Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Ryan Kimura

41Patents
16h-index
30Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 27, 2007 → Jan 30, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9161823B2 Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachments Human Necessities 151 Active
US7543511B2 Concurrently measuring a force exerted upon each of a plurality of teeth Human Necessities 129 Active
US7871269B2 Injection impression tray Human Necessities 100 Active
US8899977B2 Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems Human Necessities 87 Active
US10150244B2 Dental appliances with shaped material components Performing Operations; Transporting 87 Active
US10993783B2 Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expander Physics 83 Active
US10449016B2 Arch adjustment appliance Human Necessities 78 Active
US10959810B2 Direct fabrication of aligners for palate expansion and other applications Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Active
US11273011B2 Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Active
US10307222B2 Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachments Human Necessities 43 Active
US11564777B2 Releasable palatal expanders Human Necessities 30 Active
US11376101B2 Force control, stop mechanism, regulating structure of removable arch adjustment appliance Human Necessities 30 Active
US11534974B2 Customized fabrication of orthodontic retainers based on patient anatomy Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Active
US11419702B2 Palatal contour anchorage Human Necessities 25 Active
US11571278B2 Systems, apparatuses and methods for dental appliances with integrally formed features Physics 24 Active
US11596502B2 Dental attachment placement structure Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US10085823B2 Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems Human Necessities 16 Active
US11576750B2 Direct fabrication of aligners for arch expansion Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US11737857B2 Systems and methods for correcting malocclusions of teeth Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US11931223B2 Cellular architecture for controlled focal stiffness across intraoral appliances Physics 2 Active
US12059321B2 Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US12251289B2 Methods of using an orthodontic appliance having a ridge Human Necessities 0 Active
US11628044B2 Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US12263060B2 Orthodontic appliance systems for correcting malocclusions Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12186152B2 Methods for parametric attachments Human Necessities 0 Active

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