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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Applicants:
Jon F. Moss, Antioch, CA (US);
Lou Marzano, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric E. Kuo, Foster City, CA (US);
Kelsey D. Wirth, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jon F. Moss, Antioch, CA (US);
Lou Marzano, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric E. Kuo, Foster City, CA (US);
Kelsey D. Wirth, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/00 (2013.01); A61C 9/00 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for dental appliance reinforcement are provided. One dental appliance includes a number of tooth apertures for the placement of teeth therein wherein the number of tooth apertures include an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a reinforcement rib positioned along the exterior surface.