Patents by Inventor Wouter BIEMANS

Wouter BIEMANS 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).

  • Movement tracking and simulation device and method
    Patent number: 11341867
    Abstract: Apparatus for dental simulation comprising: a display; one or more processors; a hand piece comprising a light emitter and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the IMU is in communication with at least one of the one or more processors, and wherein the IMU is configured to generate IMU position and orientation data, wherein the IMU position and orientation data describes the position and orientation of the hand piece; at least two cameras in communication with at least one of the one or more processors, wherein each of the at least two cameras is configured to generate a series of images using light emitted by the light emitter; wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive the series of images from each of the at least two cameras, generate, based on two dimensional coordinate data derived from the series of images, three dimensional coordinate data identifying the position of the LED; receive the IMU position and orientation data; and further wherein the one or more processors are con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Nissin Dental Products Inc.
    Inventors: Wouter Biemans, Dyon Bode, Luuk Steitner
  • MOVEMENT TRACKING AND SIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190073924
    Abstract: Apparatus for dental simulation comprising: a display; one or more processors; a hand piece comprising a light emitter and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the IMU is in communication with at least one of the one or more processors, and wherein the IMU is configured to generate IMU position and orientation data, wherein the IMU position and orientation data describes the position and orientation of the hand piece; at least two cameras in communication with at least one of the one or more processors, wherein each of the at least two cameras is configured to generate a series of images using light emitted by the light emitter; wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive the series of images from each of the at least two cameras, generate, based on two dimensional coordinate data derived from the series of images, three dimensional coordinate data identifying the position of the LED; receive the IMU position and orientation data; and further wherein the one or more processors are con
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Wouter BIEMANS, Dyon BODE, Luuk STEITNER