Patents by Inventor Craig R. Burns

Craig R. Burns has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners
    Patent number: 7255561
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conforms to the teeth when the appliance is placed over the dentition and a location in the trough corresponding to a missing tooth; and depositing a flexible, durably affixed material in the location to form the pontic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Tricca, Eric Kuo, Peter G. Knopp, Choi Woncheol, Craig R. Burns
  • Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners
    Patent number: 7201576
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conforms to the teeth when the appliance is placed over the dentition and a location in the trough corresponding to a missing tooth; and depositing a flexible, durably affixed material in the location to form the pontic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Tricca, Eric Kuo, Peter G. Knopp, Choi Woncheol, Craig R. Burns
  • Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners
    Publication number: 20020081546
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conforms to the teeth when the appliance is placed over the dentition and a location in the trough corresponding to a missing tooth; and depositing a flexible, durably affixed material in the location to form the pontic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Tricca, Eric Kuo, Peter G. Knopp, Choi Woncheol, Craig R. Burns