Patents by Inventor Samuel BLANCO

Samuel BLANCO 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: 12213855
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing a series of aligners for an orthodontic and/or dental treatment of a patient's teeth. In particular, described herein are methods of manufacturing a series of aligners that includes displaying images of the patient's teeth at the final stages for a subset of the treatment plans from the array of treatment plans in a manner that allows the user to select between the different treatment plans in order to select a treatment plan for fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Akopov, Anton Lapshin, Samuel Blanco, Artem Kuanbekov, Eric P. Meyer, Andrey Maximov, Boris Likhtman, Michael Flanagan, Jason Ramos, Mitra Derakhshan, Roman A. Roschin
  • Patent number: 12213856
    Abstract: Orthodontic and/or dental treatment planning methods and apparatuses. In particular, described herein are methods of generating a plurality of orthodontic treatment plans digitally using a hierarchy of bounding boxes enclosing the plurality of 3D shapes to avoid collisions during treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Akopov, Anton Lapshin, Samuel Blanco, Artem Kuanbekov, Eric P. Meyer, Andrey Maximov, Boris Likhtman, Michael Flanagan, Jason Ramos, Mitra Derakhshan, Roman A. Roschin, Alexander Belous, Olga Matusevich, Maria Shirshova, Nikolay Yakovlev
  • Patent number: 12207986
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a user's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include guiding a user to capture a predetermined set of images of the user's teeth at specified views using an indicator that is output from a mobile telecommunications device, wherein the indicator indicates to the user one or more positions of the mobile telecommunications device relative to a mouth of the user. The captured images are uploaded to provide a treatment progress evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Phillip Thomas Harris, Sergey Vinnichenko, Samuel Blanco, Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Sebastien Hareng, Leon Rasovsky
  • Publication number: 20250009474
    Abstract: A system comprises a memory and one or more processors operatively connected to the memory. The one or more processors receive a facial image comprising a two-dimensional (2D) depiction of a person's teeth at a first arrangement and receive a tooth model comprising a three-dimensional (3D) depiction of the person's teeth at a second arrangement. The one or more processors obtain color information from the facial image, wherein the color information represents a color scheme of the person's teeth at the first arrangement. The one or more processors generate a photo-realistic 2D depiction of the person's teeth at the second arrangement using the 3D depiction of the person's teeth at the second arrangement and the color information obtained from the facial image. The one or more processors send the photo-realistic 2D depiction of the person's teeth at the second arrangement for display on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Samuel Blanco, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Chad Clayton Brown, Christopher E. Cramer
  • Publication number: 20240398511
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for manufacturing an appliance for correcting malocclusions of a patient's teeth. The method may include measuring the positions of a patient's teeth and receiving tooth movement constraints. The method may also include generating an initial treatment plan based on the measured tooth positions and the tooth movement constraints and measuring the malocclusions of the patient's teeth for one or more types of dental malocclusions. The method may also include generating a plurality of treatment plans from the initial treatment plan based on the measured malocclusion and generating a model of an appliance for each stage of the treatment plan. The method may also include generating instructions for fabricating the appliance for each stage of the treatment plan based on the model of the appliance for each stage of the treatment plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rene M. STERENTAL, Samuel BLANCO, Anton LAPSHIN, Alexander KULINICH, Valery PROKOSHEV, Boris VASILEVSKIY, Evgeniy MOROZOV, Jason RAMOS
  • Publication number: 20240366171
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating hybrid (e.g. fused) cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan with an intraoral scan data. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for more efficiently processing CBCT data. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using the hybrid CBCT and intraoral scan data to enhance dental and/or orthodontic treatment planning including interactively presenting the hybrid CBCT and intraoral scans and engaging with a user to generate one or more treatment plans and/or dental appliances for treating a patient according to a treatment plan that take into account the hybrid CBCT and intraoral scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Anna TYUTYUNNIK, Andrey VERIZHNIKOV, Samuel BLANCO, Evgenii Vladimirovich KARNYGIN, Maxim PETROV, Rene STERENTAL, Michael FLANAGAN, Dmitry CHEKH, Savva KUZMIN, Mikhail KOLOBASHKIN, Andrey NEVOLIN
  • Patent number: 12133783
    Abstract: Embodiments may include: receiving a facial image comprising a 2D depiction of a person's teeth at a first arrangement; receiving a tooth model comprising a 3D depiction of the person's teeth at a second arrangement; obtaining color information from the facial image, wherein the color information represents a color scheme of the person's teeth at the first arrangement; and generating a photo-realistic two-dimensional depiction of the person's teeth at the second arrangement using the 3D depiction of the person's teeth at the second arrangement and the color information obtained from the facial image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Samuel Blanco, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Chad Clayton Brown, Christopher E. Cramer
  • Patent number: 12064310
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for manufacturing an appliance for correcting malocclusions of a patient's teeth. The method may include measuring the positions of a patient's teeth and receiving tooth movement constraints. The method may also include generating an initial treatment plan based on the measured tooth positions and the tooth movement constraints and measuring the malocclusions of the patient's teeth for one or more types of dental malocclusions. The method may also include generating a plurality of treatment plans from the initial treatment plan based on the measured malocclusion and generating a model of an appliance for each stage of the treatment plan. The method may also include generating instructions for fabricating the appliance for each stage of the treatment plan based on the model of the appliance for each stage of the treatment plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rene M. Sterental, Samuel Blanco, Anton Lapshin, Alexander Kulinich, Valery Prokoshev, Boris Vasilevskiy, Evgeniy Morozov, Jason Ramos
  • Publication number: 20240081952
    Abstract: Systems and methods including: receiving, from a digital imaging device, one or more 2D images of a patient's face including a mouth region, where the one or more 2D images include a depiction of the patient's teeth in an initial arrangement; generating, using a neural network, a 2D rendering depicting a post-treatment arrangement of the patient's teeth based on the one or more received 2D images; generating a realistic composite 2D image depicting the patient's face with the 2D rendering depicting the post-treatment arrangement of the patient's teeth, where the generating includes positioning the 2D rendering within a mouth opening of the patient's face in the realistic composite 2D image; and sending the realistic composite 2D image to an output device for display on a user interface of the output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Pavel Pokotilov, Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Dmitriy Konstantinovich Ten, Samuel Blanco, David Patrick Lopes, Jason Ramos, Rene M. Sterental, Evgenii Vladimirovich Karnygin, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Yury A. Brailov, Artem Kuanbekov
  • Publication number: 20240081951
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Maurice K. CARRIER, JR., Phillip Thomas HARRIS, Sergey VINNICHENKO, Samuel BLANCO, Aleksandr Sergeevich KARSAKOV, Sebastien HARENG, Leon RASOVSKY
  • Patent number: 11864971
    Abstract: Methods and systems including: receiving one or more 2D images of a patient's face including a depiction of the patient's teeth in an initial arrangement; extracting teeth contours of the patient's teeth from within the mouth region of the one or more received 2D images of the patient's face; generating, using a neural network, a 2D rendering depicting a post-treatment arrangement of the patient's teeth based on the one or more received 2D images; generating a realistic composite 2D image depicting the patient's face with the 2D rendering depicting the post-treatment arrangement of the patient's teeth; and sending the realistic composite 2D image for display on a user interface of an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Pokotilov, Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Dmitriy Konstantinovich Ten, Samuel Blanco, David Patrick Lopes, Jason Ramos, Rene M. Sterental, Evgenii Vladimirovich Karnygin, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Yury A. Brailov, Artem Kuanbekov
  • Publication number: 20230414322
    Abstract: A method may include: receiving facial image of the patient that depicts the patient's teeth; receiving a 3D model of the patient's teeth; determining color palette of the depiction of the patient's teeth; coding 3D model of the patient's teeth based on attributes of the 3D model; providing the 3D model, the color palette, and the coded 3D model to a neural network; processing the 3D model, the color palette, and the coded 3D model by the neural network to generate a processed image of the patient's teeth; simulating specular highlights on the processed image of the patient's teeth; and inserting the processed image of the patient's teeth into a mouth opening of the facial image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Samuel Blanco, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Chad Clayton Brown, Christopher E. Cramer
  • Patent number: 11819375
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Phillip Thomas Harris, Sergey Vinnichenko, Samuel Blanco, Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Sebastien Hareng, Leon Rasovsky
  • Publication number: 20230346515
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a virtual depiction of an orthodontic treatment of a patient are provided. In some embodiments, a system includes one or more processors, and a memory operably coupled to the one or more processors. The memory can include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations including: receiving one or more 2D images of a patient’s face including a mouth region; extracting teeth contours of the patient’s teeth from within the mouth region of the received 2D images; generating, using a neural network, a 2D rendering depicting a post-treatment arrangement of the patient’s teeth; generating a realistic composite 2D image depicting the patient’s face with the 2D rendering depicting the post-treatment arrangement of the patient’s teeth; and sending the realistic composite 2D image to an output device for display on a user interface of the output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Pavel Pokotilov, Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Dmitriy Konstantinovich Ten, Samuel Blanco, David Patrick Lopes, Jason Ramos, Rene M. Sterental, Evgenii Vladimirovich Karnygin, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Yury A. Brailov, Artem Kuanbekov
  • Patent number: 11737853
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Phillip Thomas Harris, Sergey Vinnichenko, Samuel Blanco, Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Sebastien Hareng, Leon Rasovsky
  • Patent number: 11717380
    Abstract: A method may include: receiving an image of a mouth region of a patient's face; extracting teeth contours within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face; locating a mouth opening within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face; extracting the tooth contours from a 3D model of the patient's teeth; and aligning the tooth contours from the 3D model with the tooth contours of the teeth within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Pokotilov, Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Dmitriy Konstantinovich Ten, Samuel Blanco, David Patrick Lopes, Jason Ramos, Rene M. Sterental, Evgenii Vladimirovich Karnygin, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Yury A. Brailov, Artem Kuanbekov
  • Publication number: 20230200941
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Maurice K. CARRIER, JR., Phillip Thomas HARRIS, Sergey VINNICHENKO, Samuel BLANCO, Aleksandr Sergeevich KARSAKOV, Sebastien HARENG, Leon RASOVSKY
  • Patent number: 11672629
    Abstract: A method may include: receiving facial image of the patient that depicts the patient's teeth; receiving a 3D model of the patient's teeth; determining color palette of the depiction of the patient's teeth; coding 3D model of the patient's teeth based on attributes of the 3D model; providing the 3D model, the color palette, and the coded 3D model to a neural network; processing the 3D model, the color palette, and the coded 3D model by the neural network to generate a processed image of the patient's teeth; simulating specular highlights on the processed image of the patient's teeth; and inserting the processed image of the patient's teeth into a mouth opening of the facial image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Samuel Blanco, Vladislav Andreevich Miryaha, Boris Aleksandrovich Vysokanov, Chad Clayton Brown, Christopher E. Cramer
  • Patent number: 11589957
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Phillip Thomas Harris, Sergey Vinnichenko, Samuel Blanco, Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Sebastien Hareng, Leon Rasovsky
  • Publication number: 20230056427
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for user modification of a rule or set of textual rules in plain language the reference instructions in a domain-specific treatment language that is used to generate dental appliance data. In some cases, the user may interact with a graphical user interface to modify a practitioner-specific subset of textural rules. The graphical user interface may allow modification of the practitioner-specific subset of textural rules without prior knowledge of the domain-specific treatment programming language. Each interaction region may cause sections of the predefined treatment preferences to be modified without knowledge of the dental protocol language. The example systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein help with designing treatment plans for orthodontic treatments, including treatment plans based on predefined treatment preferences expressed in a dental protocol language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel BLANCO, Anton LAPSHIN, Eric P. MEYER, Michael FLANAGAN, Yury SLYNKO, Maxim SHALASHOV, Evgeniy MALASHKIN, Rowena CHEONG, Roman A. ROSCHIN, Sergei LIUBIMOV