Patents by Inventor Shiva P. Sambu

Shiva P. Sambu 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 fabricating 3-D objects
    Patent number: 7481647
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a platform to form a three-dimensional article from successively selectively solidified layers of a liquid medium which is solidifiable by application thereto of a prescribed energy. The platform can be coated or uncoated. The platform can have an array of openings therethrough. Upon completion, the article can be removed from the platform using a punch having a plurality of projections adapted to engage openings in the platform. Alternatively, a tool can be used to push articles from the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shiva P. Sambu, Long Phan, Srinivas Kaza, Michael J. Doung
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED HIGH SCALE FABRICATION OF CUSTOM ITEMS
    Publication number: 20080215176
    Abstract: Method and system for providing volume manufacturing of customizable items including receiving a data package including a plurality of manufacturing parameters, each of the plurality of manufacturing parameters associated with a unique item, verifying the received data package, and implementing a manufacturing process associated with the received data package is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Artem Borovinskih, Qinghui Lu, Maneesh Dhagat, Shiva P. Sambu, Evgeny Timofeyev, Dmitry Sultanov, Anton Spiridonov, Ivan Ionov, Sergey Nikolskiy, Vasily Ivanov, Alexey Vishnevskiy