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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Todd Miller, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Douglas Fedich, Cary, NC (US);
Leela Parvathaneni, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); G06Q 20/102 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing a series of dental aligners. These methods generally include coordination of a dental aligner laboratory coordinating early in the pre-approval process for financing the dental aligner series, a third party financing service, and/or a dental practitioner (e.g., dentist, orthodontist, etc.).