Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

Chunhua Li

184Patents
35h-index
162Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 27, 1994 → Jul 3, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7553157B2 Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication Human Necessities 214 Expired
US7878801B2 Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication Human Necessities 203 Active
US8899976B2 Release agent receptacle Human Necessities 203 Active
US7854609B2 Dental appliance wear indication Human Necessities 188 Active
US10463452B2 Method to visualize and manufacture aligner by modifying tooth position Physics 187 Active
US7947508B2 Systems and methods for intra-oral diagnosis Human Necessities 174 Active
US9241774B2 Patterned dental positioning appliance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 161 Active
US9844424B2 Dental appliance with repositioning jaw elements Human Necessities 158 Active
US8708697B2 Tactile objects for orthodontics, systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 146 Active
US9655691B2 Multilayer dental appliances and related methods and systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Active
US8758009B2 Restorative dental appliances Human Necessities 121 Active
US6131090A Method and system for providing controlled access to information stored on a portable recording medium Electricity 121 Expired
US7766658B2 Systems and methods for intra-oral diagnosis Human Necessities 119 Active
US7824180B2 Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication Human Necessities 118 Active
US7883334B2 Method and system for providing alternating use orthodontic aligners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 115 Active
US10492888B2 Dental materials using thermoset polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 105 Active
US10383705B2 Orthodontic appliance performance monitor Human Necessities 100 Active
US8765031B2 Method of forming a dental appliance Performing Operations; Transporting 99 Active
US10201409B2 Dental appliance having ornamental design Performing Operations; Transporting 97 Active
US10470847B2 Intraoral appliances with sensing Electricity 95 Active
US10781274B2 Polymerizable monomers and method of polymerizing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 90 Active
US10299894B2 Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structures Physics 88 Active
US10588776B2 Systems, methods, and devices for applying distributed forces for mandibular advancement Human Necessities 84 Active
US10537406B2 Dental appliance with repositioning jaw elements Human Necessities 82 Active
US10449016B2 Arch adjustment appliance Human Necessities 78 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.