公开(公告)号：US20230329841A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18331918

申请日：2023-06-08

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jon F. MOSS ,  Rene M. STERENTAL

IPC: A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002

Abstract: Embodiments include dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods of making and using such appliances. In one embodiment, a dental appliance includes a number of tooth apertures for the placement of teeth therein and a tab representing a position of a tooth that has not fully erupted and oriented to be received over the position of the tooth that has not fully erupted.

公开(公告)号：US11786341B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17115071

申请日：2020-12-08

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： James Nishimuta ,  Jun Sato

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: A first appliance and a second appliance comprise engagement surfaces that provide mandibular relocation forces and forces to limit lateral movement of the jaw, such as opposing inclined surfaces on opposite sides of the mouth. In some embodiments, engagement surfaces between oral appliances comprise a curvature difference, which allows engagement at differing angles and positions.

公开(公告)号：US20230320824A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18300382

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Roman A. ROSCHIN ,  Evgenii Vladimirovich KARNYGIN ,  Sergey GREBENKIN ,  Dmitry GUSKOV ,  Dmitrii ISCHEYKIN ,  Ivan POTAPENKO ,  Denis DURDIN ,  Roman GUDCHENKO ,  Vasily PARAKETSOV ,  Mikhail GORODILOV ,  Alexey VLADYKIN ,  Roman SOLOVYEV ,  Alexander BELIAEV ,  Elizaveta ULIANENKO ,  Leonid TROFIMOV ,  Anzhelika SON ,  Nikolay ZHIRNOV ,  Alexander Novchenko

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/34

CPC classification number: A61C9/0053 ,  A61C13/34

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for determining if a 3D tooth model requires trimming or removal of incomplete or missing data (e.g., gingiva covering a portion of a tooth such as a molar). A patient's dentition may be scanned and/or segmented. Raw dental features, principal component analysis (PCA) features, and/or other features may be extracted and compared to those of other teeth, such as those obtained through automated machine learning systems. A classifier can identify and/or output probability that the 3D tooth model requires trimming. Trimming of the 3D tooth model can be implemented without human intervention.

公开(公告)号：US11779444B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17322729

申请日：2021-05-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C19/045 ,  A61C19/04 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61B90/90 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  G16H20/40 ,  A61B90/00

CPC classification number: A61C19/045 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/000095 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61B90/90 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C9/0053 ,  A61C9/0066 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  A61C19/04 ,  A61B2090/3937 ,  G16H20/40

Abstract: A device including a coded pattern for use in dental procedures is provided. Related methods and systems are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US11779437B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US16024292

申请日：2018-06-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Bruce Cam ,  John Y. Morton ,  Vadim Matov ,  Jun Sato

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61F5/56 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A63B71/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C9/0046 ,  A61F5/566 ,  A63B71/085

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing and generating a treatment plan for temporomandibular joint dysfunction where a polymeric shell appliance is utilized to generate one or more activation forces that facilitate tooth movement. The polymeric shell appliances may comprise one or more tooth receiving cavities, in which each of the plurality of tooth receiving cavities is shaped and arranged to provide a counter moment of each of the plurality of teeth.

公开(公告)号：US11779243B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US16730870

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Huizhong Li ,  Andrew Jang ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Yuxiang Wang ,  Jun Sato ,  Allen R. Boronkay

IPC: A61B5/11 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  G01B7/16 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/1111 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  G01B7/18 ,  G01B7/22 ,  A61B2562/0261

Abstract: According to the techniques herein, one or more sensors coupled to an aligner are used to sense one or more physical qualities of the aligner to determine whether the physical qualities indicate that the aligner material has relaxed and has, e.g., reduced the force systems applied to teeth and/or that the teeth movement for the stage has slowed down. The sensors may provide a signal that represents whether or not the physical qualities fall below a threshold value. A treatment plan may be modified if needed. These techniques have the potential to make treatment plans faster and more effective by speeding up some stages while making sure some, perhaps other, stages are implemented only after the teeth are near the appropriate position.

公开(公告)号：US11771531B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17571253

申请日：2022-01-07

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Allen R. Boronkay

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C8/00 ,  A61F5/56 ,  A61B17/60 ,  A61B17/66

CPC classification number: A61C8/0096 ,  A61B17/663 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61F5/56 ,  A61F5/566 ,  A61B2017/603

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and apparatus for mandibular advancement or retraction via bone anchoring devices are described herein. In various aspects, an apparatus for treating a patient via mandibular advancement or retraction comprises a plurality of anchoring devices positioned in the patient's intraoral cavity. Each of the plurality of anchoring devices can be positioned in bone of the patient's upper jaw or bone of the patient's lower jaw. One or more connecting structures can be removably coupled to and extend between the plurality of anchoring devices in order to displace the lower jaw anteriorly or posteriorly relative to the upper jaw.

公开(公告)号：US20230301762A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18103450

申请日：2023-01-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Enrique Soltero Borrego ,  Denis Fadeev ,  Alexey Kalinichenko ,  Anatoliy Parpara ,  Fernando Jose Lopez Diaz ,  Daniel Antonio Hernandez Lopez ,  Isidro Salvador Gonzalez Tobias

IPC: A61C13/20 ,  A61C13/00

CPC classification number: A61C13/20 ,  A61C13/0004

Abstract: A mold for a dental appliance includes a dental arch portion and a beam. The dental arch portion is associated with teeth of a user. The dental arch portion includes a first distal portion, a second distal portion, and an incisor portion disposed between the first distal portion and the second distal portion. The beam extends from the first distal portion to the second distal portion. The beam includes a label portion disposed between the first distal portion and the second distal portion. The label portion forms a label for identification of the mold.

公开(公告)号：US20230301611A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18327826

申请日：2023-06-01

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Maayan MOSHE ,  Shai AYAL ,  Jonathan COSLOVSKY ,  Adi LEVIN ,  Avraham ZULTI ,  Shai FARKASH

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  A61N5/10 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61B6/14

CPC classification number: A61B6/14 ,  A61B6/463 ,  A61B6/465 ,  A61B6/5211 ,  A61C9/004 ,  A61N5/103 ,  A61C9/0053

Abstract: Provided herein are devices and methods generating a panoramic rendering of a subject’s teeth. Methods and processes are provided to image the subject’s teeth with a dental scan. Methods and processes are also provided to automatically 3D render the subject’s teeth with the scan images. Methods and apparatuses are also provided to generate simulated panoramic views of the subject’s dentition from various perspectives.

公开(公告)号：US20230295365A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18186023

申请日：2023-03-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Christopher COLE ,  Peter DORFINGER

IPC: C08F283/01 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/124 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10

CPC classification number: C08F283/01 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/124 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  B29C64/223

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and processes to control multiple temperatures in additive manufacturing. Such temperature control adjusts polymer properties and facilitates processing of materials to form 3D objects. The systems and processed disclosed herein also facilitate the processing of typically difficult-to-process materials and deliver such materials to a photocuring zone configured to photopolymerize materials into 3 dimensional objects with a layer-by-layer process. Such processes can include the steps of heating a resin to a flowable temperature, applying the resin to a carrier, cooling the film to increase viscosity or to solidify the resin, and applying the film containing the resin onto an area being printed, then photocuring the film. Also provided herein are resins and related polymer materials having properties that are tunable with exposure to more than one temperature zone. The formed polymers can include multiple regions of polymer material, each independently having distinct properties. Processes and systems are also provided herein that are configured to produce polymeric materials having multiple regions with distinct properties from a single-component formulation.