Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Fallo

Joseph C. Fallo 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).

  • Force sensor system
    Patent number: 12491057
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for determining at least one of a translational force or a rotational force applied by a dental appliance to a tooth or teeth of a patient. A system includes model teeth configured to represent a portion of a dental arch and receive a dental appliance, a post extending from a first end coupled to a respective tooth to a second end coupled to a base, at least one strain gauge integrally formed on a surface of the post between the first end and the second end, and processor communicatively coupled to the at least one strain gauge and configured to determine at least one of a translational force or a rotational force applied by the dental appliance to the respective tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Raby, Eric S. Hansen, Joseph C. Fallo, Michael K. Domroese
  • FORCE SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220361996
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for determining at least one of a translational force or a rotational force applied by a dental appliance to a tooth or teeth of a patient. A system includes model teeth configured to represent a portion of a dental arch and receive a dental appliance, a post extending from a first end coupled to a respective tooth to a second end coupled to a base, at least one strain gauge integrally formed on a surface of the post between the first end and the second end, and processor communicatively coupled to the at least one strain gauge and configured to determine at least one of a translational force or a rotational force applied by the dental appliance to the respective tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Richard E. Raby, Eric S. Hansen, Joseph C. Fallo, Michael K. Domroese