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James C. Culp
Also filed as: CULP JAMES C · CULP JAMES CLETE · CULP JAMES M
34 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,138 citations·filing 2002–2025
98Inventor score
Files withALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC34CULP JAMES C1LU QINGHUI PETER1SIROVSKIY YEVGENIY1WILLIS NATHANIEL P1
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38 records- 0199US10195690B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 5, 2019·70 cites·6 claims
- 0298US6976627B1Identification of units in customized productionALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 20, 2005·171 cites·19 claims
- 0397US9403238B2Laser cuttingCULP JAMES C·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 2, 2016·129 cites·39 claims
- 0497US8030588B2System and method for sorting itemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 4, 2011·64 cites·19 claims
- 0596US11752523B2Methods for sorting and sequencing objectsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 12, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0696US9108338B2Methods and systems for thermal forming an objectSIROVSKIY YEVGENIY·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 18, 2015·145 cites·21 claims
- 0796US7711447B2System and method for automated generating of a cutting curve on a surfaceALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 4, 2010·149 cites·24 claims
- 0896US7604181B2System for processing mass-fabricated items with three-dimensional codesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 20, 2009·89 cites·28 claims
- 0995US10099256B2System and method for sorting itemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 16, 2018·11 cites·24 claims
- 1094US10421152B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 24, 2019·7 cites·19 claims
- 1194US9152145B2System and method for sorting itemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·14 cites·32 claims
- 1294US8383977B2System and method for sorting itemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 26, 2013·14 cites·20 claims
- 1393US7611058B2Identification of units in customized productionALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 3, 2009·29 cites·33 claims
- 1493US7306152B2Identification of units in customized productionALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 11, 2007·32 cites·23 claims
- 1592US12377493B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1692US11247242B2System and method for sorting itemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·29 claims
- 1792US2025339923A1Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1892US2025100188A1Orthodontic appliance made by a thermal forming processALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1991US7261533B2Method and apparatus for manufacturing dental alignersALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 28, 2007·91 cites·14 claims
- 2088US11850680B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 2188US10766055B2System and method for sorting itemsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 8, 2020·2 cites·24 claims
- 2288US7572121B2Method and apparatus for mass customized manufacturingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 11, 2009·22 cites·26 claims
- 2387US12208542B2Methods for manufacturing thermoformed objectsALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2487US10773337B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 15, 2020·1 cites·31 claims
- 2587US7840373B2System and method for selecting a location for marking placementALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·68 cites·27 claims
- 2686US11911929B2Systems for thermal forming an objectALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2786US10828719B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 10, 2020·1 cites·27 claims
- 2885US8155780B2System and method for automated generating of a cutting curve on a surfaceLU QINGHUI PETER·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 10, 2012·14 cites·15 claims
- 2984US7905408B2System for processing mass-fabricated items with three-dimensional codesALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 15, 2011·11 cites·7 claims
- 3081US11383322B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 12, 2022·0 cites·30 claims
- 3181US11241758B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 8, 2022·0 cites·30 claims
- 3280US12076754B2Methods for controlling object sorting and sequencingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3378US11633877B2Methods and systems for thermal forming an objectALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 25, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 3478US11534861B2Laser cuttingALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·32 claims
- 3575US11623368B2Methods for thermal forming an objectALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·27 claims
- 3665US11565441B2Methods and systems for thermal forming an objectALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 3744US2004243361A1Systems and methods for providing mass customizationALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3840US2005261571A13-D ultrasound navigation during radio-frequency ablationWILLIS NATHANIEL P·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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