Patents by Inventor Leon Rasovsky
Leon Rasovsky 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).
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Publication number: 20240115353Abstract: A system includes an intraoral scanner that generates a plurality of intraoral images of a dental site and a computing device. The computing device receives the plurality of intraoral images of the dental site during the intraoral scan session, registers the plurality of intraoral images together based on overlapping data of the plurality of intraoral images to generate a virtual three-dimensional (3D) model of the dental site, and fills in one or more missing areas in the virtual 3D model using data from a historical template.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Michael Sabina, Leon Rasovsky
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Patent number: 11954262Abstract: A scanning system comprises an intraoral scanner to capture scan data of a dental site and a computing device to generate a 3D rendering of the dental site. The scanner comprises one or more input devices configured to provide manual interaction with the computing device, where: a first activation of the input device(s) causes the scanning system to enter the scan mode, wherein the 3D rendering has a first visualization during the scan mode; and a second activation of the input device(s) causes the scanning system to enter an overlay mode, wherein the 3D rendering has a second visualization during the overlay mode, wherein the computing device is to present a menu comprising menu options on the display while the scanning system is in the overlay mode, and wherein the scanner is usable to select among the presented menu options.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Sabina, Leon Rasovsky
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Publication number: 20240081951Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Maurice K. CARRIER, JR., Phillip Thomas HARRIS, Sergey VINNICHENKO, Samuel BLANCO, Aleksandr Sergeevich KARSAKOV, Sebastien HARENG, Leon RASOVSKY
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Patent number: 11903788Abstract: A system includes an intraoral scanner that generates a plurality of intraoral images of a dental site and a computing device. The computing device generates a first surface of a first region of the dental site based on a first intraoral image and generates a second surface of a second region of the dental site based on a second intraoral image. The computing device determines relative positions of the first surface and the second surface, wherein overlap between the first region of the dental site represented in the first intraoral image and the second region of the dental site represented the second intraoral image is insufficient for registration of the second intraoral image to the first intraoral image. The computing device outputs the first surface and the second surface having the relative positions to a display.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Sabina, Leon Rasovsky
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Patent number: 11819375Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Phillip Thomas Harris, Sergey Vinnichenko, Samuel Blanco, Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Sebastien Hareng, Leon Rasovsky
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Patent number: 11742065Abstract: An example method comprises: performing a first intraoral scan of an oral cavity, the oral cavity including a dentition of a patient; identifying a first digital representation of dental anatomy associated with the dentition of the patient; causing the first digital representation of dental anatomy to be stored at an external storage location; appending, to a current data block of a main blockchain, a reference to a first data block of an auxiliary blockchain; appending, to the first data block of the auxiliary blockchain, an identifier of the external storage location; appending, to the current data block of the main blockchain, a first data item of the first digital representation of dental anatomy; appending, to the current data block of the main blockchain, a reference to a preceding data block of the main blockchain; and broadcasting the current data block of the main blockchain to a plurality of blockchain nodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Inventors: Sreelakshmi Kolli, Leon Rasovsky
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Patent number: 11737853Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Phillip Thomas Harris, Sergey Vinnichenko, Samuel Blanco, Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Sebastien Hareng, Leon Rasovsky
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Patent number: 11721417Abstract: An example method of managing medical records using multi-dimensional cryptographically-secured datastores comprises: storing digital representations of dental anatomy utilizing a two-dimensional blockchain structure includes: causing, by a computer system, a digital representation of dental anatomy to be stored at an external storage location; appending, to a first data block of an auxiliary blockchain, an identifier of the external storage location; appending, to a current data block of a main blockchain, a reference to a first data block of the auxiliary blockchain; appending, to the current data block of the main blockchain, a data item of the digital representation of dental anatomy; appending, to the current data block of the main blockchain, a reference to a preceding data block of the main blockchain; and broadcasting the current data block of the main blockchain to a plurality of blockchain nodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sreelakshmi Kolli, Leon Rasovsky
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Publication number: 20230200941Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Maurice K. CARRIER, JR., Phillip Thomas HARRIS, Sergey VINNICHENKO, Samuel BLANCO, Aleksandr Sergeevich KARSAKOV, Sebastien HARENG, Leon RASOVSKY
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Publication number: 20230068727Abstract: Embodiments relate to techniques for real-time and post-scan visualization of intraoral scan data, which may include 3D images, 3D scans, 3D surfaces and/or 3D models. In one embodiment, an intraoral scanning system comprises a plurality of image sensors to periodically generate a set of intraoral two-dimensional (2D) images, wherein for each set of intraoral 2D images each image sensor of the plurality of image sensors is to generate an intraoral 2D image, and wherein relative positions and orientations of the plurality of image sensors are known. The intraoral scanning system further comprises a computing device, wherein the computing device is to perform the following for each set of intraoral 2D images: generate a combined intraoral image based on merging the set of intraoral 2D images together during scanning; and output the combined intraoral image to a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Ofer Saphier, Shai Ayal, Sergei Ozerov, Maayan Moshe, Sergey Chezhin, Konstantin Kryzhanovsky, Pavel Agniashvili, Sergey Gagarin, Ilya Arkhipovskiy, Avi Kopelman, Leon Rasovsky, Michael Sabina, Adi Levin
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Patent number: 11589957Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Phillip Thomas Harris, Sergey Vinnichenko, Samuel Blanco, Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Sebastien Hareng, Leon Rasovsky
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Publication number: 20220369916Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Maurice K. CARRIER, JR., Phillip Thomas HARRIS, Sergey VINNICHENKO, Samuel BLANCO, Aleksandr Sergeevich KARSAKOV, Sebastien HARENG, Leon RASOVSKY
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Publication number: 20220331075Abstract: A dental articulator includes a first arm hingedly joined to a second arm about a pivot axis, where each one of the first arm and the second arm are configured to mount a dental model comprising at least one measurement element, and an inspection tool capable of checking the at least one measurable element against allowable tolerances. Each arm includes a mounting bracket having a distal portion adapted to mount the respective dental model and having a proximal portion. Each arm further has a base member having a distal portion adapted to hingedly join the first arm and the second arm about the pivot axis. The inspection tool comprises a first measurement device and a second measurement device. The first measurement device is coupled to the first arm or second arm and the second measurement device is coupled to the first arm or second arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Leon Rasovsky, Avi Kopelman, Nir Makmel
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Publication number: 20220291754Abstract: A scanning system comprises an intraoral scanner to capture scan data of a dental site and a computing device to generate a 3D rendering of the dental site. The scanner comprises one or more input devices configured to provide manual interaction with the computing device, where: a first activation of the input device(s) causes the scanning system to enter the scan mode, wherein the 3D rendering has a first visualization during the scan mode; and a second activation of the input device(s) causes the scanning system to enter an overlay mode, wherein the 3D rendering has a second visualization during the overlay mode, wherein the computing device is to present a menu comprising menu options on the display while the scanning system is in the overlay mode, and wherein the scanner is usable to select among the presented menu options.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Michael Sabina, Leon Rasovsky
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Publication number: 20220285000Abstract: An example method comprises: performing a first intraoral scan of an oral cavity, the oral cavity including a dentition of a patient; identifying a first digital representation of dental anatomy associated with the dentition of the patient; causing the first digital representation of dental anatomy to be stored at an external storage location; appending, to a current data block of a main blockchain, a reference to a first data block of an auxiliary blockchain; appending, to the first data block of the auxiliary blockchain, an identifier of the external storage location; appending, to the current data block of the main blockchain, a first data item of the first digital representation of dental anatomy; appending, to the current data block of the main blockchain, a reference to a preceding data block of the main blockchain; and broadcasting the current data block of the main blockchain to a plurality of blockchain nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Leon Rasovsky, Sreelakshmi Kolli
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Patent number: 11392210Abstract: A scanning system comprises a handheld intraoral scanner configured to capture scan data of a dental site when operated in a scan mode, a computing device to generate a virtual 3D model of the dental site from the captured scan data; and a display to display the virtual 3D model. The scanner comprises one or more input devices configured to provide manual interaction with the computing device, where: a first type of activation of the one or more input devices causes the scanning system to enter the scan mode; and a second type of activation of the one or more input devices causes the scanning system to enter a second mode, wherein the computing device is to present a menu comprising menu options on the display while the scanning system is in the second mode, and wherein the scanner is usable to select among the presented menu options.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Sabina, Leon Rasovsky
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Publication number: 20220202295Abstract: A method includes receiving intraoral scan data of an intraoral cavity of a patient; processing the intraoral scan data to determine, for each dental condition of a plurality of dental conditions, whether the dental condition is detected for the patient and a severity of the dental condition; and presenting indications of the plurality of dental conditions together in a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the indications show, for each dental condition of the plurality of dental conditions, whether the dental condition was detected for the patient and the severity of the dental condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Gilad Elbaz, Michael Sabina, Ran Katz, Avi Kopelman, Eric Kuo, Leon Rasovsky
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Publication number: 20220164955Abstract: A system includes an intraoral scanner that generates a plurality of intraoral images of a dental site and a computing device. The computing device generates a first surface of a first region of the dental site based on a first intraoral image and generates a second surface of a second region of the dental site based on a second intraoral image. The computing device determines relative positions of the first surface and the second surface, wherein overlap between the first region of the dental site represented in the first intraoral image and the second region of the dental site represented the second intraoral image is insufficient for registration of the second intraoral image to the first intraoral image. The computing device outputs the first surface and the second surface having the relative positions to a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Michael Sabina, Leon Rasovsky
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Publication number: 20220087778Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Maurice K. CARRIER, JR., Phillip Thomas HARRIS, Sergey VINNICHENKO, Samuel BLANCO, Aleksandr Sergeevich KARSAKOV, Sebastien HARENG, Leon RASOVSKY
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Patent number: 11276168Abstract: A processing device receives first intraoral scan data of a first segment of a dental site and second intraoral scan data of a second segment of the dental site that does not stitch to the first intraoral scan data of the first segment of the dental site. The processing device generates a first virtual model of the first segment using the first intraoral scan data, and further generates a second virtual model of the second segment using the second intraoral scan data. The processing device arranges a spatial relationship of the first virtual model and the second virtual model.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Sabina, Leon Rasovsky