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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2022
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
James Nishimuta, Durham, NC (US);
Enrique Soltero Borrego, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Enrique Jonathan Guzman Olivas, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Daniel Rodriguez Trujillo, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Jose Kiyotaka Blanco Romo, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Erick Enriquez de Anda, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Lance Robert Pickens, Campbell, CA (US);
Wesly Wong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gabriela Perez Vallejo, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Carlos Alberto Garcia Carmona, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Omar Barraza Alvarez, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Miguel Angel Hurtado Soltero, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Implementations describe systems and methods for manufacturing and performing quality assessment of dental appliances. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a dental appliance comprises receiving, at a holder, a feature of the dental appliance, the feature comprising a first surface having a first shape, wherein the holder holds the feature of the dental appliance at a reference position. The method further includes automatically placing an object against the feature at the reference position using a robot arm, wherein the object comprises a second surface having a second shape that mates with the first shape. The method further includes applying pressure to press the object against the feature of the dental appliance and bonding the object to the feature of the dental appliance while applying the pressure.