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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Viswanath Meenakshisundaram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Peter Dorfinger, Woodside, CA (US);
Umesh Upendra Choudhary, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Michael Christopher Cole, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/214 (2017.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/10 (2006.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.01); B29C 64/223 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B29C 64/321 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/214 (2017.08); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/10 (2013.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B29C 64/223 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/255 (2017.08); B29C 64/321 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A system includes a partial enclosure configured to hold resin. The system further includes one or more structures configured to at least partially cover the resin. The one or more structures are configured to prevent evaporation of the resin. The system further includes a build platform configured to support an object that is being formed from layers of the resin. A first blade is configured to provide the layers of the resin to form the object on the build platform.