Patents by Inventor Luís António DOS SANTOS REDINHA

Luís António DOS SANTOS REDINHA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240164630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an intraoral scanner for acquisition of the natural position of the head, three-dimensional orientation of the occlusal plane position and facial aesthetic references, and in order for it to achieve this objective the intraoral scanner (3) incorporates a device that allows the acquisition of information, said device being a level, which may be double bubble level (4), of the patient's natural position of the head as well as the three-dimensional spatial orientation of the occlusal plane and its transfer to the digital articulators, with the respective data acquisition protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Luís António Dos SANTOS REDINHA
  • Patent number: 10695144
    Abstract: A set of three-dimensional markers enables accurate transfer of scanned dental information from an intra-oral scanner to a virtual articulator, for axis transposition in axiography and for accurate determination of individual values, such as Bennett and condylar guidance angles. The set of three-dimensional markers includes a first marker, which is aligned with a buccal face of an upper incisor, and a second marker, which is positioned outside buccal surfaces of the teeth. The first marker consists of three elements which fit together in a number of different combinations to form a single piece. For edentulous patients, a third marker and a spacer element are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventor: Luís António Dos Santos Redinha
  • Publication number: 20170296296
    Abstract: This invention concerns a set of three-dimensional markers that should be included in the scanning protocol. These markers together with the scanned information of the dental arches allow the transposition of the terminal hinge axis (for axiography) and the determination of the individual values of the condylar guidance angle and Bennett angle (for virtual articulators) to the virtual articulator. This invention involves a marker (4) which has three elements: upper element (1), intermediate element (2) and lower element (3). These components fit together forming a single piece (4), or the elements (19) (17) (18) respectively, in case of edentulous patients that does not allow the attachment, it should be used the spacer (16); and markers (5) (26), which are exclusives for individual values determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Luís António DOS SANTOS REDINHA