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Patent US7383198 - Delivery information systems and methods - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsSystems and methods support dental patient scheduling relating to one or more dental appliances by communicating manufacturing progress information with a patient computer over a wide area network; and performing patient scheduling when one or more dental appliances reach a predetermined manufacturing...http://www.google.com/patents/US7383198?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7383198 - Delivery information systems and methodsPublication numberUS7383198 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/621,716Publication dateJun 3, 2008Filing dateJul 24, 2000Priority dateJul 24, 2000Fee statusPaidPublication number09621716, 621716, US 7383198 B1, US 7383198B1, US-B1-7383198, US7383198 B1, US7383198B1InventorsChristopher Thomas SepeOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Patent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (101), Referenced by (6), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDelivery information systems and methodsUS 7383198 B1Abstract Systems and methods support dental patient scheduling relating to one or more dental appliances by communicating manufacturing progress information with a patient computer over a wide area network; and performing patient scheduling when one or more dental appliances reach a predetermined manufacturing progress.
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