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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
US·1,228 granted patents·551 pending applications·51,213 citations·filing 1981–2025
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1,779 records- 0199US11806208B2Orthodontic appliances with shell segments and elastic segmentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·25 cites·21 claims
- 0299USRE49605EAutomatic selection and locking of intraoral imagesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·31 cites·25 claims
- 0399US11602414B2Aligner material, cleanliness, and quality detection via aligner caseALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 14, 2023·34 cites·27 claims
- 0499US11419701B2Augmented reality enhancements for dental practitionersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 23, 2022·14 cites·20 claims
- 0599US11367192B2Foreign object filtering for intraoral scanningALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 21, 2022·35 cites·23 claims
- 0699US11219506B2Sensors for monitoring oral appliancesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 11, 2022·70 cites·28 claims
- 0799US11096765B2Light field intraoral 3D scanner with structured light illuminationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 24, 2021·62 cites·26 claims
- 0899US10980613B2Augmented reality enhancements for dental practitionersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 20, 2021·105 cites·19 claims
- 0999US10952816B2Visual prosthetic and orthodontic treatment planningALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·95 cites·28 claims
- 1099US10874483B2Direct fabrication of attachment templates with adhesiveALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 29, 2020·86 cites·6 claims
- 1199US10772506B2Apparatus for dental confocal imagingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 15, 2020·83 cites·20 claims
- 1299US10758323B2Orthodontic appliances with elasticsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 1, 2020·120 cites·39 claims
- 1399US10743964B2Dual aligner assemblyALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 18, 2020·103 cites·17 claims
- 1499US10617489B2Creating a digital dental model of a patient's teeth using interproximal informationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2020·116 cites·28 claims
- 1599US10537463B2Systems and methods for positioning a patient's mandible in response to sleep apnea statusALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 21, 2020·115 cites·10 claims
- 1699US10470846B2Selection and locking of intraoral imagesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 12, 2019·50 cites·20 claims
- 1799US10456043B2Compact confocal dental scanning apparatusALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 29, 2019·88 cites·46 claims
- 1899US10405951B1Method for manipulating a dental virtual model, method for creating physical entities based on a dental virtual model thus manipulated, and dental models thus createdALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·36 cites·20 claims
- 1999US10380212B2Methods and apparatuses for forming a three-dimensional volumetric model of a subject's teethALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 13, 2019·86 cites·21 claims
- 2099US10363116B2Direct fabrication of power armsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·123 cites·10 claims
- 2199US10238472B2Estimating a surface texture of a toothALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·66 cites·20 claims
- 2299US10195690B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 5, 2019·70 cites·6 claims
- 2399US10150244B2Dental appliances with shaped material componentsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 11, 2018·103 cites·16 claims
- 2499US10123706B2Intraoral scanner with dental diagnostics capabilitiesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·205 cites·20 claims
- 2599US10076389B2Three-dimensional tooth modeling using a two-dimensional x-ray imageALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 18, 2018·125 cites·20 claims
- 2699US9939258B2Confocal surface topography measurement with fixed focal positionsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·28 cites·18 claims
- 2799US9830688B2Motion compensation in a three dimensional scanALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 28, 2017·66 cites·20 claims
- 2899US9820829B2Dental positioning appliance having metallic portionALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·76 cites·15 claims
- 2999US9717402B2Confocal imaging using astigmatismALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 1, 2017·85 cites·6 claims
- 3099US9693839B2Probe head and apparatus for intraoral confocal imaging using polarization-retarding coatingsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 4, 2017·159 cites·19 claims
- 3199US9675429B2Confocal surface topography measurement with fixed focal positionsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 13, 2017·24 cites·20 claims
- 3299US9675430B2Confocal imaging apparatus with curved focal surfaceALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 13, 2017·155 cites·12 claims
- 3399US9668829B2Methods and systems for dental proceduresALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 6, 2017·88 cites·16 claims
- 3499US9660418B2VCSEL based low coherence emitter for confocal 3D scannerALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 23, 2017·94 cites·16 claims
- 3599US9597165B2Method, system and model for indirect bondingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·28 cites·16 claims
- 3699US9589329B2Motion compensation in a three dimensional scanALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 7, 2017·64 cites·20 claims
- 3799US9451873B1Automatic selection and locking of intraoral imagesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 27, 2016·119 cites·20 claims
- 3899US9439568B2Apparatus and method for measuring surface topography opticallyALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 13, 2016·179 cites·25 claims
- 3999US9404740B2Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structureALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 2, 2016·29 cites·20 claims
- 4099US9364296B2Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to axes of appliance placementALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 14, 2016·84 cites·20 claims
- 4199US9261356B2Confocal surface topography measurement with fixed focal positionsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·107 cites·22 claims
- 4299US9214014B2Motion compensation in a three dimensional scanALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·64 cites·19 claims
- 4399US9192305B2Estimating a surface texture of a toothALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 24, 2015·165 cites·32 claims
- 4499US9101433B2Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structureALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·62 cites·20 claims
- 4599US8948482B2Motion compensation in a three dimensional scanALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·161 cites·39 claims
- 4699US7883334B2Method and system for providing alternating use orthodontic alignersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·131 cites·40 claims
- 4799US7878801B2Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indicationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·221 cites·16 claims
- 4899US7865259B2System and method for improved dental geometry representationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·138 cites·10 claims
- 4999US7844429B2System and method for three-dimensional complete tooth modelingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·127 cites·37 claims
- 5099US7553157B2Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indicationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 30, 2009·238 cites·32 claims
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