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Jihua Cheng
Also filed as: CHENG JIHUA · CHENG JIHUA (MICHAEL)
65 granted patents·20 pending applications·3,463 citations·filing 2002–2025
99Inventor score
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85 records- 0199US10743964B2Dual aligner assemblyALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 18, 2020·103 cites·17 claims
- 0299US10076389B2Three-dimensional tooth modeling using a two-dimensional x-ray imageALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 18, 2018·125 cites·20 claims
- 0399US7865259B2System and method for improved dental geometry representationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·138 cites·10 claims
- 0499US7844429B2System and method for three-dimensional complete tooth modelingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·127 cites·37 claims
- 0598US11642194B2Multi-material alignersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2023·27 cites·10 claims
- 0698US11273011B2Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palateALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 15, 2022·71 cites·28 claims
- 0798US11259896B2Method to manufacture aligner by modifying tooth positionALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 1, 2022·101 cites·26 claims
- 0898US10993783B2Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expanderALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 4, 2021·137 cites·42 claims
- 0998US10517482B2Optical coherence tomography for orthodontic alignersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·122 cites·24 claims
- 1098US10463452B2Method to visualize and manufacture aligner by modifying tooth positionALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·216 cites·24 claims
- 1198US10307222B2Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 4, 2019·44 cites·18 claims
- 1298US10299894B2Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structuresALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 28, 2019·101 cites·12 claims
- 1398US9161823B2Orthodontic systems and methods including parametric attachmentsMORTON JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 20, 2015·178 cites·25 claims
- 1498US8591225B2Tooth movement measurement by automatic impression matchingWU FUMING·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 26, 2013·144 cites·27 claims
- 1598US8244390B2System and method for improved dental geometry representationKUO ERIC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 14, 2012·49 cites·9 claims
- 1698US7689398B2System and method for modeling and application of interproximal reduction of teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·136 cites·45 claims
- 1798US7156661B2Systems and methods for treatment analysis by teeth matchingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 2, 2007·286 cites·26 claims
- 1898US7077647B2Systems and methods for treatment analysis by teeth matchingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 18, 2006·237 cites·21 claims
- 1997US11534974B2Customized fabrication of orthodontic retainers based on patient anatomyALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 27, 2022·44 cites·29 claims
- 2097US11504214B2Devices, systems, and computer-implemented methods for dental attachment templatesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·37 cites·21 claims
- 2197US11185233B2Methods and systems for imaging orthodontic alignersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 30, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2297US10561476B2Generating a dynamic three-dimensional occlusogramALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 18, 2020·40 cites·20 claims
- 2397US9848958B2Generating a dynamic three-dimensional occlusogramALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 26, 2017·49 cites·20 claims
- 2497US9168113B2Tooth movement measurement by automatic impression matchingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 27, 2015·47 cites·23 claims
- 2597US8478435B2System and method for improved dental geometry representationKUO ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 2, 2013·42 cites·10 claims
- 2697US8135569B2System and method for three-dimensional complete tooth modelingMATOV VADIM·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 13, 2012·50 cites·20 claims
- 2796US11974897B2Palatal expanders and methods of forming the sameALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·3 cites·22 claims
- 2896US9211166B2Individualized orthodontic treatment indexKUO ERIC E·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 15, 2015·190 cites·22 claims
- 2996US8807999B2Prosthodontic and orthodontic apparatus and methodsKUO ERIC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 19, 2014·112 cites·18 claims
- 3096US8587582B2Generating a dynamic three-dimensional occlusogramMATOV VADIM·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 19, 2013·90 cites·22 claims
- 3196US8517726B2Dental appliance with resilient portionKAKAVAND ALI·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 27, 2013·201 cites·24 claims
- 3296US8401826B2System and method for representation, modeling and application of three-dimensional digital ponticsCHENG JIHUA·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 19, 2013·172 cites·25 claims
- 3395US10368960B2Tooth movement measurement by automatic impression matchingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 6, 2019·11 cites·18 claims
- 3494US11974898B2Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palateALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 7, 2024·1 cites·32 claims
- 3594US11813136B2Methods for designing multi-material alignersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 14, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 3692US11141243B2Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structuresALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 12, 2021·5 cites·18 claims
- 3791US11931222B2Dental attachment formation structuresALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 19, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 3889US10980616B2Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structuresALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·3 cites·26 claims
- 3989US2025331956A1Orthodontic Aligners with Movement Optimized AttachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4088US2024307154A1Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structuresALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4187US2024008956A1Methods and systems for fabricating dental appliances having variable stiffnessesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4286US12048606B2Systems for treatment planning with overcorrectionALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 30, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 4386US11576754B2Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expanderALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 14, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 4486US2025082441A1Systems and methods for attachment design and placementALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4586US2025134625A1Patient-customized dental appliancesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4686US2025040809A1Methods and systems for analysis of dental attachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4785US12186152B2Methods for parametric attachmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 7, 2025·2 cites·22 claims
- 4885US2024390111A1Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expanderALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4985US2025000617A1Individualized orthodontic treatment indexALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5083US10789394B2System and method for improved dental geometry representationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 29, 2020·4 cites·14 claims
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