| US 7,611,058 B2 | ||
| Identification of units in customized production | ||
| James C. Culp, Pleasanton, Calif. (US); Kwan Ho, Milpitas, Calif. (US); Shiva Prasad Sambu, Mountain View, Calif. (US); Srinivas Kaza, San Francisco, Calif. (US); Craig E. Farren, Livermore, Calif. (US); Samuel J. Kass, Santa Clara, Calif. (US); and Sergey Nikolsky, Moscow (Russian Federation) | ||
| Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/687,509. | ||
| Application 11/687509 is a continuation of application No. 11/253488, filed on Oct. 18, 2005, granted, now 7,306,152. | ||
| Application 11/253488 is a continuation of application No. 10/986626, filed on Nov. 12, 2004, granted, now 6,976,627. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0164113 A1, Jul. 19, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—462.01 [235/454] | 33 Claims |
| 1. An identification system, comprising:
means for encoding a part identification into a multi-dimensional bar code data set;
means for providing three dimensional (3D) part shape data;
means for combining the multi-dimensional bar code data set with the three dimensional (3D) part shape data into a composite
3D shape data set; and
mass customization machinery operable to receive the composite 3D shape data set and to make, in accordance with the composite
3D shape data set, a mass-customized part with a multi-dimensional bar code embedded therein.
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