ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,542, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Align Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Methods for mandibular relocation" was invented by Ping Liu (Apex, N.C.) and Luyao Cai (Santa Clara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed computer-implemented method for selecting locations of mandibular relocation features (MRFs) on oral appliances may include determining candidate locations for placing an MRF on a first oral appliance for a first stage of mandibular relocation (MR) treatment and determining candidate locations for placing an MRF on a second oral appliance for a second stage. The method may include selecting from the ca...