公开(公告)号：US11284974B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US17452976

申请日：2021-10-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Srinivas Kaza ,  Shiva P. Sambu ,  Kamesh Tata ,  Michael J. Doung ,  Long Phan

IPC: F26B5/08 ,  A61C13/00

Abstract: A system and method for post-processing of polymeric items having a liquid component and a predetermined heat deflection temperature is provided. The system includes a washing station to spray water at elevated temperature and pressure on the items while maintaining the temperature of the item below the heat deflection temperature. Then using a water distillation system to separate the water from the water mixed with the liquid polymer component by evaporating the water using heating coils with surface that is not conducive to adhesion of the liquid polymer component and then condense the water vapor into liquid water. The system may further include a spin station to separate the liquid polymer component by spinning the item. The system may further include one or more processing stations to rinse the item, dry the item, cure the item, remove the item from a tray to which the item may be attached and clean trays after removing the item. A conveyor system may be used to automate the post-processing of the items.

公开(公告)号：US10695956B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US15914640

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Tanugula ,  Dennis Te ,  Peter Webber ,  Shiva P. Sambu ,  Crystal Tjhia

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  B29C33/44 ,  B29C33/50 ,  B29C51/34 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y10/00

Abstract: A mold includes a main body and a separable feature. One or more first weakened regions join the separable feature to the main body. The one or more first weakened regions are breakable to enable the main body to be removed from a shell independently of the separable feature after the shell is formed over the mold. The main body includes a first section and a second section that are at least partially separable at one or more second weakened regions to enable the first section to be removed from the shell independently of the second section after the shell is formed over the mold.

公开(公告)号：US20190272599A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16371479

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Artem Borovinskih ,  Qinghui Lu ,  Maneesh Dhagat ,  Shiva P. Sambu ,  Evgeny Timofeyev ,  Dmitry Sultanov ,  Anton Spiridonov ,  Ivan Ionov ,  Sergey Nikolskiy ,  Vasily Ivanov ,  Alexey Vishnevskiy

IPC: G06Q50/04

Abstract: Method and system for providing volume manufacturing of customizable items including receiving a data package including a plurality of manufacturing parameters, each of the plurality of manufacturing parameters associated with a unique item, verifying the received data package, and implementing a manufacturing process associated with the received data package is provided.

公开(公告)号：US09943991B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14716607

申请日：2015-05-19

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Tanugula ,  Dennis Te ,  Peter Webber ,  Shiva P. Sambu ,  Crystal Tjhia

IPC: B29C33/44 ,  B29C33/50 ,  B29C51/34 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y10/00

CPC classification number: B29C33/448 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C33/50 ,  B29C51/34 ,  B29L2031/753 ,  B29L2031/757 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: A mold comprises a main body and a separable feature. One or more weakened regions join the separable feature to the main body. The one or more weakened regions are breakable to enable the main body to be removed from a shell independently of the separable feature after the shell is formed over the mold.