公开(公告)号：US11565441B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US14796824

申请日：2015-07-10

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yevgeniy Sirovskiy ,  James C. Culp

IPC: B29C51/42 ,  B29B13/02

Abstract: A method and system for thermal forming an object. A mold is provided, a shape of which corresponds to a desired shape of the object. A material is inserted into a heating area, and the material is heated using a plurality of independently controllable heat sources that heat different areas of the material. The heated material is then disposed over or into at least a portion of the mold so as to deform the material. The deformed material may then be trimmed so as to form the object.

公开(公告)号：US20230024583A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17932826

申请日：2022-09-16

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Srinivas Kaza ,  Shiva P. Sambu ,  Kamesh Tata ,  Michael J. Doung ,  Long Phan

IPC: A61C13/00 ,  F26B5/08

Abstract: A system and method for post-processing of polymeric items having a liquid component and a predetermined heat deflection temperature is provided. The system includes a washing station to spray water at elevated temperature and pressure on the items while maintaining the temperature of the item below the heat deflection temperature. Then using a water distillation system to separate the water from the water mixed with the liquid polymer component by evaporating the water using heating coils with surface that is not conducive to adhesion of the liquid polymer component and then condense the water vapor into liquid water. The system may further include a spin station to separate the liquid polymer component by spinning the item. The system may further include one or more processing stations to rinse the item, dry the item, cure the item, remove the item from a tray to which the item may be attached and clean trays after removing the item. A conveyor system may be used to automate the post-processing of the items.

公开(公告)号：US11559374B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US16223019

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jennifer C. Chen ,  Li-Hung Su ,  Chunhua Li

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C19/06 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61K49/00 ,  A61C19/04

Abstract: The present disclosure includes method, system, apparatus, and indicator embodiments. One apparatus includes an appliance for placement over one or more teeth and a release agent receptacle including an outer portion provided on appliance surface, an inner portion provided within the outer portion, and one or more apertures formed in the outer portion.

公开(公告)号：US20230002529A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17871632

申请日：2022-07-22

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Christopher COLE

IPC: C08F220/18 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  C08F218/04 ,  C08F2/44 ,  C08F2/48 ,  B29C64/106 ,  A61C7/08 ,  C08F220/14 ,  G03F7/029 ,  G03F7/20

Abstract: Provided herein are processes for the generation of composite polymer materials utilizing a single resin. The processes utilize diffusion between a region undergoing a polymerization reaction preferentially polymerizing one monomer component and an unreactive region. Diffusion and subsequent/concurrent polymerization results in a higher concentration of the more reactive monomer component in the reacting region and a higher concentration of the less reactive monomer components in the unreactive region. The unreactive region may be later polymerized. In embodiments, photopolymerization is used and the regions are generated by a mask or other mechanism to pattern the light.

公开(公告)号：US20220410438A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17891610

申请日：2022-08-19

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Shiva P. Sambu ,  Dennis McNamara

IPC: B29C33/46 ,  B29C33/00 ,  B29C33/20 ,  B29C33/22

Abstract: A shell removal device includes a platform configured to secure a mold. An untrimmed shell is formed over the mold. The shell removal device further includes a drive mechanism configured to move the platform away from the untrimmed shell responsive to sensor data indicative that the untrimmed shell has begun to separate from the mold.

公开(公告)号：US11534266B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16846118

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Bob Grove ,  Eric Kuo

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C9/00

Abstract: Creating a digital tooth model of a patient's tooth using interproximal information is provided. Interproximal information is received that represents a space between adjacent physical teeth of the patient. A digital teeth model of a set of physical teeth of the patient that includes the adjacent physical teeth is received. One or more digital tooth models is created that more accurately depicts one or more of the physical teeth than the corresponding digital teeth included in the digital teeth model based on the interproximal information.

公开(公告)号：US20220401184A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17714882

申请日：2022-04-06

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Jon MOSS ,  Rok SRIBAR

IPC: A61C7/02 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/14

Abstract: A dental template for positioning an object on teeth of a patient and method for fabricating the same. The method includes creating a digital model of the patient's teeth, creating a simplified template model based on the digital model, and fabricating the dental template based on the simplified template model. The template model is simplified by removing certain features of the patient's tooth anatomy. The dental template can be located on a patient's teeth using four or fewer positioning teeth.

公开(公告)号：US20220401182A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17807097

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Kristin WINTERHALTER ,  Eric BROWN ,  Sanket DESAI

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C13/34 ,  G16H20/40

Abstract: A method for preparing for and providing dental treatment may include determining, by an action management system, that 3D scan data of a patient's dentition has been received by a treatment planning system. A treatment planning system may generate a treatment plan to move the patient's teeth from an initial position towards a final position, based on the 3D scan of the patient's dentition. The treatment plan may be provided to a dental professional system. The action management system my generate an object for display on the dental professional system indicating that the treatment plan has been provided. An indication that the treatment plan is approved for fabrication may be received, and instructions to fabricate a dental appliance based on the treatment plan may be sent.

公开(公告)号：US11523885B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US16996791

申请日：2020-08-18

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Rami Boltanski

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/247 ,  G02B26/10 ,  A61B1/12 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B7/00 ,  G02B27/10 ,  H05K1/18 ,  G02B27/12 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/04 ,  G02B23/24

Abstract: A scanner for scanning a dental site comprises a base, a detector mounted to the base, and an optical element to redirect light reflected off of the dental site towards the detector along a detection axis in a first direction. Two or more flexures couple the optical element to the base, wherein thermal expansion or contraction of the optical element with respect to at least one of the detector or the base bends each flexure of the two or more flexures in a respective second direction without bending the flexure in a respective third direction approximately perpendicular to the first direction and the respective second direction, wherein the two or more flexures maintain an alignment of the optical element to the detector with changes in temperature.

公开(公告)号：US11521732B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16399847

申请日：2019-04-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Adi Levin ,  Anton Lapshin ,  Behnam J. Foroodian ,  Eric P. Meyer ,  Konstantin Tenzin ,  Andrey Chekhonin ,  Pavel Sokolov ,  René M. Sterental ,  Jason Ramos ,  Evgeniy Malashkin ,  Anna Sivakova ,  Michael Flanagan

IPC: G16H50/20 ,  G16H20/30 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  G16H20/00 ,  G16H50/00 ,  G16H50/70 ,  G16H20/40

Abstract: In various implementations, computer-implemented method, such as one executed on a computer system or on instructions stored on computer-readable media may include: receiving from a user device associated with a user, a request to access one or more treatment plans for patient; identifying a treatment template for user, the treatment template representing treatment preferences of the user, the treatment template being expressed according to treatment domain-specific protocols; processing the treatment template with the treatment domain-specific protocols to convert one or more parts of the treatment template into one or more runtime elements that interactively display customized user interface elements related to the treatment plan, the customized user interface elements configured to provide one or more customized user interactions with the treatment plan in accordance with the treatment preferences of the user; and providing instructions to display the one or more runtime elements on the user device.