ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,223, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Align Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Crystallizable resins" was invented by Michael Christopher Cole (San Jose, Calif.) and Jennifer Chavez (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure provides polymeric materials comprising polymer crystals, methods and resins for making the same, and objects and appliances made from said polymeric materials. Polymeric materials having polymer crystals provide favorable properties, such as enhanced durability and rigidity. This disclosure also provides polymeric materials comprising a crystalline phase comprising at least one polymer cry...