公开(公告)号：US12226280B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US17248355

申请日：2021-01-21

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman ,  Chunhua Li ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Blaine Carter ,  Matthew Durban

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/16 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: An appliance comprises a passive component and an active force generating component, in which the active force generating component is configured to react to a stimulus and generate tooth movement forces. In some embodiments, the passive component is configured to deflect when placed on one or more teeth and generate tooth movement forces, which are combined with tooth movement forces of the force generating component. In some embodiments, the passive component comprises a polymer which is less reactive to the stimulus than the force generating component. The force generating component can be configured to increase force to one or more teeth at an appropriate time.

公开(公告)号：US20250049543A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18801609

申请日：2024-08-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Maayan MOSHE ,  Ofer SAPHIER ,  Shai AYAL ,  Michael LELLOUCH ,  Ran KATZ

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (including devices and systems, such as intraoral scanners and software) for analyzing images of a subject's teeth. In some examples these methods may include examining the same teeth or tooth regions across different times and/or different imaging modalities, including but not limited to visible light, infrared, florescent, etc. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a single, master, control for automatically or semi-automatically simultaneously adjusting multiple imaging parameters across multiple images of a region taken with different imaging modalities and/or at different times.

公开(公告)号：USD1061895S1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US29768563

申请日：2021-01-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Designer： Zakhar Ginzburg ,  Roee Gorfinkel ,  Tom Seatter ,  Ariel Shalev

公开(公告)号：US12213856B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17410784

申请日：2021-08-24

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Igor Akopov ,  Anton Lapshin ,  Samuel Blanco ,  Artem Kuanbekov ,  Eric P. Meyer ,  Andrey Maximov ,  Boris Likhtman ,  Michael Flanagan ,  Jason Ramos ,  Mitra Derakhshan ,  Roman A. Roschin ,  Alexander Belous ,  Olga Matusevich ,  Maria Shirshova ,  Nikolay Yakovlev

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C9/00 ,  G16H50/50

Abstract: Orthodontic and/or dental treatment planning methods and apparatuses. In particular, described herein are methods of generating a plurality of orthodontic treatment plans digitally using a hierarchy of bounding boxes enclosing the plurality of 3D shapes to avoid collisions during treatment.

公开(公告)号：US12211123B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18213789

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yun Gao ,  Yingjie Li ,  Chao Shi

IPC: G06T11/00 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/34 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06T5/77 ,  G06T7/50 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/20

Abstract: Embodiments include receiving image data comprising a representation of teeth, wherein the image data comprises a set of pixel locations for the teeth and depth values associated with the pixel locations in the set of pixel locations. The method further includes generating new image based on applying one or more functions to the image data, wherein the one or more functions adjust one or more color channels of the set of pixel locations based at least in part on the depth values.

公开(公告)号：US12208542B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18180373

申请日：2023-03-08

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yevgeniy Sirovskiy ,  James C. Culp

IPC: B29C51/42 ,  B29B13/02

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing thermoformed objects are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes controlling a material transport system to move a material to a first location proximate to one or more heat sources. The method can include controlling the one or more heat sources to heat a first region of the material to a first temperature and heat a second region of the material to a second temperature. The method can also include controlling the material transport system to move the material to a second location proximate to an object forming element, and controlling the object forming element to form a dental appliance from the material.

公开(公告)号：US12202250B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17855599

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Christopher Cole

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41M5/00 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/322 ,  B41M7/00

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of obtaining good photocured-ink adhesion to low surface energy materials. The methods have greatly improved adhesion of photocured ink on low surface energy materials, including those that are subjected to high humidity or wet environments. The methods take into account the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the materials and the onset for the glass transition temperature, including ink applied to an exposed surface of the material at an elevated temperature that is close to the Tg of the material. The ink is allowed to sit briefly or soak, such as for more than 1 second, before the ink is cured. The ink may be photocured. Furthermore, the methods do not require solvents or surface treatment, including plasma or corona treatments, to obtain good ink adhesion.

公开(公告)号：US12201498B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US18453892

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Allen R. Boronkay

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

Abstract: A mandibular repositioning apparatus may include anchoring devices shaped for positioning in an intraoral cavity of a patient. Each of the anchoring devices may be configured to be positioned in a respective bone of a respective jaw of the patients. The mandibular repositioning apparatus may include one or more connecting structures configured to displace a lower jaw in an anterior-posterior direction relative to an upper jaw. The one or more connecting structures and the anchoring devices may be configured to be arranged to produce an anterior-posterior force component to move the lower jaw that is greater than a vertical force component.

公开(公告)号：US20250019338A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18585934

申请日：2024-02-23

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Umesh Upendra CHOUDHARY

IPC: C07C67/08 ,  A61C7/08 ,  C07C67/54

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and processes for the recovery of compounds (e.g., pendant groups) from polymeric materials, as well as methods for recycling and reusing such compounds by synthetically converting a recovered compound to building blocks that can be used in, e.g., curable resins for the fabrication of new devices, such as medical devices (e.g., orthodontic appliances).

公开(公告)号：US20250017695A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18771664

申请日：2024-07-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jun Sato ,  Yuxiang Wang ,  Umesh Upendra Choudhary ,  Viswanath Meenakshisundaram ,  Chunhua Li

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  B22F10/14 ,  B22F10/18 ,  B22F10/80 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: Methods for additive manufacturing of polymer and metal dental appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a digital representation of a dental appliance including a first portion to be formed from a polymeric material and a second portion to be formed from a metallic material. The method can include fabricating the dental appliance using an additive manufacturing process. The additive manufacturing process can include depositing a first composition including a precursor of the polymeric material at the first portion of the dental appliance, and depositing a second composition including a plurality of metal particles at the second portion of the dental appliance.