公开(公告)号：US12275191B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-15

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

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 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.

公开(公告)号：US20240100775A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18472100

申请日：2023-09-21

Applicant: Cubicure GmbH ,  Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Förster-Romswinckel ,  Robert Gmeiner ,  Otmar Martl ,  Oliver Kesel ,  Bernhard Busetti ,  Markus Kury ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Peter Dorfinger ,  Shawn Stromenger ,  Viswanath Meenakshisundaram ,  Lance Robert Pickens

IPC: B29C64/379 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/223 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C71/00 ,  B29C71/02

CPC classification number: B29C64/379 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/223 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C71/0009 ,  B29C71/02 ,  B33Y30/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for additive manufacturing are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes: coupling a plurality of build platforms to a carrier; forming a plurality of 3D objects on the plurality of build platforms using an additive manufacturing process, where each build platform receives at least one 3D object thereon; removing the plurality of build platforms from the carrier; performing post-processing of the plurality of 3D objects while the 3D objects remain on the respective build platforms; and separating the plurality of 3D objects from the respective build platforms.

公开(公告)号：US20230158716A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17990581

申请日：2022-11-18

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： James Nishimuta ,  Enrique Soltero Borrego ,  Enrique Jonathan Guzman Olivas ,  Jun Sato ,  Kevin Daniel Rodriguez Trujillo ,  Jose Kiyotaka Blanco Romo ,  Erick Enriquez de Anda ,  Lance Robert Pickens ,  Wesly Wong ,  Gabriela Perez Vallejo ,  Carlos Alberto Garcia Carmona ,  Omar Barraza Alvarez ,  Miguel Angel Hurtado Soltero

IPC: B29C33/38 ,  B29C51/10 ,  B29C51/30 ,  B29C51/26 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: B29C33/3842 ,  B29C51/10 ,  B29C51/30 ,  B29C51/268 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: Implementations describe systems and methods for manufacturing and performing quality assessment of dental appliances. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a dental appliance comprises receiving, at a holder, a feature of the dental appliance, the feature comprising a first surface having a first shape, wherein the holder holds the feature of the dental appliance at a reference position. The method further includes automatically placing an object against the feature at the reference position using a robot arm, wherein the object comprises a second surface having a second shape that mates with the first shape. The method further includes applying pressure to press the object against the feature of the dental appliance and bonding the object to the feature of the dental appliance while applying the pressure.