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CHENG JIHUA

US64 patents
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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

40 patents
US10463452B2Nov 5, 2019

Method to visualize and manufacture aligner by modifying tooth position

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC216 citations99
US10299894B2May 28, 2019

Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structures

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC101 citations99
US10076389B2Sep 18, 2018

Three-dimensional tooth modeling using a two-dimensional x-ray image

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC125 citations99
US7865259B2Jan 4, 2011

System and method for improved dental geometry representation

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC138 citations99
US7844429B2Nov 30, 2010

System and method for three-dimensional complete tooth modeling

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC127 citations99
US7156661B2Jan 2, 2007

Systems and methods for treatment analysis by teeth matching

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC286 citations99
US7077647B2Jul 18, 2006

Systems and methods for treatment analysis by teeth matching

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC237 citations99
US10993783B2May 4, 2021

Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expander

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC137 citations98
US10743964B2Aug 18, 2020

Dual aligner assembly

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC103 citations98
US10517482B2Dec 31, 2019

Optical coherence tomography for orthodontic aligners

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC122 citations98
US10307222B2Jun 4, 2019

Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachments

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC44 citations98
US9168113B2Oct 27, 2015

Tooth movement measurement by automatic impression matching

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC47 citations98
US7689398B2Mar 30, 2010

System and method for modeling and application of interproximal reduction of teeth

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC136 citations98
US11273011B2Mar 15, 2022

Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC71 citations97
US11259896B2Mar 1, 2022

Method to manufacture aligner by modifying tooth position

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC101 citations97
US10561476B2Feb 18, 2020

Generating a dynamic three-dimensional occlusogram

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC40 citations97
US11642194B2May 9, 2023

Multi-material aligners

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC27 citations95
US11504214B2Nov 22, 2022

Devices, systems, and computer-implemented methods for dental attachment templates

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC37 citations94
US11534974B2Dec 27, 2022

Customized fabrication of orthodontic retainers based on patient anatomy

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC44 citations93
US11931222B2Mar 19, 2024

Dental attachment formation structures

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations86
US11141243B2Oct 12, 2021

Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structures

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC5 citations84
US10789394B2Sep 29, 2020

System and method for improved dental geometry representation

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations84
US10368960B2Aug 6, 2019

Tooth movement measurement by automatic impression matching

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC11 citations84
US11185233B2Nov 30, 2021

Methods and systems for imaging orthodontic aligners

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations83
US12186152B2Jan 7, 2025

Methods for parametric attachments

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations75
US11974897B2May 7, 2024

Palatal expanders and methods of forming the same

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations74
US11974898B2May 7, 2024

Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations73
US11813136B2Nov 14, 2023

Methods for designing multi-material aligners

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US11576754B2Feb 14, 2023

Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expander

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations73
US10980616B2Apr 20, 2021

Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structures

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations73
US11033362B2Jun 15, 2021

Generating a dynamic three-dimensional occlusogram

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations72
US10842380B2Nov 24, 2020

Methods and systems for imaging orthodontic aligners

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations72
US12511446B2Dec 30, 2025

Systems and methods for tooth modeling

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12478459B2Nov 25, 2025

Three-dimensional tooth modeling using an estimation of an imaging process of an x-ray imaging device

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12226277B2Feb 18, 2025

Methods for orthodontic progress tracking

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US11826219B2Nov 28, 2023

Dual aligner assembly

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US11803669B2Oct 31, 2023

Systems for generating digital models of patient teeth

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US11654003B2May 23, 2023

Tooth scan model calibration

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US11013582B2May 25, 2021

Three-dimensional tooth modeling using a two-dimensional x-ray image

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12370014B2Jul 29, 2025

Dynamic three-dimensional occlusogram

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62

KUO ERIC

3 patents

MATOV VADIM

2 patents

KUO ERIC E

1 patent

MORTON JOHN

1 patent

WU FUMING

1 patent

CHENG JIHUA

1 patent

KAKAVAND ALI

1 patent

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