Patents by Inventor Wener Butscher

Wener Butscher 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).

  • Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth
    Publication number: 20020015934
    Abstract: Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are registered to each other to provide a complete three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition. Individual tooth objects are obtained from the virtual model. A computer-interactive software program provides for treatment planning, diagnosis and appliance from the virtual tooth models. A desired occlusion for the patient is obtained from the treatment planning software. The virtual model of the desired occlusion and the virtual model of the original dentition provide a base of information for custom manufacture of an orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Rudger Rubbert, Thomas Weise, Friedrich Riemeier, Rohit Sachdeva, Wener Butscher, Peer Sporbert, Hans Imgrund, Lutz Pfeil, Hans-Florian Geerdes, Dimitrij Kouzian, Mario Leichner, Stephan Maetzel, Peter See, Jens Troeger