricated from the design of the negative mold. An aligner is formed using the fabricated negative mold. Provided also is a negative mold of teeth for fabricating a positive model of the teeth for an aligner. The negative mold comprises a tooth surface, and an identity tracking entity coupled to the tooth surface to provide identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Ian D. KITCHING, Hua ZHANG, Tuan A. DO, Kenneth A. PHELPS, Yi-Feng TSAI