公开(公告)号：US20240225799A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18585034

申请日：2024-02-22

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Sharon PELEG

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/00

CPC classification number: A61C9/006 ,  A61B1/00172 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C9/0066

Abstract: Apparatuses (e.g., systems, devices, etc.) and method for scanning both a subject's face as well as the subject's intra oral cavity to provide two-dimensional (2D) and/or three dimensional (3D) data that may be subsequently used in prosthodontic and orthodontic procedures, including smile planning (e.g., designing or modifying a subject's overall smile or facial aesthetics).

公开(公告)号：US12029621B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US18059224

申请日：2022-11-28

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Jennifer Chavez ,  Peter Webber ,  Zhou (Jonelle) Yu ,  Tzishing Jesse Lim ,  Luyao Cai ,  Eric Yau

IPC: A61C13/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: A61C13/0013 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: A support is coupled to an appliance to decrease warpage. The support may comprise a plurality of extensions coupled to the appliance to decrease warpage. The extensions can be coupled to the appliance at one or more of many locations, such as on an occlusal surface, a wall, an edge or an interior of the appliance. In some embodiments, the extensions are coupled to walls of the appliance such as a buccal wall and a lingual wall, and the extensions can be coupled to the walls of the appliance near edges of the walls, such as a gingivally facing edges of the walls that are oriented toward the gingiva when the appliance is worn.

公开(公告)号：US20240221165A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18605780

申请日：2024-03-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mikhail Minchenkov ,  Ran Katz ,  Pavel Agniashvili ,  Chad Clayton Brown ,  Jonathan Coslovsky

IPC: G06T7/11 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/34 ,  G06F18/2431 ,  G06N3/044 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V20/64

CPC classification number: G06T7/11 ,  A61C9/0053 ,  A61C13/34 ,  G06F18/2431 ,  G06N3/044 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06V10/454 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/10048 ,  G06T2207/20076 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/20221 ,  G06T2207/30036 ,  G06T2207/30052 ,  G06T2210/41 ,  G06T2219/008 ,  G06T2219/2021 ,  G06V20/653 ,  G06V2201/03

Abstract: A system includes an intraoral scanner and a computing device. The intraoral scanner generates intraoral scans of a dental site. The computing device processes the intraoral scans using a trained machine learning model to classify points of the intraoral scans into first points having a first dental class and second points having a second dental class; generates a 3D model of the dental site from the intraoral scans; determines first points of the 3D model having the first dental class based on the first points of the intraoral scans and second points of the virtual 3D model having the second dental class based on the second points of the intraoral scans; and removes data for a plurality of the first points of the virtual 3D model having the first dental class to generate a modified virtual 3D model.

公开(公告)号：US12016748B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17115058

申请日：2020-12-08

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： James Nishimuta ,  Jun Sato

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: An apparatus for mandibular relocation may include a first appliance. The first appliance may include a first plurality of a teeth receiving cavities, a first engagement structure that may include a first engagement surface, and, a second engagement structure that may include a second engagement surface. The apparatus may include a second appliance. The second appliance may include a second plurality of teeth receiving cavities, a third engagement structure that may include a third engagement surface to engage the first engagement surface, and a fourth engagement structure that may include a fourth engagement surface to engage the second engagement surface. The first and second engagement surfaces may be inclined with respect to the third and fourth engagement surfaces, respectively, to generate mandibular relocation forces and limit a lateral movement of the mandible.

公开(公告)号：US20240189070A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18540855

申请日：2023-12-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Bob GROVE ,  Srinivas KAZA

IPC: A61C7/02 ,  A61C1/08 ,  A61C3/06 ,  A61C5/44 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/12 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/34

CPC classification number: A61C7/02 ,  A61C1/082 ,  A61C5/44 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/125 ,  A61C9/0093 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  A61C13/0006 ,  A61C13/0013 ,  A61C13/34 ,  A61C3/06

Abstract: Interproximal reduction guides apparatuses and methods of making and using them are described herein. These interproximal reduction guides apparatuses may include a body that fits over the patient's dental arch and one or more guide slots formed in them configured to limit the motion of an interproximal reduction cutting tool in a defined manner.

公开(公告)号：US20240182616A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18543471

申请日：2023-12-18

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Christopher Cole

IPC: C08F220/18 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  C08F2/44 ,  C08F2/48 ,  C08F218/04 ,  C08F220/14 ,  G03F7/029 ,  G03F7/20

CPC classification number: C08F220/1804 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  C08F2/44 ,  C08F2/48 ,  C08F218/04 ,  C08F220/14 ,  C08F220/1811 ,  G03F7/029 ,  G03F7/2002 ,  G03F7/2004 ,  B33Y70/10

Abstract: Systems for fabricating orthodontic appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a system includes a build platform configured to receive a polymerizable composition, the polymerizable composition including a first polymerizable component and a second polymerizable component, the polymerizable composition characterized by an initial ratio of the first polymerizable component to the second polymerizable component. The system can also include a light source configured to form a portion of an orthodontic appliance from the polymerizable composition by: forming a first region by exposing the polymerizable composition to radiation, where the first region includes a first ratio of the first polymerizable component to the second polymerizable component, the first ratio being different from the initial ratio; and forming a second region, where the second region includes a second ratio of the first polymerizable component to the second polymerizable component, the second ratio being different from the initial ratio and the first ratio.

公开(公告)号：US20240180669A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18442045

申请日：2024-02-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi KOPELMAN ,  Zelko RELIC ,  Srinivas KAZA

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C19/04

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61B5/1111 ,  A61B5/682 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C19/04 ,  A61B2562/0223 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  A61B2562/0261

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a patient's teeth during orthodontic treatment, which may include the use of a series of appliances according to a corresponding series of treatment stages. The system may include a device in communication with one or more sensors of a first appliance implementing a particular treatment stage. The device may be configured to receive monitoring data corresponding to sensor data captured at the one or more sensors, where the sensor data is associated with at least one parameter related to a change in position or movement of the teeth. The device may further be configured to predict tooth positions or movements based on the sensor data, and compare the predicted tooth positions or movements to expected tooth positions or movements. The device may additionally be configured to determine that the first appliance should be replaced with a second appliance based on the comparison.

公开(公告)号：US11992382B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17411984

申请日：2021-08-25

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Israel Velazquez ,  Andrey Cherkas ,  Stephan Albert Alexandre Dumothier ,  Anatoliy Parpara ,  Alexey Geraskin ,  Yury Slynko ,  Danila Chesnokov

IPC: G06T15/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G16H50/50

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T17/205 ,  G06T19/00 ,  A61C2007/004 ,  G06T2207/30036 ,  G06T2210/36 ,  G06T2210/41 ,  G06T2210/56 ,  G16H50/50

Abstract: A virtual filler is inserted in a virtual model of a dental site between a first tooth and a second tooth in the virtual model. One or more of the first tooth or the second tooth represent a natural tooth of a patient. Points of the first tooth, the second tooth and the virtual filler are transformed into a voxel volume. A geometry of an updated virtual filler is determined by transforming a surface of the voxel volume into a polygonal mesh.

公开(公告)号：US20240156571A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18510588

申请日：2023-11-15

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Eric E. KUO ,  Igor KVASOV ,  Anna EGOROVA ,  Sergey GAGARIN

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C9/00 ,  G06F30/00 ,  G16H50/50

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61B1/000095 ,  A61B1/00022 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C9/004 ,  A61C9/0053 ,  A61C9/0073 ,  G06F30/00 ,  G16H50/50 ,  G06T2210/62

Abstract: Systems and methods for prioritization of three dimensional dental elements. The systems and methods may include displaying a perspective of a 3D digital model such that a portion of a second object is behind a first object, where the first object has a higher priority than the second object. The portion of the second object behind the first object may not be viewable through the first object and a reference point on the portion of the second object may not be selectable. The priority may be changed such that the second object has a higher priority than the first object, where once the priority is changed, that the portion of the second object behind the first object may be viewable through the first object and the reference point on the second object is selectable by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20240144480A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18496743

申请日：2023-10-27

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Seeber ,  Janik Lobsiger ,  Niko Benjamin Huber ,  Avi Kopelman

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G06T3/00 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/10 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06V10/24 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V40/16

CPC classification number: G06T7/0012 ,  G06T3/0006 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/10 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06V10/242 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V40/174 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/30036

Abstract: A method and/or system generates a video of teeth of an individual over time. In one example, images comprising teeth of an individual are received, wherein the images are arranged in a sequence and each image is associated with a different stage of treatment of the teeth. One or more of the images are modified and/or replaced to align the images to one another. One or more synthetic images are generated, wherein each synthetic image is generated based on a pair of sequential images in the sequence and is an intermediate image that comprises an intermediate state of the teeth between a first state of a first image of the pair of sequential images and a second state of a second image of the pair of sequential images. A video is then generated that comprises the images and the one or more synthetic images.