Patents by Inventor Markus P. Salex

Markus P. Salex 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).

  • Processing of shape data of a dental prosthesis
    Patent number: 7856286
    Abstract: The invention relates to the processing of data regarding the three dimensional shape of a dental prosthesis, having two prosthesis sections and a connector section, wherein the connector section is connected to the two prosthesis sections and is less stable than the two prosthesis sections. The method includes the steps of (a) determining a stability parameter and a stability criterion for the connector section, (b) calculating the actual value for the stability parameter from the data, (c) checking the connector section to determine whether the actual value fulfills the stability criterion, and if not, generating a warning signal is to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Kraemer, Bernd K. Burger, Holger Hauptmann, Guenter Hertlein, Stefan Hoescheler, Markus P. Salex
  • Method and system for designing a dental replacement
    Patent number: 7695281
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of dental replacement using a CAD system. In particular, the present invention relates to the design of the three-dimensional shape of a dental prosthesis, which has, for example, two prosthesis sections and a connector section, the connector section being connected to the two prosthesis sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Bernd K. Burger, Michael A. Kraemer, Markus P. Salex
  • PROCESSING OF SHAPE DATA OF A DENTAL PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20090135182
    Abstract: The invention relates to the processing of data regarding the three dimensional shape of a dental prosthesis, having two prosthesis sections and a connector section, wherein the connector section is connected to the two prosthesis sections and is less stable than the two prosthesis sections. The method includes the steps of (a) determining a stability parameter and a stability criterion for the connector section, (b) calculating the actual value for the stability parameter from the data, (c) checking the connector section to determine whether the actual value fulfills the stability criterion, and if not, generating a warning signal is to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Michael A. Kraemer, Bernd K. Burger, Holger Hauptmann, Guenter Hertlein, Stefan Hoescheler, Markus P. Salex