Methods for selective post-curing of additively manufactured objects
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsPeter Dorfinger, Michael Christopher Cole
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Abstract
Methods for manufacturing objects are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a dental appliance formed using an additive manufacturing process, the dental appliance including a plurality of appliance portions. The method can include identifying, based on sensor data, a location of a subset of the appliance portions on the dental appliance. The method can further include applying energy to a subset of the appliance portions to selectively modify one or more material properties of the subset of the appliance portions.
Claims20
A method for post-processing an additively manufactured dental appliance, the method comprising:
- receiving the additively manufactured dental appliance from an additive manufacturing system, the additively manufactured dental appliance including a plurality of appliance portions;
- identifying, based on sensor data, a location of a subset of the appliance portions on the additively manufactured dental appliance;
- and
- applying energy to the subset of the appliance portions to selectively modify one or more material properties of the subset of the appliance portions.
A method for post-processing a dental appliance, the method comprising:
- receiving the dental appliance after the dental appliance has been fabricated via an additive manufacturing process, the dental appliance including a plurality of appliance portions;
- identifying, based on sensor data, a location of a subset of the appliance portions on the dental appliance;
- and
- applying energy to the subset of the appliance portions to selectively modify one or more material properties of the subset of the appliance portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.