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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：US20230123480A1
公开(公告)日：2023-04-20
申请号：US17963964
申请日：2022-10-11
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Viswanath Meenakshisundaram , Peter Dorfinger , Umesh Upendra Choudhary , Michael Christopher Cole
IPC: B29C64/255 , B29C64/245 , B29C64/214 , B29C64/223 , B29C64/321 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/00
Abstract: A system includes a partial enclosure configured to hold resin. The system further includes one or more structures configured to at least partially cover the resin. The one or more structures are configured to prevent evaporation of the resin. The system further includes a build platform configured to support an object that is being formed from layers of the resin. A first blade is configured to provide the layers of the resin to form the object on the build platform.
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公开(公告)号：US20250143844A1
公开(公告)日：2025-05-08
申请号：US18935286
申请日：2024-11-01
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Crystal Tjhia , Zahra Fahim Nia , Jivtesh Khurana , Sudharshan Anandan , Jessica H. Schiltz , Viswanath Meenakshisundaram , Chang Xu , Shaoming Wang , Simone Rossi , Laura Natania Nicole Marina Lee , Fred Ting , Dmitry B. Sirotkin , Christopher Carner , Lana Tran , Kangning Su , Nilesh Joshi , Yuxiang Wang , Bastien Pesenti , Joel Anderson , Stuart Macrae Montgomery
Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for placing dental auxiliaries on teeth are provided. In some embodiments, for example, a dental auxiliary positioner for placing a dental auxiliary on a tooth includes: a registration element configured to receive a patient's tooth; and an auxiliary support coupled to the registration element and further coupled to an auxiliary, where the auxiliary support is configured to position the auxiliary against a surface of the tooth, and where the auxiliary support includes a frame extending at least partially around the auxiliary, one or more struts coupling the auxiliary to the frame, and a flexible bridge coupling the frame to the registration element, where the flexible bridge is configured to bend in one or more directions relative to the tooth to adjust the position of the auxiliary on the surface of the tooth.
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公开(公告)号：US20250108562A1
公开(公告)日：2025-04-03
申请号：US18902485
申请日：2024-09-30
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
IPC: B29C64/30 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/188 , B29C71/00 , B29C71/04 , B29L31/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: Methods for stabilizing additively manufactured objects are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes fabricating an object from at least one curable material using an additive manufacturing process, where the object has a maximum thickness no greater than 5 mm. The method can include surrounding the object with a packing material, where the packing material spatially constrains the object to inhibit deformation of the object. The method can further include applying energy to the object while the object is surrounded by the packing material, where the energy alters at least one material property of the object.
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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.
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18.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20250018650A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-16
申请号：US18771688
申请日：2024-07-12
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Paramjot Singh , Viswanath Meenakshisundaram
IPC: B29C64/30 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/357 , B29L31/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: Systems and methods for processing additively manufactured objects are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving one or more additively manufactured objects that are at least partially covered with a precursor material, cooling the one or more additively manufactured objects and the precursor material to a target temperature, and removing at least some of the precursor material from the one or more additively manufactured objects via application of mechanical force.
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公开(公告)号：US20240300180A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-12
申请号：US18600268
申请日：2024-03-08
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Viswanath Meenakshisundaram , Nilesh Joshi
IPC: B29C64/386 , B29C64/171 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/124
CPC classification number: B29C64/386 , B29C64/171 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/124
Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing objects are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method includes: receiving a digital representation of a plurality of objects; forming a first portion of each object of the plurality of objects based on the digital representation, using an additive manufacturing process; obtaining sensor data of the first portion of each object; determining whether an error is present in the first portion of an object of the plurality of objects, based on the sensor data; in response to a determination that the error is present in the first portion of the object, modifying the digital representation to remove the object having the error; and forming a second portion of each remaining object of the plurality of objects based on the modified digital representation, using the additive manufacturing process.
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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.
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