US 12,269,226 B2
Methods for selective post-curing of additively manufactured objects
Peter Dorfinger, Woodside, CA (US); and Michael Christopher Cole, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/449,593.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/371,435, filed on Aug. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0051246 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B29C 64/386 (2017.01); A61C 13/14 (2006.01); A61C 13/15 (2006.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 71/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 71/04 (2013.01) [A61C 13/14 (2013.01); A61C 19/003 (2013.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29L 2031/7536 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for post-processing an additively manufactured dental appliance, the method comprising:
receiving the additively manufactured dental appliance from an additive manufacturing system, the additively manufactured dental appliance including a plurality of appliance portions;
identifying, based on sensor data, a location of a subset of the appliance portions on the additively manufactured dental appliance; and
applying energy to the subset of the appliance portions to selectively modify one or more material properties of the subset of the appliance portions.