Patents by Inventor Mojtaba K. Elyaderani

Mojtaba K. Elyaderani 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).

  • Automatic alignment and orientation of digital 3D dental arch pairs
    Patent number: 10492892
    Abstract: A method for aligning digital 3D models of dental arch pairs, including a mandible and maxilla, to bring them into bite alignment. The method estimates representative planes for the mandible and maxilla 3D models and transforms the models such that the representative planes are each aligned with their respective coordinate systems and shown in a horizontal view. The method also transforms the models such that the mandible and maxilla are each aligned with a same coordinate system and shown in a front view. The digital 3D models are then brought into bite alignment such that the mandible is in occlusion with the maxilla or within a distance near to occlusion. The digital models of the bite-aligned arch pairs can also be transformed or rotated to be shown centered in a front view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Guruprasad Somasundaram, Benjamin D. Zimmer, Alexandra R. Cunliffe, Mojtaba K. Elyaderani, Arash Sangari, Evan J. Ribnick
  • AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT AND ORIENTATION OF DIGITAL 3D DENTAL ARCH PAIRS
    Publication number: 20180333231
    Abstract: A method for aligning digital 3D models of dental arch pairs, including a mandible and maxilla, to bring them into bite alignment. The method estimates representative planes for the mandible and maxilla 3D models and transforms the models such that the representative planes are each aligned with their respective coordinate systems and shown in a horizontal view. The method also transforms the models such that the mandible and maxilla are each aligned with a same coordinate system and shown in a front view. The digital 3D models are then brought into bite alignment such that the mandible is in occlusion with the maxilla or within a distance near to occlusion. The digital models of the bite-aligned arch pairs can also be transformed or rotated to be shown centered in a front view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Guruprasad Somasundaram, Benjamin D. Zimmer, Alexandra R. Cunliffe, Mojtaba K. Elyaderani, Arash Sangari, Evan J. Ribnick