公开(公告)号：WO2018232113A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：PCT/US2018/037530

申请日：2018-06-14

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： WEBBER, Peter ,  O'LEARY, Siobhan

IPC: A61C7/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment placement structure. One dental attachment placement apparatus (100) includes a body (101) having an attachment placement surface that is to be placed on an attachment affixing surface of a tooth (134) 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.

公开(公告)号：WO2023076570A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：PCT/US2022/048184

申请日：2022-10-28

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： MEENAKSHISUNDARAM, Viswanath ,  KAZA, Srinivas ,  LI, Chunhua ,  PICKENS, Lance Robert ,  STROMENGER, Shawn ,  SATO, Jun ,  O'LEARY, Siobhan ,  WEBBER, Peter ,  KELLY, Brett E. ,  CHAVEZ, Jennifer

IPC: B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B29C64/30 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  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 (404) 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 adjusting an environmental temperature while rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects according to a dynamic temperature profile that facilitates removal of the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The dynamic temperature profile can include (a) a first temperature configured to decrease a viscosity of the excess material, and (b) a second temperature configured to increase a stiffness of the plurality of additively manufactured objects.

公开(公告)号：WO2019100022A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：PCT/US2018/061864

申请日：2018-11-19

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： O'LEARY, Siobhan ,  SATO, Jun ,  TANUGULA, Rohit ,  KIMURA, Ryan ,  BORONKAY, Allen, R. ,  LI, Huizhong ,  LIM, Tzishing, Jesse ,  WU, Fuming ,  CHENG, Jihua ,  RILEY, Jeremy ,  ALVARADO, Paula

IPC: A61C7/08

CPC classification number: B29C64/386 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C9/004 ,  B29L2031/753 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/00

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.

公开(公告)号：WO2022132638A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：PCT/US2021/063096

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： WEBBER, Peter ,  O'LEARY, Siobhan

IPC: A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: Dental attachment placement apparatuses with one or more replacement attachment systems for providing one or more replacement dental attachments. The replacement attachment systems may include a body that is configured to orient and align the apparatus with respect to the teeth. The apparatus may include one or more primary dental attachments coupled to the body, where the body is configured to position the primary dental attachments adjacent to the teeth for bonding. The replacement system can be configured to replace the primary dental attachments and align replacement dental attachments with respect to the teeth.

公开(公告)号：WO2022109191A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-27

申请号：PCT/US2021/059977

申请日：2021-11-18

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： DORFINGER, Peter ,  O'LEARY, Siobhan ,  CHEN, Yan ,  YU, Zhou ,  SATO, Jun

IPC: B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B29C64/35 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C5/00 ,  A61C13/00

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.