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Ian Kitching
Also filed as: KITCHING IAN · KITCHING IAN D
34 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,610 citations·filing 2007–2024
98Inventor score
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43 records- 0198US10052174B2Treatment progress tracking and recalibrationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 21, 2018·44 cites·19 claims
- 0298US9017072B2Treatment progress tracking and recalibrationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 28, 2015·37 cites·23 claims
- 0398US8899978B2Treatment progress tracking and recalibrationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 2, 2014·59 cites·20 claims
- 0498US8562338B2Treatment progress tracking and recalibrationKITCHING IAN·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 22, 2013·167 cites·37 claims
- 0598US8038444B2Automated treatment staging for teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·252 cites·42 claims
- 0697US10342638B2Treatment planning and progress tracking systems and methodsKITCHING IAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 9, 2019·106 cites·13 claims
- 0797US8636510B2System and method for detecting deviations during the course of an orthodontic treatment to gradually reposition teethKITCHING IAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 28, 2014·64 cites·9 claims
- 0897US8099268B2Tooth modelingKITCHING IAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 17, 2012·186 cites·17 claims
- 0997US8044954B2System and method for automatic construction of tooth axesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 25, 2011·114 cites·11 claims
- 1096US10517696B2Treatment progress tracking and recalibrationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·15 cites·20 claims
- 1196US10383704B2Direct manufacture of orthodontic aligner applianceORMCO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 20, 2019·37 cites·13 claims
- 1296US9364297B2System and method for detecting deviations during the course of an orthodontic treatment to gradually reposition teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·62 cites·28 claims
- 1396US8075306B2System and method for detecting deviations during the course of an orthodontic treatment to gradually reposition teethKITCHING IAN·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 13, 2011·224 cites·40 claims
- 1495US10011050B2Fabrication of an orthodontic aligner from a negative mold designed by a computational deviceORMCO CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 3, 2018·68 cites·23 claims
- 1594US10624716B2System and method for detecting deviations during the course of an orthodontic treatment to gradually reposition teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 21, 2020·20 cites·29 claims
- 1694US10466676B1Systems and methods for shearing adjustment of a dental aligner cutting toolSmileDirectClub LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 5, 2019·25 cites·20 claims
- 1794US10258439B1Method of manufacturing orthodontic devicesORMCO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 16, 2019·24 cites·19 claims
- 1893US9326830B2Automated treatment staging for teethKITCHING IAN·Filed 2011·Granted May 3, 2016·37 cites·14 claims
- 1992US11045281B2Digital orthodontic setup using a prescribed ideal arch formORMCO CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 29, 2021·21 cites·17 claims
- 2090US11369456B2Automated treatment staging for teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 28, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 2190US2025049537A1Systems and methods for orthodontic treatment progress trackingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2288US10098709B1Constrained optimization of orthodontic bracket placement and archwire smoothingORMCO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 16, 2018·33 cites·22 claims
- 2387US12150830B2Systems and methods for orthodontic treatment progress trackingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 26, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 2486US10925691B2Systems and methods for trimming dental alignersSDC U S SMILEPAY SPV·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 23, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2586US10524879B2Automated treatment staging for teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·2 cites·24 claims
- 2686US10456217B2Automated treatment staging for teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 29, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2786US2024024077A1Schedule of movement modifications in orthodontic treatment to avoid collisionsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2885US11766311B2Treatment progress tracking and recalibrationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 26, 2023·0 cites·30 claims
- 2985US10420631B2Automated treatment staging for teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·2 cites·19 claims
- 3081US11819377B2Generating 3D models of a patient's teeth based on 2D teeth imagesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 21, 2023·0 cites·26 claims
- 3181US11717381B2Methods for tooth collision detection and avoidance in orthodontic treamentALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3279US11478333B2Treatment planning and progress tracking systems and methodsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 25, 2022·1 cites·24 claims
- 3378US12491048B2Systems and methods for orthodontic treatment with duplicate appliancesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3476US11571276B2Treatment progress tracking and recalibrationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 3576US11429080B2Systems and methods for shearing adjustment of a dental aligner cutting toolSDC U S SMILEPAY SPV·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 30, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 3675US11950977B2Methods for schedule of movement modifications in orthodontic treatmentALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 3763US2018304497A1Fabrication of an orthodontic aligner from a negative mold designed by a computational deviceORMCO CORP·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3855US2008306724A1Treatment planning and progress tracking systems and methodsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3951US2013095446A1Direct Manufacture of Orthodontic Aligner ApplianceORMCO CORP·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4045US2015132707A1Braces to aligner transition in orthodontic treatmentORMCO CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4140US2016278882A1Fabricating custom extensions to thermoformed alignersORMCO CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4240US2018177570A1Light assisted orthodontic devices and methods of making and using sameORMCO CORP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4338US2018165818A1Methods and systems for registering multiple dental imageriesORMCO CORP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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