Patents by Inventor Yakov Epelbaum

Yakov Epelbaum 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).

  • Haptically enabled dental modeling system
    Patent number: 8359114
    Abstract: The invention provides a digital dentistry system that utilizes a haptic interface and features a computer-based design application configured to allow the intuitive construction of irregular, amorphous three-dimensional structures typically seen in dental restorations, utilizing, where appropriate, the design skills of a user. In certain embodiments, the system provides a comprehensive digital solution for dental labs in the business of creating dental restorations such as partial frameworks, crowns, copings, bridge frameworks, implants and the like, with a sense of touch provided by a haptic interface device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: DentsAble, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Steingart, Curt Rawley, Joe Wisnewski, Dave Girard, Vincent M. Hammer, Scott Davidson, Brandon Itkowitz, Brian Cooper, Yakov Epelbaum, Elaine Chen, Abbe J. Cohen, Terry Lindgren, Mike Tabaczynski, David Tzu-Wei Chen, Venkatraghavan Gourishankar
  • SYSTEMS FOR DENTURE PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20120179281
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally relate to systems and methods for designing and manufacturing dentures. More particularly, in certain embodiments, the invention relates to a system for preparing a denture base plate. The system includes a user interface and a design application for creating a virtual model, and a manufacturing apparatus for fabricating a denture base plate corresponding to the virtual model. In other embodiments, an apparatus is provided that includes a graphical interface and a design application for selecting a set of virtual denture teeth and placing and adjusting the virtual denture teeth in relation to each other and a virtual denture base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Steingart, Yakov Epelbaum, Larry Bodony, David T. Chen, John Orfanidis, Russell Giordano, II, Alain D. Carballeyra, Peter Waksman
  • Haptically enabled dental modeling system
    Publication number: 20090248184
    Abstract: The invention provides a digital dentistry system that utilizes a haptic interface and features a computer-based design application configured to allow the intuitive construction of irregular, amorphous three-dimensional structures typically seen in dental restorations, utilizing, where appropriate, the design skills of a user. In certain embodiments, the system provides a comprehensive digital solution for dental labs in the business of creating dental restorations such as partial frameworks, crowns, copings, bridge frameworks, implants and the like, with a sense of touch provided by a haptic interface device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bob Steingart, Curt Rawley, Joe Wisnewski, Dave Girard, Vincent M. Hammer, Scott Davidson, Brandon Itkowitz, Brian Cooper, Yakov Epelbaum, Elaine Chen, Abbe J. Cohen, Terry Lindgren, Mike Tabaczynski, David T. Chen, Venkatraghavan Gourishankar