公开(公告)号：US20190105829A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16215429

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jun Sato ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: B29C53/04 ,  B29C53/02 ,  B29C53/36 ,  B29C53/06 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US12257125B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US18526805

申请日：2023-12-01

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Sriram Venkatasanthanam ,  Ramin Heydarpour ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jun Sato ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Prashanth Vanchy ,  Natalia Lysaya Powers ,  Sibel Narin ,  Jeremy Riley

IPC: B32B7/12 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B27/20 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B44C3/02 ,  C09D11/101

Abstract: A method for forming dental appliance having an ornamental indicia carrier may include forming a polymeric shell, forming a first adhesive layer configured to be adhered to the polymeric shell, the first adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, forming a first adhesion layer over the first adhesive layer, and applying a colorant between the first adhesion layer and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.

公开(公告)号：US12233590B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US16215429

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jun Sato ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B29C53/02 ,  B29C53/04 ,  B29C53/06 ,  B29C53/36 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B65H45/00

Abstract: Dental devices having folded material. A dental appliance may include a specialized region configured to impart one or more specialized forces to one or more particular areas of a patient's dentition. The specialized region may include a reinforcement structure including a rigid three- dimensional structure, where the rigid three-dimensional structure includes repeating geometric shapes defined by folds in a sheet of one or more polymeric materials. The folds may be folded along a pattern of lines according to the repeating geometric shapes. The rigid three-dimensional structure may have a greater thickness than the unfolded sheet so as to impart a greater rigidity to the specialized region compared to the unfolded sheet, thereby reinforcing the specialized region for imparting the one or more specialized forces to the one or more particular areas of the patient's dentition.

公开(公告)号：US12232928B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US18744553

申请日：2024-06-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser Shanjani ,  Bruce Cam ,  Jun Sato ,  John Y. Morton ,  Victor Chen ,  Chunhua Li ,  Allen R. Boronkay ,  Srinivas Kaza

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61C7/08 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04B5/26 ,  H04B5/72 ,  H04B5/77 ,  H04Q9/00

Abstract: Systems for determining patient compliance with an orthodontic treatment or retention plan may include a polymeric shell appliance for receiving the patient's teeth, a sensor module on the polymeric shell appliance having a temperature sensor, a proximity sensor, a power source, and a communication antenna for communicating with an external case, and a processor configured to determine that the polymeric shell is being worn by the patient based on temperature data from the temperature sensor and proximity data from the proximity sensor, by determining that a measured temperature is within a body temperature range and that a measured proximity value is within a threshold proximity to an intraoral target. Methods of manufacturing these dental appliances are also described herein.

公开(公告)号：US12171633B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17643394

申请日：2021-12-08

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser Shanjani ,  Bruce Cam ,  Jun Sato

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C19/045 ,  A61C19/05

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the status of oral appliances using sensors. One or more oral appliances may include one or more sensor receiver and emitter pairs configured to collect sensor data. Each sensor receiver and emitter pair may include a sensor receiver on or in a first portion of the oral appliance(s) and a sensor emitter on a second portion of the oral appliance(s), where each sensor receiver is configured to receive a signal emitted by a corresponding sensor emitter. At least one processor may be configured to determine the status of the oral appliance(s) and determine whether to modify a treatment plan implemented by the oral appliance(s) based on the status. The status may include one or more of: user compliance, condition of the oral appliance(s), and effectiveness of the oral appliance(s).

公开(公告)号：US20240341921A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18633200

申请日：2024-04-11

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： James Nishimuta ,  Jun Sato ,  Rohit Tanugula ,  Enrique Jonathan Guzman Olivas ,  Jose Kiyotaka Blanco Romo ,  Kevin Daniel Rodriguez Trujillo

IPC: A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/08

Abstract: A dental appliance occlusal element includes a lower surface comprising one or more features configured to interface with a pick-and-place robot to cause the dental appliance occlusal element to be inserted into a hollow feature of a dental appliance. The dental appliance occlusal element further includes an upper surface configured to be disposed adjacent a distal inner surface of the hollow feature. The dental appliance occlusal element further includes one or more side surfaces configured to be disposed against one or more side inner surfaces of the hollow feature.

公开(公告)号：US12097085B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US18160980

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani ,  Jeremy Riley ,  Jun Sato ,  Bob Grove ,  Reza Shirazi Aghjari

IPC: A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/02

CPC classification number: A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/023

Abstract: Palatal expander systems and methods. A palatal expander includes a palatal region connecting tooth engagement regions, where the palatal region is configured to apply a lateral force across a patient's palate when the tooth engagement regions are worn over the patient's teeth. Attachment regions on buccal sides of the tooth engagement regions are shaped and sized to engage with dental attachments bonded to the patient's teeth. At least one breach region corresponding to a thinned region of the palatal expander extends anteriorly to posteriorly in the palatal region or an occlusal portion of one or both of the tooth engagement regions. The at least one breach region is configured to breach or bend when a pulling force is applied to one or both of the tooth engagement regions such that one or both of the attachment regions are detached from respective attachments.

公开(公告)号：US12076206B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18306530

申请日：2023-04-25

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yuxiang Wang ,  Andrew Jang ,  Bruce Cam ,  Rohit Tanugula ,  Chunhua Li ,  Jun Sato ,  Luyao Cai ,  Pavel Pokotilov ,  Kangning Su ,  John Y. Morton

IPC: G06F30/20 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  G06F30/20

Abstract: Methods for designing orthodontic appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a treatment plan for a patient's dentition and generating an aligner model representing an aligner configured to implement a treatment stage of the treatment plan. The aligner model can include a thickness map having a thickness parameter for each location of the aligner model. The method can include adjusting the thickness map by using the aligner model to evaluate an outcome when the aligner is applied to the patient's dentition, and iteratively reducing the value of each thickness parameter of the thickness map based on the evaluation until a resulting thickness is determined for each thickness parameter. The method can also include providing instructions to manufacture the aligner based on the aligner model with the resulting thickness for each thickness parameter of the thickness map.

公开(公告)号：US20240227301A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18490649

申请日：2023-10-19

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Chunhua Li ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Roman A. Roschin ,  Jun Sato ,  Yuxiang Wang

IPC: B29C64/386 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

CPC classification number: B29C64/386 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B29L2031/7532

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for computer-aided design, digital treatment planning, and direct additive manufacturing of dental appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a treatment plan for a patient's teeth, the treatment plan specifying a target arrangement for the teeth and a plurality of treatment stages to reposition the teeth from an initial arrangement toward the target arrangement. The method can include identifying appliance design parameters for one or more dental appliances to implement at least one treatment stage of the plurality of treatment stages. The appliance design parameters can include one or more manufacturability parameters corresponding to an additive manufacturing process to be used to directly fabricate the one or more dental appliances. The method can further include determining an appliance geometry for the one or more dental appliances using the set of appliance design parameters.

公开(公告)号：US11839520B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US18045023

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Sriram Venkatasanthanam ,  Ramin Heydarpour ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jun Sato ,  Michael Christopher Cole ,  Mehdi Mojdeh ,  Prashanth Vanchy ,  Natalia Lysaya Powers ,  Sibel Narin ,  Jeremy Riley

IPC: B32B7/12 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B27/20 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B44C3/02 ,  C09D11/101

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/0006 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/20 ,  B32B38/145 ,  B41M5/0064 ,  B41M5/0088 ,  B44C3/025 ,  C09D11/101 ,  A61C2201/002 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2307/408 ,  B32B2307/416 ,  B32B2307/514 ,  B32B2451/00 ,  B41M2205/38 ,  B41M2205/40

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ornamental indicia carrier and method of producing the same. In some embodiments, the ornamental indicia carrier comprises an ultraviolet light (“UV”) cured ink printed on a thin flexible film and combined with an adhesive layer. The ornamental indicia carrier is capable of enduring the conditions inside the mouth for an extended period of time and can be used in conjunction with a dental appliance.