Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aligners with elastic layer
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Application No.: US14610060Application Date: 2015-01-30
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Publication No.: US11154382B2Publication Date: 2021-10-26
- Inventor: Avi Kopelman , Jeeyoung Choi
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61C7/08
- IPC: A61C7/08 ; A61C7/00
Abstract:
In one aspect, an orthodontic appliance can include a shell having a plurality of cavities shaped to receive a patient's teeth. The shell can include an exterior layer and an interior layer having a stiffness less than a stiffness of the exterior layer. A discontinuity can be formed in the exterior layer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150366637A1 ALIGNERS WITH ELASTIC LAYER Public/Granted day:2015-12-24
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