公开(公告)号：US11718019B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17689854

申请日：2022-03-08

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Peter Dorfinger ,  Shiva P. Sambu

IPC: B29C64/118 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B29C64/188 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/118 ,  B29C64/188 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: A 3D printer comprises a platform, a dispenser and a light source. A heating element heats a material and a nozzle extrudes the heated material onto the platform to form a first layer, having a first shape specified by one or more digital files. The first shape corresponds to a first minimum line width based on a diameter of the nozzle. The light source emits a light beam that is directed onto the first layer according to the one or more digital files to cure a portion of the first layer to create a first cured layer that corresponds to a second shape of a 3D object specified by the one or more digital files. The light beam has a beam diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the nozzle, and the second shape has a second minimum line width that is smaller than the first minimum line width.

公开(公告)号：US20230023773A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17959295

申请日：2022-10-03

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Brett E. Kelly ,  Shiva P. Sambu

IPC: B29C64/188 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29C71/04 ,  B29C64/393

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) object comprises a plurality of layers representative of an additive manufacturing process, wherein each layer of the plurality of layers approximately has a first thickness. A first layer of the plurality of layers forms at least a portion of a first surface of the 3D object, the first layer comprising a support region and an overcure region, wherein the first layer approximately has the first thickness at the support region and a greater second thickness at the overcure region. A support mark is included at the support region, wherein the support mark is inset from a first surface profile of the 3D object defined by the overcure region.

公开(公告)号：US11420362B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16662929

申请日：2019-10-24

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

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

IPC: B29C33/46 ,  B29C33/00 ,  B29C33/20 ,  B29C33/22 ,  A61C13/00

Abstract: Embodiments relate to automating removal of an untrimmed shell from a mold. In one embodiment, a shell removal device includes a body and a platform disposed within the body. The platform is configured to secure a mold that has an untrimmed shell formed over the mold. The shell removal device further includes a cover configured to secure the untrimmed shell to an upper surface of one or more sidewalls of the body and provide a seal between a lower surface of the untrimmed shell and the upper surface of the one or more sidewalls of the body. The shell removal device may include a media inlet in the body to permit pressurized media into the interior of the body to cause a pressure differential between an upper surface of the untrimmed shell and the lower surface of the untrimmed shell to cause the untrimmed shell to release from the mold.

公开(公告)号：US20220184883A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17689852

申请日：2022-03-08

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Peter Dorfinger ,  Shiva P. Sambu

IPC: B29C64/118 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B29C64/188 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B29C64/209

Abstract: A method of three-dimensional (3D) printing includes heating a photo-curable material and extruding the photo-curable material from a nozzle to form a first layer of an object according to a digital file, wherein the first layer has a first shape specified by the digital file, and wherein the first shape has a first minimum line width based on a diameter of the nozzle. The method further includes directing a light beam onto the first layer according to the digital file or an additional digital file to cure a portion of the first layer, wherein the cured portion of the first layer has a second shape, wherein the second shape may comprise features that are smaller than the first shape.

公开(公告)号：US11318667B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16571029

申请日：2019-09-13

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Peter Dorfinger ,  Shiva P. Sambu

IPC: B29C64/118 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B29C64/188 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: A method of three-dimensional (3D) printing includes heating a photo-curable material and extruding the photo-curable material from a nozzle to form a first layer of an object according to a digital file, wherein the first layer has a first shape specified by the digital file, and wherein the first shape has a first minimum line width based on a diameter of the nozzle. The method further includes directing a light beam onto the first layer according to the digital file or an additional digital file to cure a portion of the first layer, wherein the cured portion of the first layer has a second shape, wherein the second shape may comprise features that are smaller than the first shape.

公开(公告)号：US11109946B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16948670

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Sriram Venkatasanthanam ,  Ramin Heydarpour ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jun Sato ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Prashanth Vanchy ,  Natalia Lysaya Powers ,  Sibel Narin ,  Jeremy Riley

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/20 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B44C3/02 ,  C09D11/101

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ornamental indicia carrier and method of producing the same. In some embodiments, the ornamental indicia carrier comprises an ultraviolet light (“UV”) cured ink printed on a thin flexible film and combined with an adhesive layer. The ornamental indicia carrier is capable of enduring the conditions inside the mouth for an extended period of time and can be used in conjunction with a dental appliance.

公开(公告)号：US12257773B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US17959295

申请日：2022-10-03

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Brett E. Kelly ,  Shiva P. Sambu

IPC: B29C64/188 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29C71/04 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) object comprises a plurality of layers representative of an additive manufacturing process, wherein each layer of the plurality of layers approximately has a first thickness. A first layer of the plurality of layers forms at least a portion of a first surface of the 3D object, the first layer comprising a support region and an overcure region, wherein the first layer approximately has the first thickness at the support region and a greater second thickness at the overcure region. A support mark is included at the support region, wherein the support mark is inset from a first surface profile of the 3D object defined by the overcure region.

公开(公告)号：US12257125B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US18526805

申请日：2023-12-01

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Sriram Venkatasanthanam ,  Ramin Heydarpour ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jun Sato ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Prashanth Vanchy ,  Natalia Lysaya Powers ,  Sibel Narin ,  Jeremy Riley

IPC: B32B7/12 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B27/20 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B44C3/02 ,  C09D11/101

Abstract: A method for forming dental appliance having an ornamental indicia carrier may include forming a polymeric shell, forming a first adhesive layer configured to be adhered to the polymeric shell, the first adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, forming a first adhesion layer over the first adhesive layer, and applying a colorant between the first adhesion layer and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240293960A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18624981

申请日：2024-04-02

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Gabor Lukacs ,  Jack Shaw ,  Alexey Kalinichenko ,  Arthur George Butz ,  Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Enrique Soltero Borrego

IPC: B29C33/30 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/34 ,  B29C33/38 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: B29C33/30 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/0027 ,  A61C13/34 ,  B29C33/3842 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/002

Abstract: A system includes a mold of a dental arch of a patient. The mold includes teeth extending from a first distal end of the dental arch to a second distal end of the dental arch. An orthodontic aligner is to be formed over the teeth of the mold. The teeth of the mold are shaped to correspond to tooth-receiving cavities of the orthodontic aligner. The system includes a pre-fabricated attachment that includes a traceability component configured to be used to determine one or more identifiers corresponding to the mold. The pre-fabricated attachment further includes a handling component configured to be secured by a robot or person to transport the mold and the pre-fabricated attachment during production of the orthodontic aligner.

公开(公告)号：US11839520B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US18045023

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Sriram Venkatasanthanam ,  Ramin Heydarpour ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jun Sato ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Prashanth Vanchy ,  Natalia Lysaya Powers ,  Sibel Narin ,  Jeremy Riley

IPC: B32B7/12 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B27/20 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B44C3/02 ,  C09D11/101

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/0006 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/20 ,  B32B38/145 ,  B41M5/0064 ,  B41M5/0088 ,  B44C3/025 ,  C09D11/101 ,  A61C2201/002 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2307/408 ,  B32B2307/416 ,  B32B2307/514 ,  B32B2451/00 ,  B41M2205/38 ,  B41M2205/40

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ornamental indicia carrier and method of producing the same. In some embodiments, the ornamental indicia carrier comprises an ultraviolet light (“UV”) cured ink printed on a thin flexible film and combined with an adhesive layer. The ornamental indicia carrier is capable of enduring the conditions inside the mouth for an extended period of time and can be used in conjunction with a dental appliance.