公开(公告)号：US20240217179A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18602623

申请日：2024-03-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Dorfinger ,  Siobhan O'Leary ,  Yan Chen ,  Zhou Yu ,  Jun Sato

IPC: B29C64/35 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C71/00 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/35 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C71/0009 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B29C2071/0027 ,  B29L2031/753

Abstract: The present application relates to components, such as dental apparatuses, having geometrical features to facilitate post-fabrication cleaning, including methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, a dental apparatus comprises one or more concave surfaces that are configured to engage a dental arch of a patient, and at least one aperture located at and formed through the one or more concave surfaces.

公开(公告)号：US11958248B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17530346

申请日：2021-11-18

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Dorfinger ,  Siobhan O'Leary ,  Yan Chen ,  Zhou Yu ,  Jun Sato

IPC: B29C64/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/35 ,  B29C71/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/35 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C71/0009 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B29C2071/0027 ,  B29L2031/753

Abstract: The present application relates to components, such as dental apparatuses, having geometrical features to facilitate post-fabrication cleaning, including methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, a dental apparatus, such as a retainer, an aligner, or a dental attachment placement appliance, comprises one or more concave surfaces for which one or more apertures is formed therethrough at or near a maximum depth of a given concave surface.

公开(公告)号：US20220152931A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17530346

申请日：2021-11-18

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Dorfinger ,  Siobhan O'Leary ,  Yan Chen ,  Zhou Yu ,  Jun Sato

IPC: B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C71/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: The present application relates to components, such as dental apparatuses, having geometrical features to facilitate post-fabrication cleaning, including methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, a dental apparatus, such as a retainer, an aligner, or a dental attachment placement appliance, comprises one or more concave surfaces for which one or more apertures is formed therethrough at or near a maximum depth of a given concave surface.