ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,960, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Align Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Mold with receiving element and separable features" was invented by Rohit Tanugula (San Jose, Calif.), Dennis Te (San Jose, Calif.), Peter Webber (Lafayette, Calif.), Shiva P. Sambu (Milpitas, Calif.) and Crystal Tjhia (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes determining a first shape of a main body of a mold associated with a dental arch for a patient. The method further includes determining a second shape of a separable feature of the mold. The method further includes determining a third shape and configuration of a receivi...