Align Technology Profile

Align Technology Patent Grants

Palatal expansion appliances and methods of producing and using the same

Patent Number 12642626 - June 2, 2026

The present disclosure provides multi-material orthodontic appliances useful for expanding a palate or arch of a patient, and, in some case,…

Intraoralscanning system with warning indicators

Patent Number 12642628 - June 2, 2026

A processing device of a system makes a comparison between a current image of an oral cavity of a patient and one or more previously received…

Image quality assessment and multi mode dynamic camera for dental images

Patent Number 12635867 - May 26, 2026

Various apparatuses are disclosed (e.g., system, device, method, or the like) for guiding the capture and assessing the quality of an image,…

Method to visualize and manufacture aligner by modifying tooth position

Patent Number 12636124 - May 26, 2026

Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for…

Methods and apparatuses for preparing a virtual three-dimensional model of a subject's dentition

Patent Number 12636125 - May 26, 2026

Methods and apparatuses for the automatic determination of the quality of digital three-dimensional (3D) models of a patient's dentition. A…

Align Technology Patent Applications

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITALLY MODELING ARTICULATION

Application Number 20260114967 - April 30, 2026

Systems for modeling a digital articulator may include a processor in electronic communication with an extraoral imaging device and an…

Systems and Methods for Laterally Offset Aligner Hooks

Application Number 20260096869 - April 9, 2026

A method of designing a patient removable tooth positioning appliance may include receiving a digital representation of teeth of the patient…

PATIENT SPECIFIC APPLIANCES

Application Number 20260083531 - March 26, 2026

A dental device may include a body having first tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of a first side of an arch of a patient. The…

DENTAL ATTACHMENT POSITIONING DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME

Application Number 20260076778 - March 19, 2026

A dental attachment positioning device may include a plurality of registration elements. The registration elements may include a tooth…

TREATMENT BASED INTELLIGENT PHOTO GUIDANCE FOR DENTITION CAPTURE

Application Number 20260039949 - February 5, 2026

A system for treatment-based photo guidance for acquiring images of a patient's teeth may include one or more processors and memory. The…

Align Technology Federal District Court Decisions

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

**FILED IN ERROR, SEE 370 ** ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER (vclc3, COURT…

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/29/2023.…

Snow v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

ORDER GRANTING CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR VOGT. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/29/2023. (vclc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed…

Align Technology, Inc. v. SmileDirectClub, LLC et al

California Northern District Court - November 7, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 11/14/2023. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 11/7/2023. (vla, COURT STAFF) (Filed on…

Snow v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - June 12, 2023

STIPULATION AND ORDER re STIPULATION REGARDING THIRD PARTY SUBPOENA TO NONPARTY ORTHOFI, INC. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson…

Align Technology State Court Decisions

Densys Ltd. v. Align Technology Inc.

Delaware Delaware District Court - May 29, 2026

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Gregory B. Williams on 5/29/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-00768-GBW, 1:25-cv-00769-GBW(lnb)

Snow v. Align Technology, Inc.

California California Northern District Court - May 28, 2025

ORDER Granting Preliminary Approval. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/28/25. (vclc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2025)

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

**FILED IN ERROR, SEE 370 ** ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER (vclc3, COURT…

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/29/2023.…

Snow v. Align Technology, Inc.

California California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

ORDER GRANTING CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR VOGT. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/29/2023. (vclc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on…

Align Technology Federal Appellate Court Decisions

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. CLEARCORRECT OPERATING, LLC

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - August 22, 2018

CITY OF DEARBORN HEIGHTS P&FRS V. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - May 5, 2017

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. ITC

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - November 12, 2015