Patents by Inventor Sherry Ann Dowling

Sherry Ann Dowling 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: 11037671
    Abstract: A computer-implemented dental charting system includes a computer storing tooth data for at least one patient and a display operable to display the tooth data. The computer is responsive to voice commands, and the display has a periodontal mode and a restorative mode. The display includes an exam overview window illustrating a plurality of tooth images, each tooth image corresponding to a patient tooth location, and an exam focus window. The exam focus window illustrates a magnified view of at least one of the plurality of tooth images, and illustrates data corresponding to the selected tooth location. The exam focus window may be displayed beside the exam overview window, as a floating window on top of the exam overview window, or on a physically separate display from the exam overview window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SOFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond F. Kaminski, Sherry Ann Dowling, Eric J. Heverly, Dimitris S. Papageorgiou
  • Publication number: 20180130558
    Abstract: A computer-implemented dental charting system includes a computer storing tooth data for at least one patient and a display operable to display the tooth data. The computer is responsive to voice commands, and the display has a periodontal mode and a restorative mode. The display includes an exam overview window illustrating a plurality of tooth images, each tooth image corresponding to a patient tooth location, and an exam focus window. The exam focus window illustrates a magnified view of at least one of the plurality of tooth images, and illustrates data corresponding to the selected tooth location. The exam focus window may be displayed beside the exam overview window, as a floating window on top of the exam overview window, or on a physically separate display from the exam overview window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Raymond F. Kaminski, Sherry Ann Dowling, Eric J. Heverly, Dimitris S. Papageorgiou
  • Patent number: 9710603
    Abstract: A computer-implemented dental charting system includes a computer storing tooth data for at least one patient and a display operable to display the tooth data. The computer is responsive to voice commands, and the display has a periodontal mode and a restorative mode. The display includes an exam overview window illustrating a plurality of tooth images, each tooth image corresponding to a patient tooth location, and an exam focus window. The exam focus window illustrates a magnified view of at least one of the plurality of tooth images, and illustrates data corresponding to the selected tooth location. The exam focus window may be displayed beside the exam overview window, as a floating window on top of the exam overview window, or on a physically separate display from the exam overview window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SOFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond F. Kaminski, Sherry Ann Dowling, Eric J. Heverly, Dimitris S. Papageorgiou
  • Publication number: 20100121658
    Abstract: A computer-implemented dental charting system includes a computer storing tooth data for at least one patient and a display operable to display the tooth data. The computer is responsive to voice commands, and the display has a periodontal mode and a restorative mode. The display includes an exam overview window illustrating a plurality of tooth images, each tooth image corresponding to a patient tooth location, and an exam focus window. The exam focus window illustrates a magnified view of at least one of the plurality of tooth images, and illustrates data corresponding to the selected tooth location. The exam focus window may be displayed beside the exam overview window, as a floating window on top of the exam overview window, or on a physically separate display from the exam overview window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Raymond F. Kaminski, Sherry Ann Dowling, Eric J. Heverly, Dimitris S. Papageorgiou