公开(公告)号：US12240176B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US18050804

申请日：2022-10-28

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Viswanath Meenakshisundaram ,  Srinivas Kaza ,  Chunhua Li ,  Lance Robert Pickens ,  Shawn Stromenger ,  Jun Sato ,  Siobhan O'Leary ,  Peter Webber ,  Brett E. Kelly ,  Jennifer Chavez

IPC: B29C64/35 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B08B7/00 ,  B08B7/04 ,  B29C35/08 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/30 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B29C64/379 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C71/04 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon. The method can include removing the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects by rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The method can also include receiving sensor data indicative of a cleaning status of the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The method can further include adjusting, based on the sensor data, an operational parameter that enhances removal of the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects.

公开(公告)号：US12082986B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18178380

申请日：2023-03-03

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman ,  Allen Boronkay ,  Peter Webber ,  Vadim Matov ,  Srinivas Kaza ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: B33Y10/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/36 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/36 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  B29L2031/753 ,  B29L2031/7532 ,  G05B2219/2647 ,  G05B2219/35134 ,  G05B2219/49007

Abstract: Methods and systems for digitally designing a plurality of aligners are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an intraoral scan of the patient's teeth, and generating 3D dental model of the patient's teeth using the intraoral scan. The method can include identifying a movement path to move the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement toward a target arrangement through a plurality of intermediate arrangements in accordance with a treatment plan. The method can also include identifying one or more appliance features of at least one aligner, the one or more appliance features including one or more feature regions having one or more feature thicknesses. The method can further include instructing an additive manufacturing machine to directly fabricate the at least one aligner in a layer-by-layer fashion.

公开(公告)号：US12036087B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US18169195

申请日：2023-02-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Chunhua Li ,  Srinivas Kaza

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C13/0013 ,  B29L2031/7536

Abstract: Dental attachment placement apparatuses and related systems. An apparatus may include a body having attachments. The attachments, when worn at specified locations on the patient's dentition, may engage with one or more aligners to direct repositioning forces from the aligner(s) to the patient's dentition. The body of the apparatus may have contoured surfaces shaped in accordance with corresponding surfaces of the patient's teeth. The apparatus may also include supports extending from body and that support a corresponding attachment entirely within a corresponding aperture of the apparatus. The supports may include breakable regions to facilitate removal of the attachments from the body.

公开(公告)号：US20240198595A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18593534

申请日：2024-03-01

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Viswanath Meenakshisundaram ,  Srinivas Kaza ,  Chunhua Li ,  Lance Robert Pickens ,  Shawn Stromenger ,  Jun Sato ,  Siobhan O'Leary ,  Peter Webber ,  Brett E. Kelly ,  Jennifer Chavez

IPC: B29C64/35 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B08B7/00 ,  B08B7/04 ,  B29C35/08 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/30 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B29C64/379 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C71/04 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/35 ,  B08B7/0071 ,  B08B7/04 ,  B29C35/0805 ,  B29C64/30 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B29C64/379 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C71/04 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29L2031/753

Abstract: Systems for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a rotor configured to support a plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon, an actuator configured to spin the rotor so as to remove the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects, and an energy source configured to apply energy to the plurality of additively manufactured objects to selectively alter a material property of a portion of each of the plurality of additively manufactured objects.

公开(公告)号：US12004919B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17446268

申请日：2021-08-27

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber ,  Siobhan O'Leary

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C13/0013 ,  B29L2031/7536

Abstract: Dental attachment placement templates and dental appliance systems. The dental attachment placement templates may include a body configured to position a dental attachment over an attachment site on a surface of a tooth. The body may include an aperture, supports that extend from the body within the aperture, a connection member that connects the dental attachment to the supports, and a contoured surface shaped to register with one or more teeth. The connection member may be integrally formed with the dental attachment to provide a unitary structure. The connection member may be joined to the dental attachment at a breakable single point of connection and being further joined to the supports such that when the single point of connection is broken, the dental attachment is detached from the supports.

公开(公告)号：US11944514B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US18146153

申请日：2022-12-23

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman ,  Allen Boronkay ,  Peter Webber ,  Vadim Matov ,  Srinivas Kaza ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/36 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/36 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  B29L2031/753 ,  B29L2031/7532 ,  G05B2219/2647 ,  G05B2219/35134 ,  G05B2219/49007

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for improved orthodontic treatment of a patient's teeth are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method includes determining an appliance geometry for a dental appliance. The appliance geometry can include a first region representing a shell comprising a plurality of teeth receiving cavities, and a second region representing at least one integrally formed component to be integrally joined to the shell. The method can also include generating instructions including a first digital representation of the shell based on the first region, and a second digital representation of the at least one integrally formed component based on the second region. The method can further include transmitting the instructions to a fabrication system configured to additively manufacture the dental appliance by fabricating the shell based on the first digital representation, concurrently with fabricating the at least one integrally formed component based on the second digital representation.

公开(公告)号：US11931222B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US14939252

申请日：2015-11-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber ,  Yan Chen ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Chunhua Li ,  Jennifer C. Chen

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C13/15 ,  A61N5/06

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61B1/0002 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C19/003 ,  A61C2202/01 ,  A61N2005/063 ,  A61N2005/0661

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment formation structures. One dental appliance includes a body having a first surface shaped to abut an exterior surface of a tooth and a well portion of the first surface shaped to form an attachment that is to be attached to the exterior surface of the tooth, a release layer formed over a surface of the well to allow the attachment to be removed from the well, and an attachment material that is used to form the attachment positioned within the well.

公开(公告)号：US11554000B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US14939246

申请日：2015-11-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber

IPC: A61C13/15 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/14

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment formation structure. One dental attachment formation apparatus includes a body having a first surface shaped to conform to the contours of an exterior surface of a tooth and including a portion of the first surface shaped to accommodate an attachment that is to be attached to the exterior surface of the tooth and a light source attachment structure for attachment of a light source to the body.

公开(公告)号：US20170319296A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15623263

申请日：2017-06-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber ,  Siobhan O'Leary

IPC: A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/00 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y10/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment placement structure. One dental attachment placement apparatus includes a body having an attachment placement surface that is to be placed on an attachment affixing surface of a tooth and wherein the attachment placement surface includes a portion that is shaped to allow placement of an attachment at a particular position on the affixing surface of the tooth and a portion of the body having a contour that is shaped to correspond with a contour of an alignment surface of a tooth and when the contour of the body and the corresponding contour is aligned, the attachment is located at the particular position and can be secured to the affixing surface of the tooth.

公开(公告)号：US20170135792A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-18

申请号：US14939246

申请日：2015-11-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber

IPC: A61C13/15 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C13/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment formation structure. One dental attachment formation apparatus includes a body having a first surface shaped to conform to the contours of an exterior surface of a tooth and including a portion of the first surface shaped to accommodate an attachment that is to be attached to the exterior surface of the tooth and a light source attachment structure for attachment of a light source to the body.