AU2003219087A1 - Gripper - Google Patents

Gripper

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Publication number
AU2003219087A1
AU2003219087A1 AU2003219087A AU2003219087A AU2003219087A1 AU 2003219087 A1 AU2003219087 A1 AU 2003219087A1 AU 2003219087 A AU2003219087 A AU 2003219087A AU 2003219087 A AU2003219087 A AU 2003219087A AU 2003219087 A1 AU2003219087 A1 AU 2003219087A1
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
bearing surface
gripper
contact lens
openings
order
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2003219087A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Roger Biel
Peter Hagmann
Gunter Lassig
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Novartis AG
Original Assignee
Novartis AG
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Novartis AG filed Critical Novartis AG
Publication of AU2003219087A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003219087A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00038—Production of contact lenses
    • B29D11/00125—Auxiliary operations, e.g. removing oxygen from the mould, conveying moulds from a storage to the production line in an inert atmosphere
    • B29D11/0023—Transferring contact lenses
    • B29D11/0024—Transferring contact lenses using a vacuum suction gripper

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Lens Barrels (AREA)
  • Advancing Webs (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles By Means Other Than Belts Or Rollers (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
AU2003219087A 2002-03-21 2003-03-20 Gripper Abandoned AU2003219087A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP02006341.8 2002-03-21
EP02006341 2002-03-21
PCT/EP2003/002919 WO2003080320A1 (en) 2002-03-21 2003-03-20 Gripper

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2003219087A1 true AU2003219087A1 (en) 2003-10-08

Family

ID=27838024

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU2003219087A Abandoned AU2003219087A1 (en) 2002-03-21 2003-03-20 Gripper

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US6994386B2 (enExample)
EP (1) EP1490209B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4330451B2 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE316459T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU2003219087A1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE60303367T2 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2003080320A1 (enExample)

Families Citing this family (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
MY140797A (en) * 2005-05-13 2010-01-15 Novartis Ag Gripper for moving and positioning contact lenses
ES2318932B1 (es) 2006-01-23 2010-02-09 Fundacion Fatronik Maquina para el conformado de chapa y procedimiento de conformado.
CN101479173B (zh) * 2006-06-26 2012-09-19 诺瓦提斯公司 单个提取眼用透镜的方法和装置
EP2044481B1 (en) * 2006-06-26 2018-12-26 Novartis AG Method and apparatus for cleaning of ophthalmic lenses
EP1927409A1 (en) * 2006-11-30 2008-06-04 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Method for handling contact lens
EP2468451A3 (en) 2007-04-26 2013-09-04 Adept Technology Inc. Vacuum gripping apparatus
WO2011026868A1 (en) 2009-09-04 2011-03-10 Novartis Ag Gripper for a contact lens and process for transporting a contact lens
US9296160B2 (en) 2009-09-11 2016-03-29 Coopervision International Holding Company, Lp Method for moving wet ophthalmic lenses during their manufacture
US8651774B2 (en) * 2009-10-16 2014-02-18 Novartis Ag Method and device for removing a contact lens from a container
US8801067B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2014-08-12 Novartis Ag Gripper for grasping an ophthalmic lens immersed in a liquid
EP2602099B1 (de) * 2011-12-08 2014-02-12 Harro Höfliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH Sauggreifer und Handhabungssystem für Kontaktlinsen
KR102127820B1 (ko) * 2013-08-28 2020-06-29 삼성전기주식회사 렌즈 디몰딩 지그 및 이를 이용한 렌즈 디몰딩 방법
KR102139754B1 (ko) 2013-09-27 2020-07-31 삼성전기주식회사 렌즈 디몰딩 장치 및 이를 이용한 렌즈 디몰딩 방법
USD829778S1 (en) * 2016-06-27 2018-10-02 Ngk Spark Plug Co. Ltd. Vacuum chuck
EP3870429B1 (en) 2018-10-25 2024-07-17 Alcon Inc. Gripper for an ophthalmic contact lens and process for transporting an ophthalmic contact lens
EP4090474B1 (en) 2020-01-16 2025-09-17 Alcon Inc. Cleaner for cleaning grippers for ophthalmic lenses
TWI813069B (zh) * 2020-11-17 2023-08-21 瑞士商愛爾康公司 用於成型眼科透鏡之模具單元

Family Cites Families (10)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3134208A (en) * 1962-01-08 1964-05-26 Clyde S Mccain Lens holding device
US3879076A (en) * 1973-12-27 1975-04-22 Robert O Barnett Method and apparatus for applying and removing a soft contact lens
CA2293639C (en) * 1997-06-19 2003-09-16 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Transfer and centering system for contact lenses
US6032997A (en) * 1998-04-16 2000-03-07 Excimer Laser Systems Vacuum chuck
US6254155B1 (en) * 1999-01-11 2001-07-03 Strasbaugh, Inc. Apparatus and method for reliably releasing wet, thin wafers
US6494021B1 (en) * 1999-02-18 2002-12-17 Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Contact lens transfer and material removal system
US6279976B1 (en) * 1999-05-13 2001-08-28 Micron Technology, Inc. Wafer handling device having conforming perimeter seal
EP1136241B1 (en) * 2000-03-16 2006-06-21 Novartis AG Apparatus for the removal of contact lenses
JP4634629B2 (ja) * 2000-03-16 2011-02-16 ノバルティス アーゲー コンタクトレンズ取り出し装置
US6398277B1 (en) * 2001-03-15 2002-06-04 Mcdonald Marguerite B. Contact lens insertion device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1490209A1 (en) 2004-12-29
US6994386B2 (en) 2006-02-07
WO2003080320A1 (en) 2003-10-02
JP2005520714A (ja) 2005-07-14
ATE316459T1 (de) 2006-02-15
JP4330451B2 (ja) 2009-09-16
EP1490209B1 (en) 2006-01-25
DE60303367D1 (de) 2006-04-13
DE60303367T2 (de) 2006-10-26
US20030178862A1 (en) 2003-09-25

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase