Patents by Inventor Orhan C. Tuncay

Orhan C. Tuncay 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 of digitally modelling craniofacial features for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment predictions
    Patent number: 6879712
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and utilizing a computer model of the craniofacial features of a patient is claimed. To create the computer model, three-dimentional data regarding the patient's facial features, dental features and skeletal features is collected. Data regarding facial features is acquired using laser scanning and digital photograph. Data regarding dental features are acquired by physically modeling the teeth and laser scanning the models. Lastly, data regarding the skeletal features is obtained from radiographs. The data are combined into a single computer model that can be manipulated and viewed in the three-dimensions. The model also has the ability to be animated between the current modeled craniofacial features and theoretical craniofacial features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventors: Orhan C. Tuncay, John C. Slattery
  • System and method of digitally modelling craniofacial features for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment predictions
    Publication number: 20020176612
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and utilizing a computer model of the craniofacial features of a patient is claimed. To create the computer model, three-dimentional data regarding the patient's facial features, dental features and skeletal features is collected. Data regarding facial features is acquired using laser scanning and digital photograph. Data regarding dental features are acquired by physically modeling the teeth and laser scanning the models. Lastly, data regarding the skeletal features is obtained from radiographs. The data are combined into a single computer model that can be manipulated and viewed in the three-dimensions. The model also has the ability to be animated between the current modeled craniofacial features and theoretical craniofacial features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Orhan C. Tuncay, John C. Slattery