Patents by Inventor Philippe De Smedt

Philippe De Smedt 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).

  • Systems and methods for intra-oral drug delivery
    Patent number: 8439674
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for intra-oral delivery of drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Wenda C. Carlyle, Philippe De Smedt, Amir Abolfathi, Eric E. Kuo, Robert E. Tricca, Jennifer C. Chen, Benjamin M. Wu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRA-ORAL DRUG DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20120082950
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for intra-oral delivery of drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Wenda C. Carlyle, Philippe De Smedt, Amir Abolfathi, Eric E. Kuo, Robert E. Tricca, Jennifer C. Chen, Benjamin M. Wu
  • Dental data mining
    Patent number: 8099305
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed providing a database comprising a compendium of at least one of patient treatment history; orthodontic therapies, orthodontic information and diagnostics; employing a data mining technique for interrogating said database for generating an output data stream, the output data stream correlating a patient malocclusion with an orthodontic treatment; and applying the output data stream to improve a dental appliance or a dental appliance usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Kuo, Philippe De Smedt, Cuong Van Nguyen, Christopher W. Overton
  • Systems and methods for intra-oral drug delivery
    Patent number: 8075309
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for intra-oral delivery of drugs. One method embodiment includes providing a dental device with one or more reservoirs, supplying at least one of the reservoirs with the one or more substances, and fluidly releasing the one or more substances from at least one reservoir into an oral structure at different preselected doses at different predetermined time periods and in a predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Wenda C. Carlyle, Philippe De Smedt, Amir Abolfathi, Eric E. Kuo, Robert E. Tricca, Jennifer C. Chen, Benjamin M. Wu
  • Dental data mining
    Patent number: 7987099
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed providing a database comprising a compendium of at least one of patient treatment history; orthodontic therapies, orthodontic information and diagnostics; employing a data mining technique for interrogating said database for generating an output data stream, the output data stream correlating a patient malocclusion with an orthodontic treatment; and applying the output data stream to improve a dental appliance or a dental appliance usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Kuo, Philippe De Smedt, Cuong Van Nguyen, Christopher W Overton
  • Systems and methods for intra-oral drug delivery
    Publication number: 20080293007
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for intra-oral delivery of drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Wenda C.. Carlyle, Philippe De Smedt, Amir Abolfathi, Eric E. Kuo, Robert E. Tricca, Jennifer C. Chen, Benjamin M. Wu