公开(公告)号：US11202691B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US16132014

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Heng Cao ,  Vadim Matov ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jon Moss ,  Ryan Kimura

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems including orthodontic tooth positioning appliances. An exemplary appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped such that, when worn by a patient, repositioning the patient's teeth from a first arrangement toward a subsequent or target arrangement. Appliances can include a cavity having one or more shaped features or protrusions shaped and/or positioned so as to apply a desired force to a patient's tooth received in the cavity and move the tooth along a desired path or direction.

公开(公告)号：US10959810B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US15202467

申请日：2016-07-05

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Chunhua Li ,  Avi Kopelman ,  Srinivas Kaza ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C19/06 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B29C64/386 ,  G16H20/40 ,  A44C15/00 ,  B23K26/362 ,  B44C1/22 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for producing appliances for expansion of the palate of a patient are provided. A palate expanding orthodontic appliance comprises a teeth engagement portion comprising a plurality of teeth engagement structures and a force generating portion coupled to the teeth engagement portion and configured to apply force to cause the patient's palate to expand. The orthodontic appliances can be designed according to the specifications provided herein and manufactured using direct fabrication methods.

公开(公告)号：US20190053878A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US16107017

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Heng Cao ,  Vadim Matov ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jon Moss ,  Ryan Kimura

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems including orthodontic tooth positioning appliances. An exemplary appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped such that, when worn by a patient, repositioning the patient's teeth from a first arrangement toward a subsequent or target arrangement. Appliances can include a cavity having one or more shaped features or protrusions shaped and/or positioned so as to apply a desired force to a patient's tooth received in the cavity and move the tooth along a desired path or direction.

公开(公告)号：US20180368944A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15580874

申请日：2017-12-01

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jun Sato ,  Yaser Shanjani ,  Ryan Kimura

IPC: A61C7/10

Abstract: A removable arch adjustment appliance includes a removable shell having a plurality of cavities formed therein, wherein the plurality of cavities are shaped to receive at least one posterior tooth of a patient on each side of a patient's jaw. The shell can include an elastic transpalatal element that spans a palate of the patient and provides force to expand at least one of the spaces between the posterior teeth on each side of a patient's jaw or the palate of the patient. The transpalatal element can include a predetermined force characteristic, a number of force control elements to control the force provided by the transpalatal element, and/or a regulating structure to balance and direct the force provided by the transpalatal element, wherein the transpalatal element has a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan.

公开(公告)号：US20180110591A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15298830

申请日：2016-10-20

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jun Sato ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  B29C53/02 ,  B29C53/36

CPC classification number: B29C53/04 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C13/0013 ,  B29C53/043 ,  B29C53/06 ,  B29C53/063 ,  B29L2031/753 ,  B65H45/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances formed with folded material components. An example of a method of forming a dental appliance, includes forming a shell having a number of tooth apertures configured to receive and reposition a number of teeth of a patient along one jaw of a patient, the shell having a number of specialized components and wherein the number of specialized components are formed from folding multiple sections of the first sheet of material over each other.