INTRAORAL DEVICE HOLDER

• US 20190332874A1
• Filed: 07/11/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: nCase Inc.
• Original Assignee: nCase Inc.
• Inventors: Wilson, Wesley P.
• Application Number:
  US16/508,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20190332874A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/20 Containers for storing artificial teeth
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/00 Dental prostheses; Making same tooth crowns for capping teeth A61C5/70; dental implants A61C8/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/02 Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instruments; Bags A61C5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 2204/005 using chip tag or any electronic identification mean, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 7/00 Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 7/08 Mouthpiece-type retainers or positioners, e.g. for both the lower and upper arch arch-shaped medicament applicators for teeth or gums A61C19/063; mouthguards for protecting the teeth of sportsmen A63B71/085
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0036 Accessories for stowing, putting away or transporting exercise apparatus or sports equipment A63B47/00, A63B55/00, A63B60/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/085 Mouth or teeth protectors A63B71/081 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/163 the container and the lid being made separately B65D43/161 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/00 Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/044 Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/045 Combinations of networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/08 Learning methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/084 Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/56 exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 : using inductive coupling

Abstract

An intraoral device holder is provided. In some embodiments, the intraoral device holder may comprise a cavity and an occupancy configured to detect an intraoral device at least partially located within the cavity, and may further be configured to detect the absence of at least a portion of the intraoral device from the cavity. The intraoral device holder may further comprise a communication array that may be configured to transmit data corresponding to the intraoral device. In some embodiments, the occupancy sensor may be located at least partially above the floor.

Claims

1. A case, comprising:

a cavity structured to at least partially receive a device that is transparent or translucent in at least one section thereof; and

an occupancy sensor configured to detect an absence of at least a portion of the device from the cavity.

2. The case of claim 1, wherein the occupancy sensor is configured to determine the absence of at least the portion of the device from the cavity by determining that a signal received by a receiver is below a threshold difference from a calibrated level of the signal.

3. The case of claim 1, further comprising a lid structured to cover an opening of the cavity.

4. The case of claim 3, wherein the occupancy sensor is configured to detect the absence of at least the portion of the device from the cavity when the lid is in a closed state.

5. The case of claim 1, wherein the occupancy sensor is configured to determine the absence of at least the portion of the device from the cavity when a detected signal strength of a signal being emitted from the device is below a threshold.

6. The case of claim 1, wherein the portion of the device being detected from the cavity is the section of the device that is transparent or translucent.

7. The case of claim 1, wherein the occupancy sensor is configured to detect the absence of at least the portion of the device from the cavity based on an electromagnetic signal emitted from the device.

8. The case of claim 7, wherein the electromagnetic signal emitted from the device passes through the transparent or translucent section of the device.

9. A case, comprising:

a cavity structured to at least partially receive a device that is transparent or translucent in at least one section thereof; and

an occupancy sensor configured to detect a presence of at least a portion of the device within the cavity based on electromagnetic radiation passing through or reflected by the transparent or translucent section of the device.

10. The case of claim 9, wherein the occupancy sensor is configured to determine the presence of at least the portion of the device based on a change in amplitude of the electromagnetic radiation passing through or reflected by the transparent or translucent section of the device.

11. The case of claim 9, wherein the occupancy sensor is configured to determine the presence of at least the portion of the device within the cavity based on the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation passing through or reflected by the transparent or translucent section of the device.

12. The case of claim 9, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is emitted by the device.

13. The case of claim 12, wherein the device does not include a battery.

14. A case, comprising:

a cavity structured to at least partially receive a device;

an emitter configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal;

a receiver configured to receive a second electromagnetic radiation signal; and

an occupancy sensor configured to detect a presence of at least a portion of the device within the cavity based on the received second electromagnetic radiation signal.

15. The case of claim 14, wherein a frequency of the first electromagnetic radiation signal is the same as a frequency of the second electromagnetic radiation signal.

16. The case of claim 14, wherein a frequency of the first electromagnetic radiation signal is different than a frequency of the second electromagnetic radiation signal.

17. The case of claim 14, wherein an amplitude of the first electromagnetic radiation signal is greater than an amplitude of the second electromagnetic radiation signal.

18. The case of claim 14, wherein the first electromagnetic radiation signal is converted into the second electromagnetic radiation signal after at least partially passing through a transparent or translucent section of the device.

19. The case of claim 14, wherein the second electromagnetic radiation signal is emitted by the device.

20. The case of claim 14, wherein the first electromagnetic radiation signal is converted into the second electromagnetic signal after at least partially being reflected by the device.