Align Technology, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →1,295Patents
1,157Active
1,295Granted
70Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 26, 1981 → Jan 3, 2025 · 127 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5975893A | Method and system for incrementally moving teeth | Human Necessities | 943 | Expired |
| US6309215A | Attachment devices and method for a dental applicance | Performing Operations; Transporting | 634 | Expired |
| US6705863B2 | Attachment devices and methods for a dental appliance | Performing Operations; Transporting | 573 | Expired |
| US6572372B1 | Embedded features and methods of a dental appliance | Human Necessities | 545 | Expired |
| US6524101B1 | System and methods for varying elastic modulus appliances | Human Necessities | 526 | Expired |
| US6554611B2 | Method and system for incrementally moving teeth | Physics | 521 | Expired |
| US6217325A | Method and system for incrementally moving teeth | Human Necessities | 467 | Expired |
| US6398548B1 | Method and system for incrementally moving teeth | Human Necessities | 460 | Expired |
| US6629840B2 | Method and system for incrementally moving teeth | Human Necessities | 450 | Expired |
| US6227850A | Teeth viewing system | Physics | 437 | Expired |
| US6722880B2 | Method and system for incrementally moving teeth | Physics | 406 | Expired |
| US6450807B1 | System and method for positioning teeth | Human Necessities | 351 | Expired |
| US6471511B1 | Defining tooth-moving appliances computationally | Performing Operations; Transporting | 349 | Expired |
| US7134874B2 | Computer automated development of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance | Human Necessities | 326 | Expired |
| US6830450B2 | Systems and methods for improved engagement between aligners and teeth | Performing Operations; Transporting | 320 | Expired |
| US6602070B2 | Systems and methods for dental treatment planning | Human Necessities | 294 | Expired |
| US6210162A | Creating a positive mold of a patient's dentition for use in forming an orthodontic appliance | Human Necessities | 264 | Expired |
| US7658610B2 | Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template with a 3-D object placement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 257 | Expired |
| US6409504B1 | Manipulating a digital dentition model to form models of individual dentition components | Human Necessities | 257 | Expired |
| US6607382B1 | Methods and systems for concurrent tooth repositioning and substance delivery | Human Necessities | 246 | Expired |
| US6463344B1 | Efficient data representation of teeth model | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 243 | Expired |
| US6227851A | Manipulable dental model system for fabrication of a dental appliance | Performing Operations; Transporting | 242 | Expired |
| US7476100B2 | Guide apparatus and methods for making tooth positioning appliances | Performing Operations; Transporting | 241 | Active |
| US8439672B2 | Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometry | Performing Operations; Transporting | 240 | Active |
| US6386878B1 | Systems and methods for removing gingiva from teeth | Performing Operations; Transporting | 236 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.