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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jeeyoung Choi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); B05D 1/02 (2006.01); B05D 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/14 (2013.01); B05D 1/02 (2013.01); B05D 1/265 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1092 (2015.01);
Abstract
An orthodontic appliance can include a shell having a plurality of cavities shaped to receive a patient's teeth is disclosed. The orthodontic appliance may comprise an interior surface and an exterior surface, and an elastic coating covering at least a portion of one or more of the interior surface or exterior surface of the shell. A stiffness of a portion of the orthodontic appliance corresponding to the portion of the shell covered by the elastic coating can be determined by a stiffness of the elastic coating.