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Patent US7092784 - Systems and methods for forming an object - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method produces an object using thermal-forming by positioning a die representative of the object in a chamber; positioning a sheet of material over the die; pressurizing the chamber; and delivering a beam of energy over the sheet and the die to form the object....http://www.google.ca/patents/US7092784?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7092784 - Systems and methods for forming an objectAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7092784 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/626,192Publication date15 Aug 2006Filing date28 Jul 2000Priority date28 Jul 2000Fee statusPaidPublication number09626192, 626192, US 7092784 B1, US 7092784B1, US-B1-7092784, US7092784 B1, US7092784B1InventorsBarry A. SimkinsOriginal AssigneeAlign TechnologyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (7), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystems and methods for forming an objectUS 7092784 B1Abstract A method produces an object using thermal-forming by positioning a die representative of the object in a chamber; positioning a sheet of material over the die; pressurizing the chamber; and delivering a beam of energy over the sheet and the die to form the object.
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