Patents by Inventor Michael D. Snow

Michael D. Snow 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).

  • Apparatus and method for calibrating physiologic dental occlusion and determining optimal individual orthodontic appliance prescription
    Patent number: 5028232
    Abstract: A dental system for determining optimal orthodontic appliance prescription prior to initiation and implementation of orthodontic treatment. The system provides for measuring the pre-treatment anatomically occurring tooth positions of plaster replicas of the teeth, repositioning of such teeth to their ideal post-orthodontic treatment location in the dental occlusion, and measuring the post-treatment tooth position in order to provide for a correctly individualized orthodontic appliance prescription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: Michael D. Snow