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公开(公告)号：US20250100298A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-27
申请号：US18972334
申请日：2024-12-06
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Christopher Cole
IPC: B41J11/00 , A61C7/08 , B41J2/01 , B41J3/407 , B41M5/00 , B41M7/00 , C09D11/101 , C09D11/322
Abstract: Systems for printing ink onto three-dimensionally (3D) printed articles are provided. In some embodiments, a system includes a fabrication platform configured to fabricate a 3D printed article from a pre-polymer; an inkjet device configured to apply an ink to a portion of the 3D printed article; a heater configured to heat the portion of the 3D printed article and the applied ink to an elevated temperature; and an energy source configured to cure the applied ink after the portion of the 3D printed article with the applied ink has been maintained at the elevated temperature for a soak time.
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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.
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公开(公告)号：US12208577B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-28
申请号：US17963964
申请日：2022-10-11
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Viswanath Meenakshisundaram , Peter Dorfinger , Umesh Upendra Choudhary , Michael Christopher Cole
IPC: B29C64/214 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/10 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/223 , B29C64/245 , B29C64/255 , B29C64/321 , B29C64/393 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/00 , B33Y50/02 , B29L31/00 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: A system includes a partial enclosure configured to hold resin. The system further includes one or more structures configured to at least partially cover the resin. The one or more structures are configured to prevent evaporation of the resin. The system further includes a build platform configured to support an object that is being formed from layers of the resin. A first blade is configured to provide the layers of the resin to form the object on the build platform.
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公开(公告)号：US12098227B2
公开(公告)日：2024-09-24
申请号：US17462884
申请日：2021-08-31
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Peter Dorfinger , Michael Christopher Cole
IPC: C08F2/46 , A61C7/08 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y70/00 , B33Y80/00 , C08F2/50 , C08F220/30 , C08G61/04 , C08L33/14
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, devices, and kits for creating composite materials from a single resin, the composite materials having multiple continuous phases. The disclosure includes a process to three-dimensionally print objects (e.g., orthodontic appliances) with composite properties. In some aspects, the composite properties are formed from a single formulation with components that, when processed, have hard and soft continuous phases. In some aspects, the composite properties are formed by separately processing the hard phase components and the soft phase components. In some aspects, the composite materials and devices are three-dimensionally printed using the processed material.
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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.
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公开(公告)号：US20230364855A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-16
申请号：US18214437
申请日：2023-06-26
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Mehdi Mojdeh , Michael Christopher Cole , Peter Dorfinger , Shiva P. Sambu
IPC: B29C64/118 , B29C64/188 , B29C64/209 , B29C64/232 , B29C64/245 , B29C64/295 , B29C64/307 , B29C64/264
CPC classification number: B29C64/118 , B29C64/188 , B29C64/209 , B29C64/232 , B29C64/245 , B29C64/295 , B29C64/307 , B29C64/264 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: A method of 3D printing comprises extruding one or more photo-curable materials from a nozzle to form a first layer that has a first shape specified by the one or more digital files, wherein the first shape corresponds to a first minimum line width that is based on, and narrower than, a diameter of the nozzle. The method further includes directing a light beam onto the first layer according to the one or more digital files to cure a portion of the first layer to create a first cured layer, wherein the first cured layer corresponds to a second shape of a first layer of a 3D printed orthodontic aligner, wherein the light beam has a beam diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the nozzle, and wherein the second shape has a second minimum line width that is smaller than the first minimum line width.
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公开(公告)号：US11471253B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-18
申请号：US17008295
申请日：2020-08-31
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: 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.
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公开(公告)号：US11434316B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-06
申请号：US17034869
申请日：2020-09-28
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Christopher Cole
IPC: G03C3/00 , C08F2/46 , C08F2/50 , C08G61/04 , C08F220/18 , B33Y80/00 , B33Y70/00 , B33Y10/00 , C08F218/04 , C08F2/44 , C08F2/48 , B29C64/106 , A61C7/08 , C08F220/14 , G03F7/029 , G03F7/20 , B29K105/00
Abstract: Provided herein are processes for the generation of composite polymer materials utilizing a single resin. The processes utilize diffusion between a region undergoing a polymerization reaction preferentially polymerizing one monomer component and an unreactive region. Diffusion and subsequent/concurrent polymerization results in a higher concentration of the more reactive monomer component in the reacting region and a higher concentration of the less reactive monomer components in the unreactive region. The unreactive region may be later polymerized. In embodiments, photopolymerization is used and the regions are generated by a mask or other mechanism to pattern the light.
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公开(公告)号：US20250073990A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-06
申请号：US18821709
申请日：2024-08-30
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Christopher Cole , Stuart Macrae Montgomery , Xirui Peng , Yuxiang Wang
IPC: B29C64/135 , B29C64/268 , B29C64/277 , B29K105/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: Systems and methods for additive manufacturing are provided. In some embodiments, a method for additive manufacturing includes forming a portion of an additively manufactured object within a reservoir of curable material by scanning a plurality of energy beams of a plurality of energy sources through a plurality of respective scanning regions in the curable material. The scanning regions can overlap at one or more object locations, such that a combined energy dosage delivered to the one or more object locations by two or more of the energy beams is greater than or equal to a threshold dosage for solidifying the curable material. The method can further include advancing the reservoir of curable material relative to the energy sources. The forming and advancing processes can be repeated to fabricate the additively manufactured object.
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公开(公告)号：US20250066525A1
公开(公告)日：2025-02-27
申请号：US18825389
申请日：2024-09-05
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Peter Dorfinger , Michael Christopher Cole
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, devices, and kits for creating composite materials from a single resin, the composite materials having multiple continuous phases. The disclosure includes a process to three-dimensionally print objects (e.g., orthodontic appliances) with composite properties. In some aspects, the composite properties are formed from a single formulation with components that, when processed, have hard and soft continuous phases. In some aspects, the composite properties are formed by separately processing the hard phase components and the soft phase components. In some aspects, the composite materials and devices are three-dimensionally printed using the processed material.
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