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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:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jürgen Stampfl, Vienna, AT;
Yan Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chunhua Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter Dorfinger, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Alexander Hochwallner, Vienna, AT;
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/10 (2006.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); C08J 3/28 (2006.01); C08K 3/40 (2006.01); C08K 7/10 (2006.01); C08K 7/14 (2006.01); C08L 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/10 (2013.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C08J 3/28 (2013.01); C08K 3/40 (2013.01); C08K 7/10 (2013.01); C08K 7/14 (2013.01); C08L 33/10 (2013.01); A61C 2201/007 (2013.01); C08K 2201/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for manufacturing medical devices, such as implants, joint replacements, graft materials, augmentation materials, prosthetic materials, etc., from solid material reinforced curable resins. Methods of repositioning a patient's teeth using such medical devices are also provided.