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公开(公告)号：US11969311B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-30
申请号：US17549460
申请日：2021-12-13
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Peter Webber , Siobhan O'Leary
IPC: A61C7/14 , A61C7/00 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/16 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/40 , B29L31/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00
CPC classification number: A61C7/146 , A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/145 , A61C7/16 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/40 , B29L2031/7536 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: Dental attachment placement apparatuses with one or more replacement attachment systems for providing one or more replacement dental attachments. The replacement attachment systems may include a body that is configured to orient and align the apparatus with respect to the teeth. The apparatus may include one or more primary dental attachments coupled to the body, where the body is configured to position the primary dental attachments adjacent to the teeth for bonding. The replacement system can be configured to replace the primary dental attachments and align replacement dental attachments with respect to the teeth.
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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：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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公开(公告)号：US20230133005A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-04
申请号：US18050807
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
Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of containers configured to receive a plurality of additively manufactured object having excess material thereon. The system can include a rotor having a central shaft and a plurality of arms, each arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of each arm can be coupled to the central shaft and a second end of each arm can be coupled to a respective container of the plurality of containers. The system can also include an actuator configured to spin the rotor so as to remove the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The system can further include at least one heat source carried on the rotor to heat the excess material to decrease a viscosity thereof.
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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.
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公开(公告)号：US12226281B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-18
申请号：US17249253
申请日：2021-02-25
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor： Siobhan O'Leary , Peter Webber , Jun Sato , Crystal Tjhia , Jessica H. Schiltz , Jeremy Riley , Ken Wu , Kangning Su , Yuxiang Wang , Zhaonan Sun , Andrei Soldatov
Abstract: A dental attachment placement device comprises a plurality of articulated registration elements shaped for placement on a plurality of teeth, which can facilitate placement, accommodate tooth movement, and improve alignment of the registration elements with the teeth, so as to accurately position an attachment for placement. The plurality of registration elements may comprise one or more attachment supports and one or more retention supports extending from the plurality of registration elements. A dental attachment can be removably coupled to the attachment support. The plurality of registration elements and attachment supports may be located on opposing sides of one or more teeth in order to maintain placement prior to adhering the attachment to the tooth. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of registration elements comprises a tooth registration surface shaped to engage the tooth with a specific position and orientation for accurate positioning of the attachment.
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公开(公告)号：US20240217179A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-04
申请号：US18602623
申请日：2024-03-12
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Peter Dorfinger , Siobhan O'Leary , Yan Chen , Zhou Yu , Jun Sato
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 comprises one or more concave surfaces that are configured to engage a dental arch of a patient, and at least one aperture located at and formed through the one or more concave surfaces.
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公开(公告)号：US11103330B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-31
申请号：US15623263
申请日：2017-06-14
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Peter Webber , Siobhan O'Leary
IPC: A61C7/14 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/386 , B33Y50/02 , B29L31/00 , A61C13/00
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.
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