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Patent US7841858 - Polar attachment devices and method for a dental appliance - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsSystems and methods are disclosed for producing a digital model by providing a digital model of a tooth; providing a digital model of at least one attachment device having two or more portions, the digital model of the attachment device having the two or more portions extending through two or more surfaces...http://www.google.com/patents/US7841858?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7841858 - Polar attachment devices and method for a dental applianceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7841858 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/982,302Publication dateNov 30, 2010Filing dateOct 31, 2007Priority dateOct 29, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7771195, US20040229183, US20080109198Publication number11982302, 982302, US 7841858 B2, US 7841858B2, US-B2-7841858, US7841858 B2, US7841858B2InventorsPeter Knopp, Loc X. PhanOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (107), Referenced by (1), Classifications (17), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPolar attachment devices and method for a dental appliance
US 7841858 B2Abstract
This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/863,991 filed Jun. 9, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,771,195 which is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 10/632,482 filed on Aug. 1, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,059,850 which is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 10/040,269 filed on Oct. 29, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,705,863, the full disclosures of each of these applications which are incorporated herein by reference.
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