Inventor
CRAMER CHRISTOPHER E
US29 patents
Patents
29 patentsUS11026766B2Jun 8, 2021
Photo realistic rendering of smile image after treatment
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Dental arch analysis and tooth numbering
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Apparatuses and methods for three-dimensional dental segmentation using dental image data
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Machine learning scoring system and methods for tooth position assessment
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Domain specific image quality assessment
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Photo realistic rendering of smile image after treatment
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US11723748B2Aug 15, 2023
2D-to-3D tooth reconstruction, optimization, and positioning frameworks using a differentiable renderer
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Artificially intelligent systems to manage virtual dental models using dental images
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Machine learning scoring system and methods for tooth position assessment
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US11991439B2May 21, 2024
Systems, apparatus, and methods for remote orthodontic treatment
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US11985414B2May 14, 2024
Image-based aligner fit evaluation
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US11800216B2Oct 24, 2023
Image based orthodontic treatment refinement
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US11903793B2Feb 20, 2024
Machine learning dental segmentation methods using sparse voxel representations
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US12579656B2Mar 17, 2026
Machine learning dental segmentation system and methods using graph-based approaches
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US12465465B2Nov 11, 2025
Machine learning scoring system and methods for tooth position assessment
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Dental arch analysis and tooth numbering
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Rendering of post treatment smile image
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Smile prediction
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US12086964B2Sep 10, 2024
Selective image modification based on sharpness metric and image domain
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US11730569B2Aug 22, 2023
Generation of synthetic post treatment images of teeth
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US11452577B2Sep 27, 2022
Generation of synthetic post treatment images of teeth
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US12376943B2Aug 5, 2025
Methods and systems for forming a three-dimensional model of dentition
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Apparatuses and methods for three-dimensional dental segmentation using dental image data
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Intelligent photo guidance for dentition capture
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Treatment-based image capture guidance
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Image based dentition tracking
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Photo-based dental appliance fit
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Clinically relevant anonymization of photos and video
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