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公开(公告)号:US12115719B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-15
申请号:US16942330
申请日:2020-07-29
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Siobhan O'Leary , Peter Webber , Michael Christopher Cole
IPC: B29C64/124 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/14 , A61C13/00 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00 , A61C7/00
CPC classification number: B29C64/124 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/146 , A61C13/0019 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00 , A61C7/002
Abstract: Strategies that reduce shrinkage and ultimately warping of parts that are directly fabricated from photopolymer resins. This increases the accuracy of directly fabricated parts, which is essential for patient specific applications. Implementing these strategies can reduce the need for directly fabricated parts to have supporting structures, which can reduce pre-processing and post-processing steps and facilitate an easier route for production level scale of additive manufacturing.
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公开(公告)号:US11945166B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-02
申请号:US18050802
申请日:2022-10-28
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Viswanath Meenakshisundaram , Srinivas Kaza , Chunhua Li , Lance Robert Pickens , Shawn Stromenger , Jun Sato , Siobhan O'Leary , Peter Webber , Brett E. Kelly , Jennifer Chavez
IPC: B29C64/35 , A61C7/08 , B08B7/00 , B08B7/04 , B29C35/08 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/30 , B29C64/357 , B29C64/379 , B29C64/386 , B29C71/04 , B29L31/00 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y50/00 , B33Y80/00
CPC classification number: B29C64/35 , B08B7/0071 , B08B7/04 , B29C35/0805 , B29C64/30 , B29C64/357 , B29C64/379 , B29C64/386 , B29C71/04 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y50/00 , B33Y80/00 , A61C7/08 , B29C64/124 , B29L2031/753
Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of additively manufactured objects on a rotor, the plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon. The method can include removing the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects by rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects via the rotor. The method can further include applying energy to the plurality of additively manufactured objects to cure a portion of each additively manufactured object while the plurality of additively manufactured objects are on the rotor.
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公开(公告)号:US11937991B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-26
申请号:US16366686
申请日:2019-03-27
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter Webber , Siobhan O'Leary , Jun Sato
Abstract: Aligner attachment placement devices including a frame configured to extend over at least a portion of a dental arch, an attachment support extending from a first side of the frame, an aligner attachment frangibly connected to the attachment support, a first and second registration anchor, and a retention support extending from a second side of the frame. In some cases, a gap portion of the frame between the first and second registration anchors may be configured to suspend over one or more teeth of the dental arch. The retention support may be separate from and located between the first and second registration anchors. The retention support may include an extension arm and a tooth contact portion, where at least part of the extension arm has a smaller width than the tooth contact portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20230191702A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-22
申请号:US18050802
申请日:2022-10-28
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Viswanath Meenakshisundaram , Srinivas Kaza , Chunhua Li , Lance Robert Pickens , Shawn Stromenger , Jun Sato , Siobhan O'Leary , Peter Webber , Brett E. Kelly , Jennifer Chavez
CPC classification number: B29C64/35 , B29C35/0805 , B33Y40/20
Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of additively manufactured objects on a rotor, the plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon. The method can include removing the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects by rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects via the rotor. The method can further include applying energy to the plurality of additively manufactured objects to cure a portion of each additively manufactured object while the plurality of additively manufactured objects are on the rotor.
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公开(公告)号:US11534974B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-27
申请号:US16195701
申请日:2018-11-19
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Siobhan O'Leary , Jun Sato , Rohit Tanugula , Ryan Kimura , Allen R. Boronkay , Huizhong Li , Fuming Wu , Jihua Cheng , Jeremy Riley , Paula Alvarado
Abstract: Dental retainer devices are provided. The dental retainer devices can be customized based on patient specific dental anatomy and dental treatment plans. Methods of making the dental retainer devices are also provided. The methods can included additive manufacturing. Methods are also provided for customization of a dental retainer device based on the patient specific anatomy. The methods for customization can include providing a dentist with different options for anterior teeth coverage, posterior teeth coverage, and palatal configurations for the dental retainer devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20220152931A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-19
申请号:US17530346
申请日:2021-11-18
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter Dorfinger , Siobhan O'Leary , Yan Chen , Zhou Yu , Jun Sato
Abstract: The present application relates to components, such as dental apparatuses, having geometrical features to facilitate post-fabrication cleaning, including methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, a dental apparatus, such as a retainer, an aligner, or a dental attachment placement appliance, comprises one or more concave surfaces for which one or more apertures is formed therethrough at or near a maximum depth of a given concave surface.
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公开(公告)号:US12226281B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-18
申请号:US17249253
申请日:2021-02-25
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Siobhan O'Leary , Peter Webber , Jun Sato , Crystal Tjhia , Jessica H. Schiltz , Jeremy Riley , Ken Wu , Kangning Su , Yuxiang Wang , Zhaonan Sun , Andrei Soldatov
Abstract: A dental attachment placement device comprises a plurality of articulated registration elements shaped for placement on a plurality of teeth, which can facilitate placement, accommodate tooth movement, and improve alignment of the registration elements with the teeth, so as to accurately position an attachment for placement. The plurality of registration elements may comprise one or more attachment supports and one or more retention supports extending from the plurality of registration elements. A dental attachment can be removably coupled to the attachment support. The plurality of registration elements and attachment supports may be located on opposing sides of one or more teeth in order to maintain placement prior to adhering the attachment to the tooth. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of registration elements comprises a tooth registration surface shaped to engage the tooth with a specific position and orientation for accurate positioning of the attachment.
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公开(公告)号:US20240217179A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18602623
申请日:2024-03-12
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter Dorfinger , Siobhan O'Leary , Yan Chen , Zhou Yu , Jun Sato
CPC classification number: B29C64/35 , A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , B29C64/245 , B29C71/0009 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y80/00 , B29C2071/0027 , B29L2031/753
Abstract: The present application relates to components, such as dental apparatuses, having geometrical features to facilitate post-fabrication cleaning, including methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, a dental apparatus comprises one or more concave surfaces that are configured to engage a dental arch of a patient, and at least one aperture located at and formed through the one or more concave surfaces.
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公开(公告)号:US11103330B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-31
申请号:US15623263
申请日:2017-06-14
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter Webber , Siobhan O'Leary
IPC: A61C7/14 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/386 , B33Y50/02 , B29L31/00 , A61C13/00
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment placement structure. One dental attachment placement apparatus includes a body having an attachment placement surface that is to be placed on an attachment affixing surface of a tooth and wherein the attachment placement surface includes a portion that is shaped to allow placement of an attachment at a particular position on the affixing surface of the tooth and a portion of the body having a contour that is shaped to correspond with a contour of an alignment surface of a tooth and when the contour of the body and the corresponding contour is aligned, the attachment is located at the particular position and can be secured to the affixing surface of the tooth.
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公开(公告)号:US12240176B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18050804
申请日:2022-10-28
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Viswanath Meenakshisundaram , Srinivas Kaza , Chunhua Li , Lance Robert Pickens , Shawn Stromenger , Jun Sato , Siobhan O'Leary , Peter Webber , Brett E. Kelly , Jennifer Chavez
IPC: B29C64/35 , A61C7/08 , B08B7/00 , B08B7/04 , B29C35/08 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/30 , B29C64/357 , B29C64/379 , B29C64/386 , B29C71/04 , B29L31/00 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y50/00 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon. The method can include removing the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects by rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The method can also include receiving sensor data indicative of a cleaning status of the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The method can further include adjusting, based on the sensor data, an operational parameter that enhances removal of the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects.
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