Method of converting 2D video to 3D video using 3D object models

V NIEBLA, T Baldridge, T Schad, S Jones - US Patent 9,438,878, 2016 - Google Patents
Method for converting 2D video to 3D video using 3D object models. Embodiments of the
invention obtain a 3D object model for one or more objects in a 2D video scene, such as a …

3D dental scanner

D Durbin, D Durbin, A Dalmia, E Childers - US Patent 7,494,338, 2009 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present invention relates to generating a three dimen sional (3D)
surface model of arbitrarily shaped objects such as dental structures. Scanners are devices …

Method and apparatus for single image 3D vision guided robotics

B Habibi, S Pescaru, M Sameti, RF Boca - US Patent 8,095,237, 2012 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method of three-dimensional object location and guidance to alloW
robotic manipulation of an object With variable posi tion and orientation using a sensor array …

Touch screen system with hover and click input methods

J Newton - US Patent 8,115,753, 2012 - Google Patents
(Continued) second pair of outer edges of the object. If the approximated touch area is less
than or equal to a threshold touch area, the signal processor determines that the object …

Method and system for fabricating a wax model of a dental coping configured to fit a tooth preparation

A Kopelman, E Taub - US Patent 9,069,914, 2015 - Google Patents
US9069914B2 - Method and system for fabricating a wax model of a dental coping configured
to fit a tooth preparation - Google Patents US9069914B2 - Method and system for fabricating a …

Digital technologies for planning and carrying out dental restorative procedures

D Brodkin - US Patent 9,642,685, 2017 - Google Patents
A method and system for the fabrication of dental articles includes at least two imaging and
measuring devices, which measure and provide images of the internal and external …

Contour triangulation system and method

LK Arata, M Wu - US Patent 7,623,702, 2009 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for reconstructing a surface shape of an object having contour
lines, includes assigning points to each contour line. A first triangulation scheme is …

Method and system for fabricating a dental coping, and a coping fabricated thereby

A Kopelman, E Taub - US Patent 6,957,118, 2005 - Google Patents
(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING 5,652,709 A 7/1997 Andersson et al. A
DENTAL COPING, AND A COPING 5,691.905 A 11/1997 Dehoff et al. FABRICATED …

System and method for manufacturing a dental prosthesis and a dental prosthesis manufactured thereby

A Kopelman, E Taub - US Patent 7,236,842, 2007 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A dental prosthesis is made by externally machining Suc cessive layers of
wax, each of which is formed on a previous prosthesis layer and/or on a coping. Each wax …

Optical touchscreen with improved illumination

J Newton - US Patent 8,432,377, 2013 - Google Patents
In an optical touch display system, light from a primary source can be retroreflected to a
detector in the absence of an object in the detection area. When an object is present, its …