公开(公告)号：US20240173102A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18435971

申请日：2024-02-07

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter WEBBER ,  Yan CHEN ,  Jihua CHENG ,  Bastien PESENTI ,  Chunhua LI ,  Jennifer C. CHEN

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C13/15 ,  A61N5/06

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61B1/0002 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C19/003 ,  A61C2202/01 ,  A61N2005/063 ,  A61N2005/0661

Abstract: Dental attachment positioning apparatuses and methods of use. A dental attachment apparatus may include an orthodontic attachment having a surface shaped to conform to a contour of a buccal surface of a tooth, and one or more registration surfaces that are shaped to conform to one or more occlusal surfaces of the patient's teeth. The one or more registration surfaces may be configured to aid in proper positioning or orientation of the orthodontic attachment. When the attachment positioning apparatus is placed on the patient's dentition, the orthodontic attachment is positioned at a specified location with respect to the buccal surface of the tooth.

公开(公告)号：US20240024155A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18480006

申请日：2023-10-03

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Bruce CAM ,  Crystal TJHIA ,  Chunhua LI ,  Vadim MATOV ,  John MORTON

IPC: A61F5/56 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

CPC classification number: A61F5/566 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002

Abstract: Improved systems, methods, and devices for treating sleep apnea are provided herein. In one aspect, an intraoral appliance for treating sleep apnea in a patient comprises an appliance shell comprising a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth of a jaw of the patient. The appliance shell can comprise an advancement structure arranged to interact with an opposing jaw of the patient so as to displace the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw. The plurality of cavities can comprise cavity geometries shaped to reduce repositioning of one or more received teeth elicited by displacement of the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw.

公开(公告)号：US20230355353A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18353048

申请日：2023-07-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ryan KIMURA ,  John MORTON ,  Richard SHAW ,  Chunhua LI

IPC: A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, systems, and devices for adjusting an arch of teeth. An appliance includes a removable shell formed of a first material having a number of cavities formed therein, wherein the number of cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient, and an arch element extending from the removable shell in a lingual direction and across at least a portion of the arch width of the removable shell, wherein the arch element is designed to expand an arch of the teeth of the patient, wherein the arch element has a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan.

公开(公告)号：US20230200946A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18171303

申请日：2023-02-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI ,  Bruce CAM ,  Allen R. BORONKAY ,  Jun SATO ,  John Y. MORTON ,  Chunhua LI ,  Srinivas KAZA

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C19/04

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C19/04

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth. An orthodontic appliance may include a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, and one or more sensors configured to determine tooth movement (based on position and/or orientation) and/or forces applied to the teeth. The sensor may be distributed between attachments and aligners that mate with the attachments.

公开(公告)号：US20230190414A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18107736

申请日：2023-02-09

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Chunhua LI ,  Yan CHEN ,  Heinz PUDLEINER ,  Klaus MEYER ,  Joerg NICKEL ,  Craig PEHLERT

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  B32B27/28 ,  B32B7/022 ,  B32B25/08 ,  B32B25/20 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/30 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/34 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B29C51/14

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  B32B27/285 ,  B32B7/022 ,  B32B25/08 ,  B32B25/20 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/281 ,  B32B27/286 ,  B32B27/308 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/34 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B27/365 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B29C51/14 ,  B32B2323/04 ,  B32B2323/10 ,  B32B2367/00 ,  B32B2371/00 ,  B32B2375/00 ,  B32B2377/00 ,  B32B2555/00 ,  B32B2307/50 ,  B32B2307/51 ,  B32B25/14

Abstract: Multilayer polymer sheets are provided, as well as related methods, systems, and appliances.

公开(公告)号：US20220338957A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17858825

申请日：2022-07-06

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Chunhua LI ,  Yan CHEN ,  Heinz PUDLEINER ,  Klaus MEYER ,  Joerg NICKEL ,  Craig PEHLERT

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  B32B25/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B27/28 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/34 ,  B32B7/022 ,  B32B25/20 ,  B29C51/14 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/30

Abstract: Multilayer polymer sheets are provided, as well as related methods, systems, and appliances.

公开(公告)号：US20220287870A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17805153

申请日：2022-06-02

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Bruce CAM ,  Crystal TJHIA ,  Chunhua LI ,  Vadim MATOV ,  John MORTON

IPC: A61F5/56 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: Improved systems, methods, and devices for treating sleep apnea are provided herein. In one aspect, an intraoral appliance for treating sleep apnea in a patient comprises an appliance shell comprising a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth of a jaw of the patient. The appliance shell can comprise an advancement structure arranged to interact with an opposing jaw of the patient so as to displace the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw. The plurality of cavities can comprise cavity geometries shaped to reduce repositioning of one or more received teeth elicited by displacement of the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw.

公开(公告)号：US20210178654A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17175554

申请日：2021-02-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Chunhua LI ,  Yan CHEN

IPC: B29C51/02 ,  B29C51/00 ,  B29C39/02 ,  B29C35/02 ,  B29B13/02 ,  B29C39/00 ,  B29B11/14 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C45/00

Abstract: The present disclosure includes dental appliances and methods of making and using such appliances. One method for forming a dental appliance includes forming a liquid thermoset polymer material into a semi-solid first shape, thermoforming the semi-solid first shape of thermoset polymer material onto a dentition mold, and curing the thermoset polymer on the dentition mold with a curative trigger to complete a molecular cross-linking reaction.

公开(公告)号：US20200046462A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16656426

申请日：2019-10-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yan CHEN ,  Chunhua LI ,  Srinivas KAZA ,  Neil Brian CRAMER ,  Mary Catherine BERARD

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  C08G75/26 ,  C08F226/08 ,  C08F222/10 ,  C08F220/68 ,  A61C7/12 ,  C08F220/28 ,  C08F220/18 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y70/00

Abstract: Provided herein are crosslinked polymers useful in orthodontic appliances and light polymerizable liquid compositions and formulations useful for making crosslinked polymers. Also provided are methods of making an orthodontic appliance comprising a cross-linked polymer formed by a direct fabrication technique.

公开(公告)号：US20250043047A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18918364

申请日：2024-10-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Robert LISKA ,  Christian GORSCHE ,  Markus KURY ,  Yan CHEN ,  Chunhua LI ,  Srinivas KAZA

IPC: C08F120/30 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  C08F2/48 ,  G03F7/00

Abstract: Provided herein are photopolymerizable monomers, optionally for use as reactive diluents in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing polymers using said photopolymerizable monomers, the polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the polymers.