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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Luis Carlos Martínez González, Ciudad Juárez, MX;

Rowan Fernando Garcia Saucedo, Pradera Dorada, MX;

Mario Alfonso Rito Martinez, Ciudad Juárez, MX;

Ismael Núñez García, Ciudad Juárez, MX;

René David Alfaro, El Paso, TX (US);

Shiva P. Sambu, Milpitas, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/46 (2006.01); B29C 51/18 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29C 51/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/46 (2013.01); B29C 51/08 (2013.01); B29C 51/18 (2013.01); B29C 51/266 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes identifying first geometry of a first mold associated with a first dental arch and a second geometry of a second mold associated with a second dental arch. The method further includes determining, based on the first geometry and the second geometry that the first mold and the second mold are to be used for simultaneous forming of a first dental appliance and a second dental appliance on a plate in a dental appliance manufacturing system. The method further includes causing, based on the first geometry and the second geometry, one or more portions of the dental appliance manufacturing system to be configured to form the first dental appliance and the second dental appliance.


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