Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Estimating a surface texture of a tooth
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Application No.: US15797959Application Date: 2017-10-30
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Publication No.: US10238472B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Adi Levin
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; A61C9/00 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/06 ; A61B1/24 ; A61C1/08

Abstract:
Embodiments for estimating a surface texture of a tooth are described herein. One method embodiment includes collecting a sequence of images utilizing multiple light conditions using an intra-oral imaging device and estimating the surface texture of the tooth based on the sequence of images.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180064514A1 ESTIMATING A SURFACE TEXTURE OF A TOOTH Public/Granted day:2018-03-08
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