Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Technologies for merging three-dimensional models of dental impressions
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Application No.: US16165439Application Date: 2018-10-19
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Publication No.: US10964121B2Publication Date: 2021-03-30
- Inventor: Christopher Yancey , Josh Long
- Applicant: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
- Applicant Address: US TN Nashville
- Assignee: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
- Current Assignee: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Nashville
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G06T19/20
- IPC: G06T19/20

Abstract:
Technologies for merging three-dimensional models of dental impressions include a computing device that generates multiple three-dimensional models that are each indicative of a dental impression of a user's dental arch. The models may be generated by scanning the dental impressions. The computing device determines whether a model is indicative of the complete anatomy of the user's arch and, if not, merges multiple models with a merge strategy to generate a merged model. The models may be merged by aligning geometry of the models, selecting geometry from one of the models using the merge strategy, and generating the merged model that includes the selected geometry. The merge strategy may include selecting from the model associated with the dental impression that includes the most detail of the user's anatomy or selecting from the model with the greatest depth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190164352A1 TECHNOLOGIES FOR MERGING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS OF DENTAL IMPRESSIONS Public/Granted day:2019-05-30
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