公开(公告)号：US20240140043A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18498636

申请日：2023-10-31

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Christopher Cole ,  Brett E. Kelly ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Masoumeh Pourali ,  Paul Hassell ,  Viswanath Meenakshisundaram ,  Peter Dorfinger

IPC: B29C64/40 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/40 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for additive manufacturing of objects are provided. In some embodiments, a device for supporting an object during an additive manufacturing process includes a build platform having a surface, and a plurality of support structures extending above the surface of the build platform. Each support structure can be configured to couple to a portion of an additively manufactured object. The device can also include a plurality of actuators, each actuator being configured to adjust a position of a corresponding support structure relative to the build platform.

公开(公告)号：US10980616B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16425845

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Tanugula ,  John Morton ,  Chunhua Li ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Jeeyoung Choi

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08 ,  G06F30/00 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. A first number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the first shell and extend from the first cavities and be designed to interface with teeth of a second jaw. The first number of bite adjustment structures can have a first shape and location. A second number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the second shell and extend from the second cavities and be designed to interface with teeth of the second jaw. The second number of bite adjustment structures can have a second shape and location, different than the first shape and location.

公开(公告)号：US10856956B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16425845

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Tanugula ,  John Morton ,  Chunhua Li ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Jeeyoung Choi

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08 ,  G06F30/00 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. A first number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the first shell and extend from the first cavities and be designed to interface with teeth of a second jaw. The first number of bite adjustment structures can have a first shape and location. A second number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the second shell and extend from the second cavities and be designed to interface with teeth of the second jaw. The second number of bite adjustment structures can have a second shape and location, different than the first shape and location.

公开(公告)号：US20190282338A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16425845

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Tanugula ,  John Morton ,  Chunhua Li ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Jeeyoung Choi

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  G06F17/50 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. A first number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the first shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of a second jaw. The first number of bite adjustment structures can have a first shape and location specific to a first stage of the treatment plan. A second number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the second shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of the second jaw. The second number of bite adjustment structures can have a second shape and location, different than the first shape and location, specific to a second stage of the treatment plan.

公开(公告)号：US09744001B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14541021

申请日：2014-11-13

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jeeyoung Choi ,  Chunhua Li ,  John Morton ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Vadim Matov ,  Alexander Beliaev ,  Petr Ushanov ,  Roman A. Roschin

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: A method includes to receive, via a computing device, data representing a plurality of teeth, identify data indicating which of the plurality of teeth are unerupted or erupting, predict at least one characteristic of a tooth of the unerupted or erupting teeth after they have fully erupted using one or more tooth eruption prediction factors, generate new data representing the unerupted or erupting teeth in multiple states of eruption based upon the predicted at least one characteristic of the fully erupted teeth, and generate a series of incremental tooth arrangements with the new data to define a proposed orthodontic treatment based on the new data representing the unerupted or erupting teeth in multiple states of eruption.

公开(公告)号：US20170135793A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-18

申请号：US14939252

申请日：2015-11-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber ,  Yan Chen ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Chunhua Li ,  Jennifer C. Chen

IPC: A61C13/15 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24

CPC classification number: A61C19/003 ,  A61B1/0002 ,  A61B1/00039 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C2202/01 ,  A61N2005/063 ,  A61N2005/0661

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment formation structures. One dental appliance includes a body having a first surface shaped to abut an exterior surface of a tooth and a well portion of the first surface shaped to form an attachment that is to be attached to the exterior surface of the tooth, a release layer formed over a surface of the well to allow the attachment to be removed from the well, and an attachment material that is used to form the attachment positioned within the well.

公开(公告)号：US20160302885A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15195588

申请日：2016-06-28

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Vadim Matov ,  Igor Faradjev ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Sergey Geyn ,  Konstantin Tenzin

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

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

Abstract: The present disclosure includes computing device related, systems, and methods for identifying force placed on a tooth are described herein. One method includes receiving initial orthodontic data (IOD) including teeth data; creating a virtual set of teeth from the IOD; receiving dental appliance information including at least one of dental appliance material properties and characteristics; virtually placing a dental appliance, formed from the dental appliance information, onto the virtual set of teeth; and determining one or more forces applied to the teeth based on information from the IOD and dental appliance information.