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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11419710 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 05, 2016

Systems, apparatuses and methods for substance delivery from dental appliance

Applicant:

Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Mason, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Shiva Sambu, Milpitas, CA (US);

Chunhua Li, Cupertino, CA (US);

Yan Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Primary Examiner:

Edward Moran

Assistant Examiner:

Matthew P Saunders

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/10 (2006.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/362 (2014.01); B44C 1/22 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); B44C 1/28 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A44C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/066 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/10 (2013.01); A61C 13/0013 (2013.01); A61C 13/0019 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); B23K 26/362 (2013.01); B44C 1/227 (2013.01); B44C 1/228 (2013.01); B44C 1/28 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0621 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A44C 15/007 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

A dental appliance having an integrally formed reservoir and/or an ornamental design integrated thereon. The ornamental design can be selected or customized by a patient. The design can be created by directing energy to the dental appliance to alter a material property of at least a portion of the appliance to create the design. Alternatively, a groove or recess can be formed on a surface of the appliance to either mechanically retain an ornamental design or the groove or recess can be filled with ink to form the design. The appliance, including the integrally formed reservoir, can be formed using direct fabrication techniques.

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