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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Umesh Upendra Choudhary, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/08 (2006.01); C07C 67/54 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/08 (2013.01); C07C 67/54 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and processes for the recovery of compounds (e.g., pendant groups) from polymeric materials, as well as methods for recycling and reusing such compounds by synthetically converting a recovered compound to building blocks that can be used in, e.g., curable resins for the fabrication of new devices, such as medical devices (e.g., orthodontic appliances).