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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Dorfinger, Woodside, CA (US);
Michael Christopher Cole, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/386 (2017.01); A61C 13/14 (2006.01); A61C 13/15 (2006.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 71/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 71/04 (2013.01); A61C 13/14 (2013.01); A61C 19/003 (2013.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29L 2031/7536 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
Methods for manufacturing objects are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a dental appliance formed using an additive manufacturing process, the dental appliance including a plurality of appliance portions. The method can include identifying, based on sensor data, a location of a subset of the appliance portions on the dental appliance. The method can further include applying energy to a subset of the appliance portions to selectively modify one or more material properties of the subset of the appliance portions.