Inventor
CAO HENG
US47 patents
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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
19 patentsUS9107722B2Aug 18, 2015
Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometry
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC108 citations99
US10307222B2Jun 4, 2019
Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachments
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC44 citations98
US7871269B2Jan 18, 2011
Injection impression tray
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC118 citations98
US7543511B2Jun 9, 2009
Concurrently measuring a force exerted upon each of a plurality of teeth
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC145 citations98
US7481121B1Jan 27, 2009
Orthodontic force measurement system
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC116 citations98
US10085823B2Oct 2, 2018
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC17 citations94
US9597164B2Mar 21, 2017
Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC14 citations92
US10820967B2Nov 3, 2020
Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC7 citations84
US12251289B2Mar 18, 2025
Methods of using an orthodontic appliance having a ridge
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations75
US12186152B2Jan 7, 2025
Methods for parametric attachments
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations75
US11571277B2Feb 7, 2023
Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometry
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations73
US11529215B2Dec 20, 2022
Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometry
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations73
US12582505B2Mar 24, 2026
Orthodontic aligners and methods of designing and fabricating orthodontic aligners based on tooth shape
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12433720B2Oct 7, 2025
Orthodontic appliances with elongate tactile objects
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12121412B2Oct 22, 2024
Orthodontic systems with elastic attachments
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12059321B2Aug 13, 2024
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11628044B2Apr 18, 2023
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11547533B2Jan 10, 2023
Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11202691B2Dec 21, 2021
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
IBM
6 patentsUS7139733B2Nov 21, 2006
Method and structure for bid winning probability estimation and pricing model
IBM24 citations87
US8015043B2Sep 6, 2011
Method and apparatus for workforce demand forecasting
IBM11 citations79
US9374800B2Jun 21, 2016
Determining location of a user of a mobile device
IBM4 citations72
US10555226B2Feb 4, 2020
Determining a location of a mobile device
IBM1 citations62
US9877243B2Jan 23, 2018
Determining a location of a mobile device
IBM0 citations52
US9398557B2Jul 19, 2016
Determining location of a user of a mobile device
IBM0 citations51
RHAPSODY INT INC
5 patentsUS10387478B2Aug 20, 2019
Graph-based music recommendation and dynamic media work micro-licensing systems and methods
RHAPSODY INT INC19 citations81
US9898466B2Feb 20, 2018
Media preference affinity recommendation systems and methods
RHAPSODY INT INC6 citations79
US10423943B2Sep 24, 2019
Graph-based music recommendation and dynamic media work micro-licensing systems and methods
RHAPSODY INT INC20 citations75
US10579667B2Mar 3, 2020
Software preference affinity recommendation systems and methods
RHAPSODY INT INC2 citations68
US10536749B2Jan 14, 2020
Adaptive predictive caching systems and methods
RHAPSODY INT INC1 citations51