Patents by Inventor Roddy Mcleod

Roddy Mcleod 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, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING CUSTOM DENTAL PREPARATION GUIDES
    Publication number: 20120143364
    Abstract: A dental CAD/CAM system forms a custom dental preparation guide for guiding a dental tool that alters a shapes a tooth structure to which a custom prosthetic dental item is to be attached. The system acquires an optical measurement and an x-ray of at least one dental structure. The system correlates the acquired optical measurement and the x-ray to form a model of the at least one dental structure. The system generates a model of a reduced tooth structure based on the model of the at least one dental structure. The system also provides at least one dental preparation guide based on the model of the reduced tooth structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Roddy Mcleod, Daniel Michaeli, Volker Wedler