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Heng Cao
Also filed as: CAO HENG
46 granted patents·22 pending applications·1,428 citations·filing 2001–2025
98Inventor score
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68 records- 0199US7481121B1Orthodontic force measurement systemALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 27, 2009·116 cites·26 claims
- 0298US10307222B2Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 4, 2019·44 cites·18 claims
- 0398US9161823B2Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachmentsMORTON JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 20, 2015·178 cites·25 claims
- 0498US9107722B2Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometryALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 18, 2015·108 cites·14 claims
- 0598US8439672B2Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometryMATOV VADIM·Filed 2008·Granted May 14, 2013·276 cites·31 claims
- 0697US8899977B2Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systemsCAO HENG·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 2, 2014·108 cites·22 claims
- 0797US8708697B2Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methodsLI CHUNHUA·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 29, 2014·165 cites·11 claims
- 0897US7871269B2Injection impression trayALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·118 cites·24 claims
- 0997US7543511B2Concurrently measuring a force exerted upon each of a plurality of teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 9, 2009·145 cites·19 claims
- 1094US12251289B2Methods of using an orthodontic appliance having a ridgeALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 18, 2025·1 cites·14 claims
- 1194US10820967B2Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methodsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·7 cites·18 claims
- 1294US10085823B2Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 2, 2018·17 cites·20 claims
- 1393US2025366953A1Orthodontic systems with variable attachment and well geometriesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1492US9923027B2Structure and method for memory cell arraySEMICONDUCTOR MFG INT SHANGHAI CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 20, 2018·11 cites·20 claims
- 1592US9597164B2Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methodsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·14 cites·18 claims
- 1690US10387478B2Graph-based music recommendation and dynamic media work micro-licensing systems and methodsRHAPSODY INT INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·19 cites·18 claims
- 1789US11529215B2Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometryALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 20, 2022·3 cites·30 claims
- 1889US8914372B2Clustering customersCAO HENG·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·12 cites·4 claims
- 1989US2025049538A1Methods of forming orthodontic appliances having a ridgeALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2089US2025331956A1Orthodontic Aligners with Movement Optimized AttachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2187US11571277B2Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometryALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 7, 2023·3 cites·10 claims
- 2287US10423943B2Graph-based music recommendation and dynamic media work micro-licensing systems and methodsRHAPSODY INT INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·20 cites·29 claims
- 2387US8918397B2Clustering customersCAO HENG·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·9 cites·4 claims
- 2486US2025082441A1Systems and methods for attachment design and placementALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2586US2025134625A1Patient-customized dental appliancesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2685US12433720B2Orthodontic appliances with elongate tactile objectsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2785US12186152B2Methods for parametric attachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 7, 2025·2 cites·22 claims
- 2884US9898466B2Media preference affinity recommendation systems and methodsRHAPSODY INT INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 20, 2018·6 cites·30 claims
- 2981US9374800B2Determining location of a user of a mobile deviceIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 21, 2016·4 cites·8 claims
- 3081US2023080308A1Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometryALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3179US12059321B2Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 13, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 3278US8015043B2Method and apparatus for workforce demand forecastingIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·11 cites·1 claims
- 3378US7139733B2Method and structure for bid winning probability estimation and pricing modelIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 21, 2006·24 cites·15 claims
- 3477US12121412B2Orthodontic systems with elastic attachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 3577US11547533B2Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methodsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·0 cites·33 claims
- 3673US10579667B2Software preference affinity recommendation systems and methodsRHAPSODY INT INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 3, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3771US11628044B2Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 18, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3871US11202691B2Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 21, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3968US10555226B2Determining a location of a mobile deviceIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 4, 2020·1 cites·7 claims
- 4068US2025368871A1Polyamide adhesive and insulating composite layer and preparation methods and uses thereofJIANGSU YOKE TECH CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4167US8826248B2Enabling computational process as a dynamic data source for bi reporting systemsADENDORFF MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 4266US10536749B2Adaptive predictive caching systems and methodsRHAPSODY INT INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 14, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 4362US2005159992A1Process for identifying potential customers for business outsourcingFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4461US8826247B2Enabling computational process as a dynamic data source for BI reporting systemsADENDORFF MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·1 cites·10 claims
- 4560US2008255900A1Process for identifying potential customers for business outsourcingLAWRENCE RICHARD DOUGLAS·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4660US2024213859A1Rotary electric machine and pumpNIDEC POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4758US11955695B2Antenna module and terminal deviceBEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4855US11445602B2Flexible circuit board on bus barsAUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 4955US2017046780A1Long step and healthy credit limit enhancement based on markov decision processes without experimental designIBM·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 5054US2017046779A1Long step and healthy credit limit enhancement based on markov decision processes without experimental designIBM·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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