公开(公告)号：US07277246B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-02

申请号：US10892948

申请日：2004-07-16

申请人： Douglas F. Barbian ,  Christopher B. Tumblin ,  Mark A. Payne ,  Joe Ewaskowitz ,  Richard Chaney

发明人： Douglas F. Barbian ,  Christopher B. Tumblin ,  Mark A. Payne ,  Joe Ewaskowitz ,  Richard Chaney

IPC分类号： G11B19/02

CPC分类号： G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/328 ,  G11B27/329 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B2220/655 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A system and method of operating a storage system is provided. The storage system includes a tape cartridge having a magnetic tape medium and a tape drive for reading and writing data to the magnetic tape medium of the tape cartridge. Performance data associated with specific operating loci (e.g., bands, directions, tracks, segments, etc.) of the tape drive and tape medium are collected, analyzed, and stored, allowing for analysis and detection of trends over time. In one example, tape usage events are monitored and when they cross a threshold the system may remove particular tapes in a preventative maintenance approach to reduce system outage. Performance data is collected and analyzed with a portion of the performance data being saved to emulated medium auxiliary memory (EMAM) on the magnetic tape, and a portion of the of the performance data saved in non-volatile storage in the drive.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种操作存储系统的系统和方法。 存储系统包括具有磁带介质的带盒和用于向磁带盒的磁带介质读取和写入数据的磁带驱动器。 收集，分析和存储与磁带驱动器和磁带介质的特定操作轨迹（例如，频带，方向，轨道，段等）相关联的性能数据，以便随着时间的推移分析和检测趋势。 在一个示例中，磁带使用事件被监控，并且当它们跨越阈值时，系统可以以预防性维护方法去除特定磁带以减少系统中断。 收集和分析性能数据，其中一部分性能数据被保存到磁带上的仿真介质辅助存储器（EMAM），并且一部分性能数据保存在驱动器中的非易失性存储器中。

公开(公告)号：US07177108B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-13

申请号：US10858911

申请日：2004-06-01

申请人： Mark A. Payne ,  Dwayne A. Edling ,  Douglas F. Barbian ,  Theron S. White

发明人： Mark A. Payne ,  Dwayne A. Edling ,  Douglas F. Barbian ,  Theron S. White

IPC分类号： G11B19/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0664

摘要： A system and method of operating a storage system is provided. The storage system includes a tape drive for reading and writing data to a magnetic tape medium of a tape storage media device, and an auxiliary memory emulator for receiving I/O commands to perform I/O operations on an auxiliary memory and for rerouting the commands to perform the I/O operations on the magnetic tape medium of the tape storage media device. The method includes receiving I/O commands to perform I/O operations on an auxiliary memory on a tape storage media device, wherein the tape storage media device includes a magnetic tape medium and does not include the auxiliary memory, and routing the I/O commands to the magnetic tape medium provided in the tape storage media device.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种操作存储系统的系统和方法。 存储系统包括用于将数据读取和写入到磁带存储介质设备的磁带介质的磁带驱动器，以及用于接收I / O命令以在辅助存储器上执行I / O操作并用于重新路由命令的辅助存储器模拟器 以在磁带存储介质设备的磁带介质上执行I / O操作。 该方法包括接收I / O命令以在磁带存储介质设备上的辅助存储器上执行I / O操作，其中磁带存储介质设备包括磁带介质并且不包括辅助存储器，并且将I / O路由 命令到设置在磁带存储媒体设备中的磁带介质。

公开(公告)号：US06244861B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-12

申请号：US09431466

申请日：1999-11-01

申请人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

发明人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C300

CPC分类号： A61C3/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/12 ,  A61C7/145 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C7/20 ,  A61C9/0046 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C2007/004 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： A system and method by which an orthodontic appliance is automatically designed and manufactured from digital lower jaw and tooth shape data of a patient provides for preferably scanning a model of the patient's mouth to produce two or three dimensional images and digitizing contours and selected points. A computer is programmed to construct archforms and calculate finish positions of the teeth, then to design an appliance, preferably including archwires and brackets, to move the teeth to the calculated positions. The lower teeth are positioned at their roots on an arch defined by the lower jaw bone, and the arch is modified to best fit the tooth tips on a smooth curve. Upper archforms are constructed for the upper teeth. Then, machine code is generated and appliances are automatically produced that will straighten the teeth of the patient. Custom placement jigs are also automatically designed and fabricated and are provided with the custom appliance to position the appliance on the patient's teeth.

摘要翻译： 由患者的数字下颌和牙齿形状数据自动设计和制造矫正器具的系统和方法优选地扫描患者口腔的模型以产生两维或三维图像并且数字化轮廓和选定点。 计算机被编程以构建拱形并计算牙齿的完成位置，然后设计优选地包括弓丝和支架的器具，以将牙齿移动到计算的位置。 下牙齿定位在由下颚骨限定的弓上的根部处，并且修改拱以使齿尖最佳地配合在平滑的曲线上。 上部拱形构造为上牙。 然后，生成机器代码，并且自动生成将矫直患者牙齿的器具。 定制放置夹具还自动设计和制造，并配有定制设备以将设备定位在患者牙齿上。

公开(公告)号：US5368478A

公开(公告)日：1994-11-29

申请号：US973844

申请日：1992-11-09

申请人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

发明人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C7/20 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/12 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C7/20 ,  A61C9/0093 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C7/002

摘要： Orthodontic appliance placement jigs are provided positioning and orienting the appliance at connection points on the teeth of a patient, particularly for positioning brackets against the surfaces of the teeth so that they can be bonded thereto. The jigs are each provided with a surface conforming to the contour of the tooth to which they are to be mounted. Another surface of the jig engages the bracket to hold it in the proper position and orientation for mounting to the tooth and spaced in relation to the contour surface to precisely locate the jig on the tooth. The jigs are particularly useful in positioning brackets of custom appliances designed to the individual anatomy of the patient, and requiring custom positioning of the brackets on the teeth. The jigs are formed with numerical controlled machinery that develops jig forming instructions from digitized tooth shape data and from digital representations of the tooth finish positions and appliance design. The jig forming instructions are preferably derived from the same data and digital information from which the tooth finish positions and custom appliance geometry are calculated.

摘要翻译： 提供了矫正器具放置夹具，用于将器具定位并定向在患者牙齿上的连接点处，特别是用于将支架定位在牙齿表面上，使得它们可以粘结在其上。 夹具各自设有与其要被安装的齿的轮廓相符的表面。 夹具的另一个表面与支架接合，以将其保持在适当的位置和方向上，用于安装到齿上并相对于轮廓表面间隔开，以将夹具精确地定位在牙齿上。 夹具特别适用于为患者的个体解剖结构而设计的定制器具的定位支架，并且需要将托架定位在牙齿上。 夹具由数控机床形成，该数控机床从数字化齿形数据和牙齿完成位置和设备设计的数字表示形成夹具形成指令。 夹具形成指令优选地从计算齿完成位置和定制装置几何形状的相同数据和数字信息导出。

公开(公告)号：US20220202534A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17137102

申请日：2020-12-29

申请人： Mark A. Payne

发明人： Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C7/14 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： Aspects of a distalizer and method of assembling a distalizer are provided. The distalizer comprises an arm including a mesial element at one end of the arm, a ball member at another end of the arm, and a distal element which encloses the ball member without deformation of the distal element. The mesial element has a first base for attachment to a canine or bicuspid, and the distal element has a second base for attachment to a molar. To assemble the distalizer, the arm with the mesial element and the ball member is provided, and the ball member is enclosed in the distal element without deformation of the distal element. Alternatively, the mesial and distal elements are additively manufactured simultaneously with the arm including the ball member, and the ball member is enclosed in the distal element without deformation of the distal element during the additive manufacturing.

公开(公告)号：US5683243A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-04

申请号：US456666

申请日：1995-06-02

申请人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

发明人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/12 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C7/20 ,  A61C7/28 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C13/0004 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/12 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C7/20 ,  A61C9/0046 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C2007/004 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/145

摘要： An apparatus for automatically designing and manufacturing a custom orthodontic appliance from anatomical shape data preferably of the lower jaw and teeth of a patient includes a scanner to produce images in three dimensions, a computer that constructs archforms and calculates finish tooth positions, then automatically designs an appliance, preferably including archwires and brackets, to move the teeth to the calculated positions and jigs to place the brackets on the teeth of the patient, and program controlled machines for making the brackets, wires and jigs to the appliance design driven by commands derived from digitized tooth and jaw shape data.

摘要翻译： 用于根据患者的下颚和牙齿的解剖学形状数据自动设计和制造定制矫正器具的装置包括：扫描器，用于产生三维图像，构建拱形并计算完成牙齿位置的计算机，然后自动设计 器具，优选地包括弓丝和支架，以将牙齿移动到计算的位置和夹具以将托架放置在患者的牙齿上，以及程序控制的机器，用于将托架，电线和夹具制成由来自 数字化牙齿和颌骨形状数据。

公开(公告)号：US5618176A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-08

申请号：US489501

申请日：1995-06-12

申请人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

发明人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C7/28 ,  A61C7/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/28

摘要： An orthodontic bracket and ligature are provided in which the bracket, in the preferred embodiment, includes a cylindrical post, spaced from a bracket base to extend horizontally parallel thereto, and having an archwire slot therein. A spring material ligature band, naturally coiled and secured to a plastic installation strip, is pulled around the post of the bracket until a hooked trailing terminal end of the band catches on the bracket, pulling it loose from the strip, and allowing it to snap around the post to hold and confine the archwire in the slot. Different width ligatures seat to different positions on the post to allow the wire to be held to selected tightnesses in the slot by selection of the ligature.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种正畸托架和连接件，其中在优选实施例中，支架包括与支架基座间隔开的水平平行延伸并且在其中具有弓丝槽的柱形柱。 自然地卷绕并固定到塑料安装带上的弹簧材料连接带被拉到支架的柱子周围，直到带的钩状尾端终止于支架上，将其从带状物拉开并允许其卡扣 围绕岗位保持并将弓线限制在插槽中。 不同宽度的连线位于柱上的不同位置，以允许线通过选择连线而保持在狭槽中的选定的紧密度。

公开(公告)号：US5542842A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-06

申请号：US462657

申请日：1995-06-05

申请人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

发明人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C13/0004 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C9/0046

摘要： A method and apparatus for accurately positioning and orienting an orthodontic appliance relative to individual teeth of a patient is provided, preferably in the form of a pivot action jig, preferably of two parts pivotally linked together. Preferably, one part releasably engages an orthodontic bracket relative to a pivot axis at which the two parts are connected, preferably by fitting between spaced vertical tie wings of the bracket with a blade fitting in a bracket slot. The second jig part []includes a tooth-engaging surface configured to the shape of the crown of the tooth. Where the bracket itself is configured to pivotally attach to the jig, the jig may be formed of only the tooth engaging part. Preferably, the tooth-engaging surface uniquely fits over the occlusal end of the crown and includes a slight over center end, opposite the pivot connection, and may include a three-dimensional cap. A bracket is positioned in the jig, the assembly of the jig and the bracket is brought against the labial or lingual side of the crown of the tooth, and the tooth engaging part of the jig is pivoted to move the tooth-engaging surface gingivally into a unique position and orientation against the crown. This uniquely positions the bracket in a position where it is bonded to the tooth. When the bond has hardened, the tooth engaging part is pivoted occlusally away from the tooth and the jig is disconnected from the bracket.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于相对于患者的各个齿精确地定位和定向正畸器具的方法和装置，优选地以枢转动作夹具的形式，优选地将两部分枢转连接在一起。 优选地，一个部分可相对于两个部分连接的枢转轴线可释放地接合正畸托架，优选地通过在支架的间隔开的垂直连接翼与装配在支架槽中的叶片之间进行配合。 第二夹具部件[]包括构造成牙冠的形状的牙齿接合表面。 在支架本身构造成枢转地附接到夹具的情况下，夹具可以仅由齿啮合部分形成。 优选地，牙齿接合表面独特地装配在冠部的咬合端上方，并且包括与枢转连接相对的稍微超过中心端，并且可以包括三维帽。 托架定位在夹具中，夹具和支架的组件抵靠在牙冠的唇或舌侧，并且夹具的齿啮合部分枢转以使齿啮合表面齿状地移动 独特的位置和方向对抗皇冠。 这将托架独特地定位在与牙齿粘合的位置。 当接合硬化时，齿啮合部分咬合地离开齿并且夹具与支架断开连接。

公开(公告)号：US5431562A

公开(公告)日：1995-07-11

申请号：US973973

申请日：1992-11-09

申请人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

发明人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C7/20 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61G3/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C7/20 ,  A61C9/0046 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C7/002

摘要： A system and method by which an orthodontic appliance is automatically designed and manufactured from digital lower jaw and tooth shape data of a patient provides for preferably scanning a model of the patient's mouth to produce two or three dimensional images and digitizing contours and selected points. A computer is programmed to construct archforms and calculate finish positions of the teeth, then to design an appliance, preferably including archwires and brackets, to move the teeth to the calculated positions. The lower teeth are positioned at their roots on an arch defined by the lower jaw bone, and the arch is modified to best fit the tooth tips on a smooth curve. Then upper archforms are constructed for the upper teeth. Crown long axes of the teeth are derived and preserved in the treatment which places all lower teeth but the cuspids in a plane and fits the occluding teeth to them. Overlaps for the upper incisors and for cuspid rise are calculated.

摘要翻译： 由患者的数字下颌和牙齿形状数据自动设计和制造矫正器具的系统和方法优选地扫描患者口腔的模型以产生两维或三维图像并且数字化轮廓和选定点。 计算机被编程以构建拱形并计算牙齿的完成位置，然后设计优选地包括弓丝和支架的器具，以将牙齿移动到计算的位置。 下牙齿定位在由下颚骨限定的弓上的根部处，并且修改拱以使齿尖最佳地配合在平滑的曲线上。 然后为上牙构建上拱形。 牙齿的冠长轴被导出并保存在治疗中，其将所有下牙齿但是尖端放置在平面中并且将闭塞牙齿适配到它们。 计算上门牙和尖牙上升的重叠。

公开(公告)号：US5395238A

公开(公告)日：1995-03-07

申请号：US141376

申请日：1993-10-22

申请人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

发明人： Craig A. Andreiko ,  Mark A. Payne

IPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C9/008 ,  A61C9/0093 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  A61C13/097 ,  A61C2007/004 ,  A61C7/002

摘要： Contours of a patient's teeth are digitally determined from individual teeth of a model of the patient's mouth provided by an orthodontist, preferably by scanning individual teeth in a lingual-facial plane on the model with a mechanical probe. Tooth prominence parameters including tooth-gum intersections, mesial cusp tips or lingual and facial incisal edge points, and groove/ridge locations are selected on the contours. Tooth long axes are derived therefrom in the contour plane through the gum intersection and incisal edge/cusp tip midpoints and the contours are oriented to in the plane to predetermined inclination angles. From these, calculations are made to locate brackets on the contours and determine geometry of slots to cut in the brackets for disposition of a curved archwire in a horizontal plane so as to incline the axes and position the tooth parameters as desired relative to each other when the brace is installed as calculated, using a mold of the brace and model and/or written instructions provided with the brace, and without the need for the orthodontist to bend the archwire. The bite resulting preferably places lower buccal cusps in upper marginal ridges on bicuspids and molars.

摘要翻译： 患者牙齿的等高线由正畸医师提供的患者口腔模型的单个齿数字确定，优选地通过用机械探针扫描模型上的舌侧面中的各个牙齿。 在轮廓上选择牙齿突出参数，包括牙龈交叉点，中间尖端尖端或舌侧和面切口边缘点以及凹槽/脊部位置。 牙齿长轴通过牙龈交叉点和轮廓平面中的切口边缘/尖头尖端中点从轮廓平面中导出，并且轮廓在平面内定向到预定的倾斜角度。 由此，进行计算以在轮廓上定位支架，并且确定在支架中切割的槽的几何形状，以便在水平平面中布置弯曲弓丝，以便倾斜轴线并根据需要相对于彼此定位齿参数 根据计算，使用支架的模具和具有支架的模型和/或书写指令来计算支架，并且不需要正畸医生弯曲弓丝。 咬的结果优选在双尖牙和臼齿的上部边缘脊中放置较低的颊部尖。