Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for thermoforming dental aligners
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Application No.: US16907760Application Date: 2020-06-22
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Publication No.: US11358323B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Clete Culp , Christopher Yancey , John Dargis , Mark French , Daniel Pfeffer , Steve Cicurel
- Applicant: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
- Applicant Address: US TN Nashville
- Assignee: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
- Current Assignee: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Nashville
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: B29C51/24
- IPC: B29C51/24 ; B29C51/02 ; B29C51/42 ; B29C51/26 ; B29C51/46 ; A61C13/00 ; A61C7/08 ; B29K23/00

Abstract:
A system includes a plurality of assemblies each configured to support a dental mold and a material, a heating system configured to heat the material, a forming system configured to form a chamber encompassing the dental mold and at least a portion of the heated material, and to cause the heated material to form over the dental mold, and a conveyor system configured to move the plurality of assemblies from a loading area to the heating system, from the heating system to the forming system, and from the forming system to an unloading area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200316841A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMOFORMING DENTAL ALIGNERS Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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