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公开(公告)号：US20250090290A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-20
申请号：US18885409
申请日：2024-09-13
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Byong-Ho Park , Hunho Jo , Zijie Zhu , Wesly Wong , Fred Ting , Zhichao Zhang , Robert Nettles-Miller , Sheyda Nazarian , Yixin Xu , Vincent Yeh , Sangshik Park , Changgyu Bak , Jun Sato
IPC: A61C19/04
Abstract: Intraoral sensors and associated systems, devices, and methods are provided. In some embodiments, an intraoral sensor for sensing pH within an intraoral cavity of a subject includes a film composed of a biocompatible polymer and a pH-sensitive molecule. The pH-sensitive molecule can be configured to change in color based on a pH within a subject's intraoral cavity. The pH-sensitive molecule can be immobilized in the film. The intraoral sensor can also include an adhesive configured to couple the film to a surface of a dental appliance or a tooth of the subject.
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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.
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公开(公告)号：US12090023B2
公开(公告)日：2024-09-17
申请号：US18168454
申请日：2023-02-13
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor： Jun Sato , Bruce Cam , Yaser Shanjani
CPC classification number: A61C7/08 , A61C7/002 , A61C19/02 , A61C2201/005 , A61C2204/005 , G06F2203/04105
Abstract: Embedded sensors and onboard or off-board processing in an aligner case can detect aligner material and/or quality. Material detection can be used for counterfeit detection, or to trigger material specific events. Quality detection can include detection of common aligner failures or defects. A case for a dental appliance may include a tray for supporting the dental appliance, a cover coupled to the tray, and at least one sensor to detect a deformation of the dental appliance. A case for a dental appliance may include a tray for housing the dental appliance, a cover coupled to the tray, and at least one sensor configured to detect a change in material of the dental appliance.
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公开(公告)号：US12016748B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-25
申请号：US17115058
申请日：2020-12-08
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor： James Nishimuta , Jun Sato
Abstract: An apparatus for mandibular relocation may include a first appliance. The first appliance may include a first plurality of a teeth receiving cavities, a first engagement structure that may include a first engagement surface, and, a second engagement structure that may include a second engagement surface. The apparatus may include a second appliance. The second appliance may include a second plurality of teeth receiving cavities, a third engagement structure that may include a third engagement surface to engage the first engagement surface, and a fourth engagement structure that may include a fourth engagement surface to engage the second engagement surface. The first and second engagement surfaces may be inclined with respect to the third and fourth engagement surfaces, respectively, to generate mandibular relocation forces and limit a lateral movement of the mandible.
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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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20230137027A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-04
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 , B29C64/357 , B29C64/379 , B33Y40/20
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20230134234A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-04
申请号：US18050797
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 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/357 , B29C64/386
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 adjusting an environmental temperature while rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects according to a dynamic temperature profile that facilitates removal of the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The dynamic temperature profile can include (a) a first temperature configured to decrease a viscosity of the excess material, and (b) a second temperature configured to increase a stiffness of the plurality of additively manufactured objects.
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