Patents by Inventor H. Vandenberg

H. Vandenberg 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).

  • Systems and methods for varying elastic modulus appliances
    Publication number: 20060008760
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved devices, systems and methods for repositioning teeth from an initial tooth arrangement to a final tooth arrangement. Repositioning is accomplished with a system comprising a series of polymeric shell appliances configured to receive the teeth and incrementally reposition individual teeth in a series of successive steps. The individual appliances may be formed from layers having different stiffnesses (elastic moduluses), and the stiffnesses of successive appliances may be different, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Loc Phan, Muhammad Chishti, Ross Miller, H. Vandenberg, Eric Kuo