Ryan Kimura

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San Jose, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Methods of forming orthodontic devices with palatal anchorage
- Patent number 12,357,429
- Issue date Jul 15, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun Sato
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Orthodontic appliance systems for correcting malocclusions
- Patent number 12,263,060
- Issue date Apr 1, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Mitra Derakhshan
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Methods of using an orthodontic appliance having a ridge
- Patent number 12,251,289
- Issue date Mar 18, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Heng Cao
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Dental appliances with folded material components
- Patent number 12,233,590
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun Sato
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Methods of forming appliances for arch expansion
- Patent number 12,226,279
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Methods for parametric attachments
- Patent number 12,186,152
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- John Morton
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Palatal expanders for controlling crown tipping
- Patent number 12,109,090
- Issue date Oct 8, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Fuming Wu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Palatal expanders and methods of designing palatal expanders
- Patent number 12,097,086
- Issue date Sep 24, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Fuming Wu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Palatal expanders with breach regions
- Patent number 12,097,085
- Issue date Sep 24, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Methods for direct fabrication of dental appliances with varying fe...
- Patent number 12,082,986
- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, meth...
- Patent number 12,059,321
- Issue date Aug 13, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Heng Cao
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Dental attachment placement apparatuses and systems
- Patent number 12,036,087
- Issue date Jul 16, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Peter Webber
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Palatal expanders and methods of forming the same
- Patent number 11,974,897
- Issue date May 7, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Yaser Shanjani
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate
- Patent number 11,974,898
- Issue date May 7, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Yaser Shanjani
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Methods for fabricating dental appliances with integrally formed co...
- Patent number 11,944,514
- Issue date Apr 2, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Cellular architecture for controlled focal stiffness across intraor...
- Patent number 11,931,223
- Issue date Mar 19, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Yaser Shanjani
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for correcting malocclusions of teeth
- Patent number 11,793,608
- Issue date Oct 24, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Mitra Derakhshan
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Grant
Arch adjustment appliance
- Patent number 11,744,677
- Issue date Sep 5, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Ryan Kimura
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for correcting malocclusions of teeth
- Patent number 11,737,857
- Issue date Aug 29, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Mitra Derakhshan
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, meth...
- Patent number 11,628,044
- Issue date Apr 18, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Heng Cao
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Dental attachment placement structure
- Patent number 11,596,502
- Issue date Mar 7, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Peter Webber
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Grant
Direct fabrication of aligners for arch expansion
- Patent number 11,576,750
- Issue date Feb 14, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expander
- Patent number 11,576,754
- Issue date Feb 14, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Fuming Wu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems, apparatuses and methods for dental appliances with integra...
- Patent number 11,571,278
- Issue date Feb 7, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Releasable palatal expanders
- Patent number 11,564,777
- Issue date Jan 31, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Customized fabrication of orthodontic retainers based on patient an...
- Patent number 11,534,974
- Issue date Dec 27, 2022
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Siobhan O'Leary
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Palatal contour anchorage
- Patent number 11,419,702
- Issue date Aug 23, 2022
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun Sato
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Force control, stop mechanism, regulating structure of removable ar...
- Patent number 11,376,101
- Issue date Jul 5, 2022
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun Sato
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate
- Patent number 11,273,011
- Issue date Mar 15, 2022
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Yaser Shanjani
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, meth...
- Patent number 11,202,691
- Issue date Dec 21, 2021
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Heng Cao
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
CONVERTIBLE DENTAL AUXILIARIES
- Publication number 20250205018
- Publication date Jun 26, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Mitra DERAKHSHAN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
3D PRINTED DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS REGIONS
- Publication number 20250195174
- Publication date Jun 19, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CONTINUOUS MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR PATIENT PALATAL EXPANSION TREATMENTS
- Publication number 20250201380
- Publication date Jun 19, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jeremy Riley
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH SHAPED MATERIAL COMPONENTS
- Publication number 20250170769
- Publication date May 29, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun Sato
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE SYSTEMS FOR CORRECTING MALOCCLUSIONS
- Publication number 20250169925
- Publication date May 29, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Mitra DERAKHSHAN
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
ORTHODONTIC ALIGNMENT DEVICES WITH PALATAL CONTOUR ANCHORAGE FEATURES
- Publication number 20250152308
- Publication date May 15, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun SATO
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS FOR DIRECT FABRICATION OF APPLIANCES FOR PALATE EXPANSION
- Publication number 20250152307
- Publication date May 15, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Chunhua Li
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
PATIENT-CUSTOMIZED DENTAL APPLIANCES
- Publication number 20250134625
- Publication date May 1, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- John Morton
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHMENT DESIGN AND PLACEMENT
- Publication number 20250082441
- Publication date Mar 13, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- John Morton
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS OF FORMING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES HAVING A RIDGE
- Publication number 20250049538
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Heng Cao
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
PALATAL EXPANDER APPARATUSES AND METHODS USING CONE BEAM TOMOGRAPHY
- Publication number 20250032219
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun SATO
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS OF FORMING RELEASABLE PALATAL EXPANDERS
- Publication number 20240398512
- Publication date Dec 5, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi KOPELMAN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER
- Publication number 20240390111
- Publication date Nov 28, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Fuming WU
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
PALATAL EXPANDERS AND METHODS OF EXPANDING A PALATE
- Publication number 20240341922
- Publication date Oct 17, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Yaser SHANJANI
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CORRECTING OCCLUSION DURING PALATAL EXP...
- Publication number 20240299137
- Publication date Sep 12, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jun SATO
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
INTRAORAL APPLIANCES WITH CELLULAR STRUCTURES
- Publication number 20240245492
- Publication date Jul 25, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Yaser Shanjani
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH INTEGRAL...
- Publication number 20240180670
- Publication date Jun 6, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
LOWER ARCH EXPANSION
- Publication number 20240108440
- Publication date Apr 4, 2024
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Jeremy RILEY
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ARCH ADJUSTMENT APPLIANCE
- Publication number 20230414325
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Ryan Kimura
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER
- Publication number 20230404714
- Publication date Dec 21, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Fuming WU
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ORTHODONTIC REPOSITIONING APPLIANCES HAVING IMPROVED GEOMETRY, METH...
- Publication number 20230363859
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Heng Cao
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ARCH ADJUSTMENT APPLIANCE
- Publication number 20230355353
- Publication date Nov 9, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Ryan Kimura
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING MALOCCLUSIONS OF TEETH
- Publication number 20230346520
- Publication date Nov 2, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Mitra DERAKHSHAN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS FOR DIRECT FABRICATION OF DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH VARYING FE...
- Publication number 20230218372
- Publication date Jul 13, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi Kopelman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
PALATAL EXPANDERS AND METHODS OF EXPANDING A PALATE
- Publication number 20230200947
- Publication date Jun 29, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Yaser SHANJANI
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
CUSTOMIZED FABRICATION OF ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS BASED ON PATIENT AN...
- Publication number 20230202114
- Publication date Jun 29, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Siobhan O'LEARY
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
DENTAL ATTACHMENT PLACEMENT STRUCTURE
- Publication number 20230190416
- Publication date Jun 22, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Peter WEBBER
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
DIRECT FABRICATION OF ALIGNERS FOR ARCH EXPANSION
- Publication number 20230190412
- Publication date Jun 22, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi KOPELMAN
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
RELEASABLE PALATAL EXPANDERS
- Publication number 20230172692
- Publication date Jun 8, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Avi KOPELMAN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER
- Publication number 20230157791
- Publication date May 25, 2023
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Fuming WU
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Ryan Kimura

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Methods of forming orthodontic devices with palatal anchorage

Orthodontic appliance systems for correcting malocclusions

Methods of using an orthodontic appliance having a ridge

Dental appliances with folded material components

Methods of forming appliances for arch expansion

Methods for parametric attachments

Palatal expanders for controlling crown tipping

Palatal expanders and methods of designing palatal expanders

Palatal expanders with breach regions

Methods for direct fabrication of dental appliances with varying fe...

Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, meth...

Dental attachment placement apparatuses and systems

Palatal expanders and methods of forming the same

Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate

Methods for fabricating dental appliances with integrally formed co...

Cellular architecture for controlled focal stiffness across intraor...

Systems and methods for correcting malocclusions of teeth

Arch adjustment appliance

Systems and methods for correcting malocclusions of teeth

Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, meth...

Dental attachment placement structure

Direct fabrication of aligners for arch expansion

Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expander

Systems, apparatuses and methods for dental appliances with integra...

Releasable palatal expanders

Customized fabrication of orthodontic retainers based on patient an...

Palatal contour anchorage

Force control, stop mechanism, regulating structure of removable ar...

Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate

Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, meth...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

CONVERTIBLE DENTAL AUXILIARIES

3D PRINTED DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS REGIONS

CONTINUOUS MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR PATIENT PALATAL EXPANSION TREATMENTS

DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH SHAPED MATERIAL COMPONENTS

ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE SYSTEMS FOR CORRECTING MALOCCLUSIONS

ORTHODONTIC ALIGNMENT DEVICES WITH PALATAL CONTOUR ANCHORAGE FEATURES

METHODS FOR DIRECT FABRICATION OF APPLIANCES FOR PALATE EXPANSION

PATIENT-CUSTOMIZED DENTAL APPLIANCES

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHMENT DESIGN AND PLACEMENT

METHODS OF FORMING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES HAVING A RIDGE

PALATAL EXPANDER APPARATUSES AND METHODS USING CONE BEAM TOMOGRAPHY

METHODS OF FORMING RELEASABLE PALATAL EXPANDERS

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER

PALATAL EXPANDERS AND METHODS OF EXPANDING A PALATE

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CORRECTING OCCLUSION DURING PALATAL EXP...

INTRAORAL APPLIANCES WITH CELLULAR STRUCTURES

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH INTEGRAL...

LOWER ARCH EXPANSION

ARCH ADJUSTMENT APPLIANCE

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER

ORTHODONTIC REPOSITIONING APPLIANCES HAVING IMPROVED GEOMETRY, METH...

ARCH ADJUSTMENT APPLIANCE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING MALOCCLUSIONS OF TEETH

METHODS FOR DIRECT FABRICATION OF DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH VARYING FE...

PALATAL EXPANDERS AND METHODS OF EXPANDING A PALATE

CUSTOMIZED FABRICATION OF ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS BASED ON PATIENT AN...

DENTAL ATTACHMENT PLACEMENT STRUCTURE

DIRECT FABRICATION OF ALIGNERS FOR ARCH EXPANSION

RELEASABLE PALATAL EXPANDERS

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER