Orthodontic aligner manufacturing and quality assessment system

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12263620
APP PUB NO 20230158716A1
SERIAL NO

17990581

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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.

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  • ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barraza, Alvarez Omar Ciudad Juarez, MX 1 5
Blanco, Romo Jose Kiyotaka Ciudad Juarez, MX 2 5
Enriquez, de Anda Erick Ciudad Juarez, MX 1 5
Garcia, Carmona Carlos Alberto Ciudad Juarez, MX 1 5
Guzman, Olivas Enrique Jonathan Ciudad Juarez, MX 2 5
Hurtado, Soltero Miguel Angel Ciudad Juarez, MX 1 5
Nishimuta, James Durham, US 14 82
Perez, Vallejo Gabriela Ciudad Juarez, MX 1 5
Pickens, Lance Robert Campbell, US 13 15
Rodriguez, Trujillo Kevin Daniel Ciudad Juarez, MX 2 5
Sato, Jun San Jose, US 662 10623
Soltero, Borrego Enrique Ciudad Juarez, MX 4 6
Wong, Wesly Cupertino, US 7 6

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