The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Mitra Derakhshan, Herndon, VA (US);
Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rohit Tanugula, San Jose, CA (US);
Yaser Shanjani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Kimura, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruce Cam, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Yau, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yuxiang Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Ken Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Webber, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
John Y. Morton, San Jose, CA (US);
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for correcting malocclusions may include a maxillary appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of a maxilla and a first elastic coupling at gingival line of the maxillary appliance. The first elastic coupling may be configured for receiving an elastic. The system may also include mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of a mandible. The system may also include a corrective appliance having a first coupling configured to be coupled to the mandibular appliance at a first location on a first side of incisors of a patient and a second coupling configured to be coupled to the mandibular appliance on a second side of the incisors, and having an arm extending from the corrective appliance towards the gingival line of the maxillary appliance and being shaped to receive the elastic.