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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.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Institut Straumann Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Lukas Märklin, Reinach, CH;
Assignee:
INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); B29C 64/171 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.08); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); B29C 64/171 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); A61C 2204/005 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An arrangement for manufacturing a plurality of orthodontic appliances in parallel, includes an additive printing machine comprising a build platform and configured for additively manufacturing a plurality of teeth models in parallel, a plurality of plates each configured for teeth model printing by the additive printing machine, whereby each plate comprises a unique machine-readable identifier and each plate is detachable and precisely fixed to the build platform, and a thermoforming machine configured for thermoforming a thermoformable material over the plurality of teeth models for receiving the plurality of orthodontic appliances.