Patents by Inventor Won Hoon CHOI

Won Hoon CHOI 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: 12511824
    Abstract: A three-dimensional modeling method according to the present invention includes: a scan step of scanning a subject to be filtered so as to obtain at least one set of image data; a step of determining a reference color or a reference color range from a color included in the image data obtained in the scan step and filtering the reference color or the reference color range; and a step of generating a three-dimensional surface model of a subject to be modeled by scanning the subject to be modeled, wherein the step of generating the three-dimensional surface model includes excluding the reference color or the reference color range to generate the three-dimensional surface model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Dong Hoon Lee, Won Hoon Choi, Beom Sik Suh, In Chan Lee
  • Patent number: 12406361
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present disclosure is configured to acquire first scan data by a first scan performed by a three-dimensional scanner to scan an oral cavity of a subject, acquire second scan data by a second scan performed by the three-dimensional scanner to scan an impression model modeled on the oral cavity of the subject, invert one of the first scan data and the second scan data, determine whether an overlapping area exists between inverted scan data and non-inverted scan data, among the first scan data and the second scan data, and generate, if the overlapping area exists, a three-dimensional image model for the oral cavity of the subject by aligning the inverted scan data and the non-inverted scan data based on the overlapping area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventor: Won Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 12020373
    Abstract: In method for replaying a scanning process according to the present invention, position information and rotation information of a scanner are acquired while scanning a scan target is a scanning step, and the distance relationship and angle relationship with the scan target can be calculated according to the position information and rotation information of the scanner. The acquired information and relationship values can be linked with a scan time and stored, and scanning data, along with the acquired information, can be sequentially displayed over time in a display step. According to the method for replaying a scanning process, the process of scanning performed by a user can be examined in chronological order, and the examination process can be quickly performed by controlling replay speed and selecting scan time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Dong Hoon Lee, Won Hoon Choi
  • Publication number: 20230334780
    Abstract: A three-dimensional modeling method according to the present invention includes: a scan step of scanning a subject to be filtered so as to obtain at least one set of image data; a step of determining a reference color or a reference color range from a color included in the image data obtained in the scan step and filtering the reference color or the reference color range; and a step of generating a three-dimensional surface model of a subject to be modeled by scanning the subject to be modeled, wherein the step of generating the three-dimensional surface model includes excluding the reference color or the reference color range to generate the three-dimensional surface model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Dong Hoon LEE, Won Hoon CHOI, Beom Sik SUH, In Chan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230096570
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present disclosure is configured to acquire first scan data by a first scan performed by a three-dimensional scanner to scan an oral cavity of a subject, acquire second scan data by a second scan performed by the three-dimensional scanner to scan an impression model modeled on the oral cavity of the subject, invert one of the first scan data and the second scan data, determine whether an overlapping area exists between inverted scan data and non-inverted scan data, among the first scan data and the second scan data, and generate, if the overlapping area exists, a three-dimensional image model for the oral cavity of the subject by aligning the inverted scan data and the non-inverted scan data based on the overlapping area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventor: Won Hoon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230043519
    Abstract: A method for supplementing scan data by using library data according to the present invention comprises: a scan step of acquiring scan data of a subject including a structure; a step of selecting library model data corresponding to the structure; and a step of post-processing the scan data, wherein the library model data is added at the step of post-processing of the scan data and is post-processed together with the scan data. Accordingly, the scan data in which distortion or a data gap has occurred is supplemented by the library model data, and thus a user acquires a highly reliable three-dimensional model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventor: Won Hoon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220331076
    Abstract: A method for using an integrated library according to the present invention is characterized in that when a user selects a target position, an abutment to be applied to an oral cavity of a patient is loaded, and when an abutment model is selected in a database thereof, margin line data linked with the selected abutment model can be displayed together. In addition, the margin line data is not only simply displayed in a thumbnail displaying step, but also can be linked with oral data to be used together. The margin line data can also be edited so as to have a more appropriate form according to the user's need and be stored, such that the existing margin line data can be substituted with edited margin line data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Won Hoon CHOI, Ho Taik LEE
  • Publication number: 20210401550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing three-dimensional scan data for manufacture of dental prosthesis, the method identifies a position for an implant procedure on the basis of image data for an oral structure, and generates aligned image data by retrieving, from a library, data corresponding to a scan body or an abutment, only a part of which has been scanned, by replacing a part or the whole of the image data with the retrieved data, and by aligning a position and a direction of the image data. By using the method, user can easily identify an oral structure from the image data obtained by scanning partial shape of the scan body or the abutment, and the method provides feedback to the user so that the method guides the user to correct measurement. Therefore, the prosthesis can be manufactured more quickly due to reduced scan time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Min Ho CHANG, Dong Hoon LEE, Won Hoon CHOI, Myoung Woo SONG, Jin Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20210401549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a digital scan body alignment method and a device using the same. The present invention corrects scan data through library data corresponding to image data on oral structure. At that time, to achieve best-fit of aligning the library data to the scan data initially, the data alignment can be performed by using a first alignment step. In order to accomplish data correction by more accurate data alignment, a second alignment step can be performed using the library data which includes shape information and axis information. By performing the second alignment step, corrected data having higher reliability can be formed, and a more precise prosthesis can be provided to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Dong Hoon LEE, Won Hoon CHOI, Dong Hwa KANG
  • Publication number: 20210378800
    Abstract: According to a combined intraoral and impression scanning system and method of the present invention, intraoral scan data of an intraoral object can be obtained and stored, and impression scan data of the oral object can be selectively stored from an intraoral scan data area that satisfies a preset determination condition. By applying the intraoral scan data area corresponding to the preset determination condition as the impression scan data, highly reliable final scan data can be obtained and a precise prosthesis can be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Dong Hoon LEE, Won Hoon CHOI, Beom Sik SUH
  • Publication number: 20210375031
    Abstract: In method for replaying a scanning process according to the present invention, position information and rotation information of a scanner are acquired while scanning a scan target is a scanning step, and the distance relationship and angle relationship with the scan target can be calculated according to the position information and rotation information of the scanner. The acquired information and relationship values can be linked with a scan time and stored, and scanning data, along with the acquired information, can be sequentially displayed over time in a display step. According to the method for replaying a scanning process, the process of scanning performed by a user can be examined in chronological order, and the examination process can be quickly performed by controlling replay speed and selecting scan time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Dong Hoon LEE, Won Hoon CHOI