Patents by Inventor York S. Y. Chen

York S. Y. Chen 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).

  • Method for assessment of orthodontic treatment
    Patent number: 9782237
    Abstract: A method for assessment of orthodontic treatment for a patient include: calculating a first feature value according to a facial profile of the patient; calculating a second feature value according to a facial midline of the patient and a mesial surface of one of anterior teeth in an orthodontic quadrant; calculating a space value according to a difference between an arch length of a dental arch portion of the orthodontic quadrant, and a sum of mesiodistal diameters of crowns of teeth encompassed by the dental arch portion; and calculating an assessment value indicating a proposed displacement for a molar in the orthodontic quadrant according to the space value and the first and second feature values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: York S. Y. Chen
  • Method for Assessment of Orthodontic Treatment
    Publication number: 20150127266
    Abstract: A method for assessment of orthodontic treatment for a patient include: calculating a first feature value according to a facial profile of the patient; calculating a second feature value according to a facial midline of the patient and a mesial surface of one of anterior teeth in an orthodontic quadrant; calculating a space value according to a difference between an arch length of a dental arch portion of the orthodontic quadrant, and a sum of mesiodistal diameters of crowns of teeth encompassed by the dental arch portion; and calculating an assessment value indicating a proposed displacement for a molar in the orthodontic quadrant according to the space value and the first and second feature values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: York S. Y. Chen