Thomas Weise
87Patents
40h-index
53Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 2, 1993 → Jun 5, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6315553A | Method and apparatus for site treatment of an orthodontic patient | Human Necessities | 560 | Expired |
| US6648640B2 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth | Physics | 239 | Expired |
| US6532299B1 | System and method for mapping a surface | Human Necessities | 169 | Expired |
| US6776614B2 | Modular system for customized orthodontic appliances | Performing Operations; Transporting | 163 | Expired |
| US6632089B2 | Orthodontic treatment planning with user-specified simulation of tooth movement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 161 | Expired |
| US6540512B1 | Method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US7029275B2 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth | Physics | 153 | Expired |
| US7027642B2 | Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models of objects | Physics | 138 | Expired |
| US7013191B2 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth | Physics | 131 | Expired |
| US6736638B1 | Method and apparatus for orthodontic appliance optimization | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| US6744932B1 | System and method for mapping a surface | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US7068825B2 | Scanning system and calibration method for capturing precise three-dimensional information of objects | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US7590462B2 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth | Physics | 93 | Active |
| US7740476B2 | Method and workstation for generating virtual tooth models from three-dimensional tooth data | Physics | 91 | Active |
| US6554613B1 | Method and apparatus for generating an orthodontic template that assists in placement of orthodontic apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 84 | Expired |
| US7080979B2 | Method and workstation for generating virtual tooth models from three-dimensional tooth data | Physics | 80 | Expired |
| US6612143B1 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices | Human Necessities | 75 | Expired |
| US6688885B1 | Method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US6755064B2 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices | Human Necessities | 72 | Expired |
| US7379584B2 | Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models of objects | Physics | 69 | Active |
| US7471821B2 | Method and apparatus for registering a known digital object to scanned 3-D model | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| US6928733B2 | Method and system for customizing an orthodontic archwire | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US6732558B2 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices | Human Necessities | 63 | Expired |
| US7283891B2 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices | Human Necessities | 60 | Expired |
| US7811087B2 | Modular system for customized orthodontic appliances | Performing Operations; Transporting | 59 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.