Patents by Inventor Margaret M. Anderson

Margaret M. Anderson 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).

  • System and method for treating sleep apnea while straightening teeth
    Patent number: 10588715
    Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining an incrementally progressive series of adjustment appliances, each of the series of adjustment appliances having geometries selected to progressively reposition teeth; and determining for each of the series of adjustment appliances, a vertical displacement and a forward mandibular position for treating sleep apnea. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Frantz Design Inc.
    Inventors: Margaret M. Anderson, Donald Frantz, Joseph Frantz
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA WHILE STRAIGHTENING TEETH
    Publication number: 20190262100
    Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining an incrementally progressive series of adjustment appliances, each of the series of adjustment appliances having geometries selected to progressively reposition teeth; and determining for each of the series of adjustment appliances, a vertical displacement and a forward mandibular position for treating sleep apnea. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Margaret M. Anderson, Donald Frantz, Joseph Frantz