Patents by Inventor René David Alfaro

René David Alfaro 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).

  • Patent number: 11897181
    Abstract: A method includes identifying first geometry of a first mold associated with a first dental arch and a second geometry of a second mold associated with a second dental arch. The method further includes determining, based on the first geometry and the second geometry that the first mold and the second mold are to be used for simultaneous forming of a first dental appliance and a second dental appliance on a plate in a dental appliance manufacturing system. The method further includes causing, based on the first geometry and the second geometry, one or more portions of the dental appliance manufacturing system to be configured to form the first dental appliance and the second dental appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Martínez González, Rowan Fernando Garcia Saucedo, Mario Alfonso Rito Martinez, Ismael Núñez García, René David Alfaro, Shiva P. Sambu
  • Publication number: 20240033989
    Abstract: A method includes identifying one or more images of a mold of a dental arch, identifying a digital model corresponding to the mold of the dental arch, providing the one or more images and the digital model as input into a trained machine learning model, receiving, from the trained machine learning model, output, and determining, based on the output, whether the mold matches the digital model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Martínez González, Rowan Fernando Garcia Saucedo, Mario Alfonso Rito Martinez, Ismael Núñez García, René David Alfaro, Shiva P. Sambu
  • Publication number: 20220396024
    Abstract: A method includes identifying first geometry of a first mold associated with a first dental arch and a second geometry of a second mold associated with a second dental arch. The method further includes determining, based on the first geometry and the second geometry that the first mold and the second mold are to be used for simultaneous forming of a first dental appliance and a second dental appliance on a plate in a dental appliance manufacturing system. The method further includes causing, based on the first geometry and the second geometry, one or more portions of the dental appliance manufacturing system to be configured to form the first dental appliance and the second dental appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Martínez González, Rowan Fernando Garcia Saucedo, Mario Alfonso Rito Martinez, Ismael Núñez García, René David Alfaro, Shiva P. Sambu
  • Publication number: 20160346929
    Abstract: A robot calibration system may comprise a robot with an end-of-arm tool for industrial manufacturing, an output sensor to measure an output of the robot, and a computing device running a calibration program for calibrating the robot. The calibration program may comprise a communication module to receive output data from the output sensor, and a control module to command the robot. The control module may be configured to command actuation of the end-of-arm tool at an initial input value of an electrical parameter, determine that a current output value is not within a threshold of a target value, execute an interpolation algorithm to calculate a next input value, command actuation at the next input value, determine that the current output value is within the threshold of the target value, end calibration, and log a relationship between input values and corresponding output values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Zhengyuan Sam Yang, Brian Carpenter, René David Alfaro