US20110269092A1 - Reinforced aligner hooks - Google Patents

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US20110269092A1
US20110269092A1 US12/772,130 US77213010A US2011269092A1 US 20110269092 A1 US20110269092 A1 US 20110269092A1 US 77213010 A US77213010 A US 77213010A US 2011269092 A1 US2011269092 A1 US 2011269092A1
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Eric Kuo
Artem Borovinskih
Shiva Sambu
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Priority to EP11719883.8A priority patent/EP2563265B1/fr
Priority to ES11719883.8T priority patent/ES2638310T3/es
Priority to PCT/IB2011/000815 priority patent/WO2011135418A1/fr
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Priority to US14/951,245 priority patent/US10271923B2/en
Priority to US16/285,004 priority patent/US10912627B2/en
Priority to US16/518,357 priority patent/US10729515B2/en
Priority to US17/163,144 priority patent/US20210145545A1/en
Priority to US17/227,158 priority patent/US11471250B2/en
Priority to US17/397,921 priority patent/US20210361388A1/en
Priority to US17/884,972 priority patent/US11890159B2/en
Priority to US18/115,989 priority patent/US11896457B2/en
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US12/772,130 US20110269092A1 (en) 2010-04-30 2010-04-30 Reinforced aligner hooks
EP11719883.8A EP2563265B1 (fr) 2010-04-30 2011-04-08 Crochets de gouttière renforcés
ES11719883.8T ES2638310T3 (es) 2010-04-30 2011-04-08 Ganchos de alineador reforzados
PCT/IB2011/000815 WO2011135418A1 (fr) 2010-04-30 2011-04-08 Crochets de gouttière renforcés
US14/951,245 US10271923B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2015-11-24 Reinforced aligner hooks
US16/285,004 US10912627B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2019-02-25 Reinforced aligner hooks
US16/518,357 US10729515B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2019-07-22 Reinforced aligner hooks
US17/163,144 US20210145545A1 (en) 2010-04-30 2021-01-29 Reinforced aligner hooks
US17/227,158 US11471250B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2021-04-09 Reinforced aligner hooks
US17/397,921 US20210361388A1 (en) 2010-04-30 2021-08-09 Reinforced aligner hooks
US17/884,972 US11890159B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2022-08-10 Reinforced aligner hooks
US18/115,989 US11896457B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2023-03-01 Systems and methods for fabrication of orthodontic aligners
US18/115,987 US11890160B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2023-03-01 Protruding aligner hooks

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