Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dental appliance having ornamental design
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Application No.: US15202083Application Date: 2016-07-05
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Publication No.: US10201409B2Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: David Mason , Shiva Sambu , Chunhua Li , Yan Chen
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: B44C1/22
- IPC: B44C1/22 ; A61C19/06 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; A61C7/10 ; A61C13/00 ; B23K26/362 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q50/22 ; B44C1/28 ; G06F19/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; A44C15/00

Abstract:
A dental appliance having an integrally formed reservoir and/or an ornamental design integrated thereon. The ornamental design can be selected or customized by a patient. The design can be created by directing energy to the dental appliance to alter a material property of at least a portion of the appliance to create the design. Alternatively, a groove or recess can be formed on a surface of the appliance to either mechanically retain an ornamental design or the groove or recess can be filled with ink to form the design. The appliance, including the integrally formed reservoir, can be formed using direct fabrication techniques.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170008333A1 DENTAL APPLIANCE HAVING ORNAMENTAL DESIGN Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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