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Patent US7063532 - Subdividing a digital dentition model - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA computer or other digital circuitry is used to assist in the creation of a digital model of an individual component, such as a tooth or gum tissue, in a patient's dentition. The computer receives a data set that forms a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the patient's dentition, applies a test...http://www.google.com/patents/US7063532?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7063532 - Subdividing a digital dentition modelAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7063532 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/264,547Publication dateJun 20, 2006Filing dateMar 8, 1999Priority dateJun 20, 1997Fee statusPaidPublication number09264547, 264547, US 7063532 B1, US 7063532B1, US-B1-7063532, US7063532 B1, US7063532B1InventorsTimothy N. Jones, Muhammad Chishti, Huafeng Wen, Gregory P. BalaOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (25), Classifications (6), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSubdividing a digital dentition model
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