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Patent US7433810 - Efficient data representation of teeth model - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA computer-implemented method for generating a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; creating a parametric representation of the digital data set; and displaying the computer model of the teeth using the parametric representation. The model...http://www.google.com/patents/US7433810?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7433810 - Efficient data representation of teeth modelAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7433810 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/670,162Publication dateOct 7, 2008Filing dateSep 23, 2003Priority dateFeb 17, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6463344, US6665570, US20030009252, US20040128010, WO2001061613A1Publication number10670162, 670162, US 7433810 B2, US 7433810B2, US-B2-7433810, US7433810 B2, US7433810B2InventorsElena Pavloskaia, Huafeng WenOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (110), Non-Patent Citations (100), Referenced by (21), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEfficient data representation of teeth model
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