Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. PHELPS

Kenneth A. PHELPS 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).

  • 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