公开(公告)号：US20240119572A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18482822

申请日：2023-10-06

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Adi LEVIN

IPC: A61B6/51 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C9/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/38

CPC classification number: G06T5/73 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61B6/512 ,  A61C9/0053 ,  A61C9/0066 ,  G06T5/80 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/38 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/20048 ,  G06T2207/20201 ,  G06T2207/30036 ,  G06T2207/30241

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and computer implemented methods that include motion compensation in a three-dimensional (3D) scan. Motion compensation can include receiving 3D scans of a dentition, estimating a velocity of the 3D scanner during the 3D scan using a rigid body transformation based on input from a position tracking device in response to input from a 2D imager, and compensating for motion during the 3D scan based on the estimated velocity from the position tracking device.

公开(公告)号：US20240115361A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18536966

申请日：2023-12-12

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Gilad ELBAZ ,  Erez LAMPERT ,  Yossef ATIYA ,  Avi KOPELMAN ,  Ofer SAPHIER ,  Maayan MOSHE ,  Shai AYAL ,  Michael SABINA ,  Eric KUO ,  Assaf WEISS ,  Doron MALKA ,  Eliahou Franklin NIZARD ,  Ido TISHEL

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/24

CPC classification number: A61C9/0053 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/00194 ,  A61B1/046 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/24

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating and displaying a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth). These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth.

公开(公告)号：US11930154B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US18156349

申请日：2023-01-18

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ofer Saphier ,  Tal Levy ,  Gal Peleg ,  Eliran Dafna ,  Sergei Ozerov ,  Tal Verker ,  Nir Makmel ,  Yossef Atiya

IPC: H04N13/204 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N13/204 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N1/00018

Abstract: An intraoral scanning system comprises and intraoral scanner and a processor. The intraoral scanner comprises one or more cameras and one or more structured light projectors, the intraoral scanner to generate a series of images using the one or more cameras, each image including at least a portion of a pattern projected by the one or more structured light projectors onto an intraoral three-dimensional surface. The processor runs a correspondence algorithm to compute respective three-dimensional positions of a plurality of features of the pattern on the intraoral three-dimensional surface, as captured in the series of images. The processor identifies the computed three-dimensional position of a detected feature of the pattern as corresponding to a particular projector ray r, in at least a subset of the series of images. The processor tracks the particular projector ray r across one or more additional images of the series of images.

公开(公告)号：US20240074006A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18383850

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Nir Makmel

IPC: H05B3/84 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/12

CPC classification number: H05B3/84 ,  A61B1/00163 ,  A61B1/127 ,  H05B2203/011 ,  H05B2203/013

Abstract: An intraoral scanning device comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis and comprising a head configured for insertion into an oral cavity of a patient, the head comprising an aperture for transmission of optical signals, a transparent element positioned within the aperture, wherein the transparent element is non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, and a defogging unit comprising a heating unit. A protective sleeve is configured to cover at least a part of the head and comprises an additional aperture that aligns with the aperture and an additional transparent element in the additional aperture. A gap separates the additional transparent element from the transparent element when the protective sleeve is coupled to the housing. The housing and the protective sleeve are configured such that heat generated by the heating unit is transferred from the heating unit to the additional transparent element despite the gap that separates the additional transparent element from the transparent element.

公开(公告)号：US20240065807A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18239712

申请日：2023-08-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Chang ,  Niko Benjamin Huber ,  Eric Paul Meyer ,  Petri Tanskanen ,  Olivier Saurer

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61B1/000096 ,  A61B1/24 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T2210/41

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to capturing a 3-dimensional representation of a patient's face from multiple angles to be integrated with (fused) with at least a 3-dimensional intra-oral mesh of the patient's teeth for purposes of visualizing a dental treatment plan. In one aspect, a method includes capturing media of a patient's face from multiple angles, using at least one device; transforming the media into a 3-dimensional representation of the patient's face; and transmitting, the 3-dimensional representation of the patient's face to one or more processing components to be integrated with a 3-dimensional representation of the patient's intra-oral scan to visualize a dental treatment plan for the patient.

公开(公告)号：US20240059927A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18450258

申请日：2023-08-15

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Bettina KOCH ,  Timon THEUER ,  Alexander HOCHWALLNER ,  Robert LISKA ,  Jürgen STAMPFL ,  Yan CHEN ,  Chunhua LI ,  Peter DORFINGER

IPC: C09D129/10 ,  C09D11/102 ,  C09D11/107 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: C09D129/10 ,  C09D11/102 ,  C09D11/107 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C2201/00 ,  B29C64/124

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a range of printed materials comprising discrete layers or segment with distinct compositions, and which can collectively lend to high levels of strength, toughness, and break resistance, and these printed materials may contain thin, ductile layers interspersed between thicker, harder layers, thus in printing such materials, the present disclosure further provides a range of compositions and methods, including low viscosity, air stable, and rapidly solutions amenable to thin layer inkjet printing.

公开(公告)号：US11903793B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17138824

申请日：2020-12-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher E. Cramer ,  Roman Gudchenko ,  Dmitrii Ischeykin ,  Vasily Paraketsov ,  Sergey Grebenkin ,  Denis Durdin ,  Dmitry Guskov ,  Nikolay Zhirnov ,  Mikhail Gorodilov ,  Ivan Potapenko ,  Anton Baskanov ,  Elizaveta Ulianenko ,  Alexander Vovchenko ,  Roman Solovyev ,  Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov ,  Aleksandr Anikin ,  Mikhail Toporkov

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/34 ,  G06T7/143 ,  G06T17/20

CPC classification number: A61C9/0053 ,  A61C13/34 ,  G06T7/143 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T2207/30036 ,  G06T2210/41

Abstract: Methods for automatically segmenting a 3D model of a patient's teeth may include scanning a patient's dentition and converting the scan data into a 3D model, including a sparse voxel representation of the 3D model. Features can be extracted from the sparse voxel representation of the 3D model and input into a machine learning model to train the machine learning model to segment the 3D model into individual dental components.

公开(公告)号：US20240051225A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18449589

申请日：2023-08-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Dorfinger ,  Michael Christopher Cole

IPC: B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/386

CPC classification number: B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y10/00

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing objects are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a digital data set representing an object, and applying energy to a curable material based on the digital data set to form the object. The object can include at least two object portions formed from the curable material using different energy application parameters. The method can further include removing residual curable material from the object. A different amount of the residual curable material can be removed from each of the at least two object portions. After the residual curable material is removed, the at least two object portions can each have different material properties.

公开(公告)号：US20240028178A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18472209

申请日：2023-09-21

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Svetlana MAKARENKOVA ,  Artem KUANBEKOV ,  Aleksandr ZHULIN ,  Boris LIKHTMAN ,  Vladimir GRENADEROV

IPC: G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  A61C7/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  A61C7/002

Abstract: Orthodontic devices such as aligners, palatal expanders, retainers, and dental implants can be used to adjust the position of teeth and to treat various dental irregularities. To help the clinician or doctor (i.e., orthodontist) design and plan the subject's treatment plan, a 3D digital model of the subject's teeth, dentition, and gingiva can be constructed from a 3D scan of the subject's mouth, teeth, dentition, and gingiva. The 3D model of the subject's teeth and dentition can be displayed graphically to the doctor on a display using a computing system with memory and software.

公开(公告)号：US20240024757A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18475906

申请日：2023-09-27

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Eric Kuo

IPC: A63B71/08 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61F5/56

CPC classification number: A63B71/085 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61F5/566 ,  A63B2071/088

Abstract: The present invention provides protective repositioning appliances, accommodating mouth guards, and covering guards that protect an orthodontic patient against impact-induced injuries, as well as related systems and methods. A protective appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and reposition a patient's teeth and can include an occlusal portion having an impact-absorbing compliance. An accommodating mouth guard can include teeth receiving cavities shaped to accommodate a patient's teeth from a first arrangement to a second arrangement and can include an occlusal portion having an impact-absorbing compliance. A covering guard can include a guard segment that covers at least a portion of an appliance. The combination of a guard segment and an appliance can provide an occlusal compliance that absorbs impacts.