Philong H Pham, 4420132 Swansea Ln, Huntington Beach, CA 92646

2021033, Oct 28, 2021

Jul 6, 2021

17/305358

- Los Angeles CA, US
Hongsheng Tong - Yorba Linda CA, US
Yong Chen - Burbank CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance CA, US

A61C 7/30
A61C 7/12
A61C 7/28

An orthodontic appliance may include an archwire and multiple orthodontic brackets. The archwire may fit within a human mouth and contain multiple male connectors. Each orthodontic bracket may have a configuration that facilitates attaching the orthodontic bracket to a single tooth. Each orthodontic bracket may allow one of the male connectors to be locked into the orthodontic bracket with a snapping action. The male connector may be unable to slide with respect to the orthodontic bracket after being locked in the orthodontic bracket. A manual unlocking action may allow the male connector to disengage from the orthodontic bracket.

2021024, Aug 12, 2021

Apr 29, 2021

17/302314

- Irvine CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
W. Ronald Redmond - San Clemente CA, US

A61C 7/12
A61C 7/28

An orthodontic appliance can include an archwire, ties, and multiple orthodontic brackets. The archwire can include multiple male fasteners and interproximal loops. Each male fastener may be inserted into an orthodontic bracket and tied into place. The male fastener may not be able to slide relative to the orthodontic bracket after it is tied to the orthodontic bracket.

2021021, Jul 15, 2021

Nov 25, 2020

17/105085

- Irvine CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
Allen Huynh - Irvine CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance CA, US

A61C 7/28
A61C 7/20

Hybrid orthodontic archwire designs are disclosed. Hybrid archwires may have bracket-archwire sections and interproximal archwire sections in which each section can vary in cross-section shape, size, and/or material properties. Bracket-archwire sections may be configured to promote torque control and may have rectangular cross-sections. Interproximal archwire sections may be configured to be bent into force-promoting loops and may have round cross sections. Each archwire section may be straight or bent into any shape. Hybrid archwires may have sliding sections and non-sliding sections. Non-sliding sections may have male connectors configured to prevent the archwire from sliding relative to the orthodontic brackets and/or may have cross-sectional shapes, sizes, or coatings that resist sliding relative to sliding sections. Sliding sections may have linear archwire segments. Hybrid archwires may have distal or posterior non-sliding sections and an intermediate anterior or medial sliding section.

2021009, Apr 1, 2021

Sep 21, 2020

17/026747

- Irvine CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
Allen Huynh - Irvine CA, US

A61C 7/14
A61C 13/34
B29C 64/386
A61C 13/00
B29C 41/52
B29C 41/02
B33Y 10/00
B33Y 30/00
B33Y 80/00
A61C 7/00

Systems and methods for fabricating indirect bonding trays are disclosed. Physical models of a patient's teeth can be created with non-functional placeholder brackets, impressions of which can be transferred to indirect bonding trays. This can create wells in which functional brackets can be placed into, reducing errors created from transferring functional brackets from the physical model onto the indirect bonding trays.

2019036, Dec 5, 2019

Mar 4, 2019

16/292126

- Los Angeles CA, US
Hongsheng Tong - Yorba Linda CA, US
Yong Chen - Burbank CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance CA, US

A61C 7/30
A61C 7/12
A61C 7/28

An orthodontic appliance may include an archwire and multiple orthodontic brackets. The archwire may fit within a human mouth and contain multiple male connectors. Each orthodontic bracket may have a configuration that facilitates attaching the orthodontic bracket to a single tooth. Each orthodontic bracket may allow one of the male connectors to be locked into the orthodontic bracket with a snapping action. The male connector may be unable to slide with respect to the orthodontic bracket after being locked in the orthodontic bracket. A manual unlocking action may allow the male connector to disengage from the orthodontic bracket.

2019036, Dec 5, 2019

Mar 7, 2019

16/295984

- Los Angeles CA, US
Hongsheng Tong - Yorba Linda CA, US
Yong Chen - Burbank CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance CA, US

A61C 7/30
A61C 7/12
A61C 7/28

An orthodontic appliance may include an archwire and multiple orthodontic brackets. The archwire may fit within a human mouth and contain multiple male connectors. Each orthodontic bracket may have a configuration that facilitates attaching the orthodontic bracket to a single tooth. Each orthodontic bracket may allow one of the male connectors to be locked into the orthodontic bracket with a snapping action. The male connector may be unable to slide with respect to the orthodontic bracket after being locked in the orthodontic bracket. A manual unlocking action may allow the male connector to disengage from the orthodontic bracket.

2018030, Oct 25, 2018

Apr 19, 2018

15/957760

- Irvine CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
Allen Huynh - Irvine CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance, CA
Vijay Dhaka - Irvine CA, US

A61C 7/14
A61C 7/02
A61C 9/00
A61C 7/22
A61C 7/28
A61C 7/00

Non-sliding orthodontic appliances may include an archwire having male fasteners for locking in place with brackets in a non-sliding manner and interproximal loops for exerting forces on the brackets. Appropriate forces may be calculated according to vectors between initial and ideal tooth positions. The brackets may be transferred to a patient's teeth using indirect bonding trays which contain slots for holding and aligning each bracket. The trays may include integrated handles for facilitating handling, may be sectioned into smaller pieces for easier application, and/or may be labeled for facilitating proper registration. Superposition of a digital placement plan and clinical model after bonding may illustrate the accuracy of bracket placement. The archwire may comprise atraumatic ends to avoid patient discomfort. A color registration system can be used to facilitate the attachment of the archwire to the brackets. The archwire may be locked into place with the brackets using crimpable stops.

2018022, Aug 9, 2018

Jan 31, 2018

15/884805

- Irvine CA, US
Philong John Pham - Huntington Beach CA, US
Allen Huynh - Irvine CA, US
Robert Lee - Torrance CA, US

A61C 7/28

Hybrid orthodontic archwire designs are disclosed. Hybrid archwires may have bracket-archwire sections and interproximal archwire sections in which each section can vary in cross-section shape, size, and/or material properties. Bracket-archwire sections may be configured to promote torque control and may have rectangular cross-sections. Interproximal archwire sections may be configured to be bent into force-promoting loops and may have round cross sections. Each archwire section may be straight or bent into any shape. Hybrid archwires may have sliding sections and non-sliding sections. Non-sliding sections may have male connectors configured to prevent the archwire from sliding relative to the orthodontic brackets and/or may have cross-sectional shapes, sizes, or coatings that resist sliding relative to sliding sections. Sliding sections may have linear archwire segments. Hybrid archwires may have distal or posterior non-sliding sections and an intermediate anterior or medial sliding section.