公开(公告)号：US5578331A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-26

申请号：US258557

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Russell J. Edwards ,  Borge P. Gundersen ,  Darren S. Keene ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  John M. Lepper ,  Niels J. Madsen ,  Thomas C. Ravn ,  Daniel T. Wang ,  William E. Holley

发明人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Russell J. Edwards ,  Borge P. Gundersen ,  Darren S. Keene ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  John M. Lepper ,  Niels J. Madsen ,  Thomas C. Ravn ,  Daniel T. Wang ,  William E. Holley

IPC分类号： G01M11/00 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B29C37/00 ,  B29D11/02 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B25/00 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B51/10 ,  B65B55/22 ,  B65B57/10 ,  B65B57/14 ,  G01M11/02 ,  G02C7/04 ,  C08J7/00

CPC分类号： G01M11/0214 ,  B29D11/0024 ,  B65B25/008 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B55/22 ,  B65B57/10 ,  B65B57/14 ,  G01M11/02 ,  G01M11/0207 ,  B29L2011/0041 ,  B65B2051/105 ,  Y10S134/901

摘要： An apparatus is provided for removing and transporting articles, such as contact lens sections from a manufacturing line to inspection and packaging stations. The lenses are deposited in a transparent plastic primary package which carries the lenses through the inspection station and becomes part of the primary package when a cover is sealed thereto. The invention includes various assemblies, including lens transfer assemblies, deionized water filling and removal assemblies, a water degassing assembly, a lens inspection assembly, and a lens package sealing assembly. The lenses are removed from pallets at a post hydration station, transported and spatially redistributed, and deposited in the primary packages disposed on a second set of pallets. The packages on the second set of pallets are filled with degassed deionized water. The contact lenses and packages are then transported to an inspection station. After inspection, the lenses and packages are transported to a water removal assembly, and then to another transfer assembly. This transfer assembly separates those lenses which passed inspection from those which did not, and places those that did in a consolidating assembly. The lenses and packages are then filled with saline solution and a foil label is then sealed thereto to form the primary package.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于从制造线去除和运送诸如隐形眼镜部分的物品到检查和包装站的装置。 透镜沉积在透明塑料初级封装中，透明塑料初级封装将透镜运送通过检验站，并且当盖子被密封在其上时成为初级封装的一部分。 本发明包括各种组件，包括透镜转移组件，去离子水填充和去除组件，脱水组件，透镜检查组件和透镜封装密封组件。 透镜在后水化站从托盘上移走，运输并在空间上重新分布，并且沉积在设置在第二组托盘上的初级包装中。 第二组托盘上的包装填充有脱气去离子水。 隐形眼镜和包装然后被运送到检查站。 检查后，将镜片和包装物运送到除水组件，然后运送到另一个转运组件。 这个转移组件将那些通过检查的镜片与那些未经过检查的镜片分开，并将那些透镜放在固结组件中。 然后用盐水溶液填充透镜和包装，然后将箔标签密封到其上以形成初级包装。

公开(公告)号：US6012471A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-11

申请号：US696402

申请日：1996-08-14

申请人： Olin W. Calvin ,  Mark E. Schlagel ,  Darren S. Keene ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Craig W. Walker ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  John C. Heaton

发明人： Olin W. Calvin ,  Mark E. Schlagel ,  Darren S. Keene ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Craig W. Walker ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  John C. Heaton

IPC分类号： B29C39/36 ,  B29C31/00 ,  B29C33/04 ,  B29C33/34 ,  B29C39/44 ,  B29C43/02 ,  B29C43/50 ,  B29C71/00 ,  B29D11/00 ,  B29D11/02 ,  B29L11/00 ,  B65B25/00 ,  C08J7/00 ,  C08J7/02 ,  G02C7/04 ,  B08B3/04

CPC分类号： B29C31/00 ,  B29C31/006 ,  B29C43/021 ,  B29C43/50 ,  B29C71/0009 ,  B29D11/00067 ,  B29D11/00182 ,  B29D11/00221 ,  B65B25/008 ,  B29C2071/0027 ,  B29L2011/0016 ,  B29L2011/0041 ,  B65D2585/545 ,  Y10S134/901

摘要： An automated means for hydrating and packaging a molded hydrophilic contact lens in one of the mold parts used to mold the lens is provided in which a first robotic assembly removes a plurality of contact lens molds from a production line carrier, each of the lens molds having a contact lens adhered therein. The first robotic assembly transports the molds to a first staging area where the lens molds are sandwiched between a lens mold carrier and a top chamber plate to form a first hydration carrier. The hydration carrier is then transported through a plurality of flushing or extraction stations wherein fresh deionized water is introduced into the hydration chambers at each hydration station to flush leachable substances from the hydration chamber. At each flushing station, fresh deionized water is introduced into the hydration chamber to remove previously extracted impurities and the products of hydrolysis. A final robotic dis-assembly device separates the top chamber plate and lens molds in the mold carrier plate, to provide fully hydrated lenses in a concave lens mold ready for transfer to inspection and packaging stations. Following inspection of the lens, the concave lens mold is dosed with saline and used to form part of the package used to distribute the lens.

摘要翻译： 提供一种将模制的亲水接触透镜水合和包封在用于模制透镜的模具部件之一中的自动装置，其中第一机器人组件从生产线载体上移除多个隐形眼镜模具，每个透镜模具具有 隐形眼镜粘附在其中。 第一机器人组件将模具运输到第一分段区域，其中透镜模具夹在透镜模具托架和顶部室板之间以形成第一水合载体。 然后将水合载体输送通过多个冲洗或提取站，其中在每个水合站将新鲜去离子水引入水合室中以从水合室冲洗可浸出物质。 在每个冲洗站，将新鲜的去离子水引入水合室以除去先前提取的杂质和水解产物。 最终的机器人拆装装置将模具承载板中的顶部室板和透镜模具分开，以在准备传送到检查和包装站的凹形透镜模具中提供完全水合的透镜。 在透镜检查之后，凹透镜模具配有盐水并用于形成用于分配透镜的包装的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US6071112A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-06

申请号：US363544

申请日：1999-07-29

申请人： Olin W. Calvin ,  Mark E. Schlagel ,  Darren S. Keene ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Craig W. Walker ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  John C. Heaton

发明人： Olin W. Calvin ,  Mark E. Schlagel ,  Darren S. Keene ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Craig W. Walker ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  John C. Heaton

IPC分类号： B29C39/36 ,  B29C31/00 ,  B29C33/04 ,  B29C33/34 ,  B29C39/44 ,  B29C43/02 ,  B29C43/50 ,  B29C71/00 ,  B29D11/00 ,  B29D11/02 ,  B29L11/00 ,  B65B25/00 ,  C08J7/00 ,  C08J7/02 ,  G02C7/04

CPC分类号： B29C31/00 ,  B29C31/006 ,  B29C43/021 ,  B29C43/50 ,  B29C71/0009 ,  B29D11/00067 ,  B29D11/00182 ,  B29D11/00221 ,  B65B25/008 ,  B29C2071/0027 ,  B29L2011/0016 ,  B29L2011/0041 ,  B65D2585/545 ,  Y10S134/901

摘要： An automated means for hydrating and packaging a molded hydrophilic contact lens in one of the mold parts used to mold the lens is provided in which a first robotic assembly removes a plurality of contact lens molds from a production line carrier, each of the lens molds having a contact lens adhered therein. The first robotic assembly transports the molds to a first staging area where the lens molds are sandwiched between a lens mold carrier and a top chamber plate to form a first hydration carrier. The hydration carrier is then transported through a plurality of flushing or extraction stations wherein fresh deionized water is introduced into the hydration chambers at each hydration station to flush leachable substances from the hydration chamber. At each flushing station, fresh deionized water is introduced into the hydration chamber to remove previously extracted impurities and the products of hydrolysis. A final robotic dis-assembly device separates the top chamber plate and lens molds in the mold carrier plate, to provide fully hydrated lenses in a concave lens mold ready for transfer to inspection and packaging stations. Following inspection of the lens, the concave lens mold is dosed with saline and used to form part of the package used to distribute the lens.

公开(公告)号：US5461570A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-24

申请号：US257800

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： Daniel T. Wang ,  Lars W. Johnson ,  John M. Lepper ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  Leonard R. Reinhart ,  Ravi S. Sanka ,  Craig W. Walker

发明人： Daniel T. Wang ,  Lars W. Johnson ,  John M. Lepper ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  Leonard R. Reinhart ,  Ravi S. Sanka ,  Craig W. Walker

IPC分类号： G02C7/04 ,  A61L2/24 ,  A61L12/04 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： A61L12/04 ,  A61L2/24 ,  G05B19/41875 ,  G05B2219/32182 ,  G05B2219/32187 ,  G05B2219/32196

摘要： A computer control system for optimizing process parameters in an automated production line for producing contact lenses. The system comprises a plurality of process controllers for controlling one or more process stations of the production line, each of the controllers regulating a plurality of process control devices that each control specific production parameters used in the automated manufacture of contact lenses at the process station(s). An automated lens inspection device automatically evaluates each contact lens produced and generates inspection data for each contact lens, and a polling device polls each of the process controllers on a frequent basis to acquire process control data for each period. Further included is a correlating device for correlating the inspection data to the process control data and the contact lens data to optimize process parameters used in the production of contact lenses. A relational database is also provided for storing the process control data, the contact lens data and the inspection data received from the correlating device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于优化用于生产隐形眼镜的自动化生产线中的工艺参数的计算机控制系统。 该系统包括用于控制生产线的一个或多个处理站的多个过程控制器，每个控制器调节多个过程控制装置，每个过程控制装置控制处理站在自动化制造隐形眼镜中使用的特定生产参数（ s）。 自动镜头检查装置自动评估所生产的每个隐形眼镜并产生每个隐形眼镜的检查数据，并且轮询装置经常轮询每个过程控制器以获取每个周期的过程控制数据。 还包括用于将检查数据与过程控制数据和隐形眼镜数据相关联以使用于生产隐形眼镜的工艺参数最优化的相关设备。 还提供关系数据库用于存储从相关装置接收的过程控制数据，隐形眼镜数据和检查数据。

公开(公告)号：US5620087A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-15

申请号：US257795

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Richard W. Abrams ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Daniel T.-F. Wang

发明人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Richard W. Abrams ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Daniel T.-F. Wang

IPC分类号： G02C7/04 ,  A45C11/04 ,  B65B25/00 ,  B65D75/30 ,  B65D75/36 ,  B65D75/52 ,  B65D85/38 ,  G09F3/02 ,  G09F3/03 ,  B65D81/24

CPC分类号： G09F3/02 ,  B65B25/008 ,  B65D75/527 ,  B65D2585/545 ,  G09F2003/021 ,  Y10S206/82

摘要： A cover-forming laminated structure interconnecting a plurality of containers, such as the base members of blister packages each of which is adapted to contain a hydrophilic contact lens in a sterile aqueous solution. More specifically, disclosed is an array of such containers which are interconnected by a single laminated multi-layered material constituting a covering label for the containers, wherein the material may be severed intermediate each of the containers along weakening lines formed by micro-perforations provided therein so as to provide a separate packaging arrangement. The material is imprinted over the surface extent thereof covering the plurality of containers with a specific pattern of indicia and legends configured with the intent of thwarting diverters upon separation of any of the packaging arrangements from the array, through visual evidence afforded by an inspection of the printing pattern.

摘要翻译： 互连多个容器的覆盖形成叠层结构，例如泡罩包装的基底构件，每个容器适于在无菌水溶液中容纳亲水性隐形眼镜。 更具体地，公开了这样的容器的阵列，其通过构成用于容器的覆盖标签的单层叠多层材料互连，其中，可以在每个容器之间沿着由其中提供的微穿孔形成的弱化线切断材料 以便提供单独的包装装置。 该材料在其覆盖多个容器的表面范围上印有特定图案的标记和图例，该图案和图例被构造成旨在通过任何包装装置与阵列分离而阻止转向器，通过视觉证据 印刷图案。

公开(公告)号：US5542978A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-06

申请号：US258263

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Stephen R. Beaton ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  Craig W. Walker

发明人： Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Stephen R. Beaton ,  Wallace A. Martin ,  Craig W. Walker

IPC分类号： B05C1/02 ,  B05D1/28 ,  B29C33/58 ,  B29C33/60 ,  B29C33/62 ,  B29D11/00 ,  B05C1/00

CPC分类号： B29D11/00432 ,  B29C33/58 ,  B29C33/60 ,  B29C33/62 ,  B29D11/00125 ,  B29L2011/0016 ,  Y10S425/808

摘要： A method of and apparatus for employing a surfactant which is provided in order to assist in the release from each other of mold components of a multi-part mold employed in the molding of polymeric articles; for instance, such as a hydrophilic contact lens, upon completion of the molding process for the polymeric articles. The surfactant is applied in the form of a film or coating on surface portions of one of the mold components in order to facilitate the disengagement between the mold components during demolding, and the removal of excess polymeric molding material adhesively deposited on surfaces thereon.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于使用表面活性剂的方法和装置，所述表面活性剂被提供以便有助于在聚合物制品的模塑中使用的多部分模具彼此分离模具部件; 例如，在完成聚合物制品的模制过程时，例如亲水性隐形眼镜。 表面活性剂以膜或涂层的形式施加在一个模具部件的表面部分上，以便于在脱模期间促进模具部件之间的脱离，以及去除粘附在其上的表面上的多余的聚合物成型材料。

公开(公告)号：US5597519A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-28

申请号：US257799

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Jonathan P. Adams

发明人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Ture Kindt-Larsen ,  Jonathan P. Adams

IPC分类号： G02C7/04 ,  B29C35/02 ,  B29C35/08 ,  B29D11/00 ,  B29D11/02 ,  F27B17/00 ,  F27D3/12 ,  F27D11/08

CPC分类号： B29C35/0888 ,  B29C35/0277 ,  B29D11/00134 ,  B29C2035/0827

摘要： A method and apparatus for molding contact lenses by curing polymerizable compositions in suitably dimensioned molds using ultraviolet or other polymerization-inducing radiation and heat. The molds are moved along a source of radiation such that the intensity of the radiation to which the composition is exposed rises and falls several times, thereby achieving superior results by balancing the initiation and the propagation of the polymerization.

摘要翻译： 通过使用紫外线或其它聚合诱导辐射和热量将可聚合组合物固化在适当尺寸的模具中来模制隐形眼镜的方法和装置。 模具沿着辐射源移动，使得组合物暴露的辐射强度上升和下降数次，从而通过平衡聚合的起始和扩展而获得优异的结果。

公开(公告)号：US5620088A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-15

申请号：US414515

申请日：1995-03-31

申请人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Kornelis Renkema ,  Victor Lust

发明人： Wallace A. Martin ,  Kornelis Renkema ,  Victor Lust

IPC分类号： B65D75/28 ,  A45C11/04 ,  B65B25/00 ,  B65D75/34 ,  B65D75/36 ,  B65D75/44 ,  B65D75/52 ,  B65D77/04 ,  B65D81/24 ,  G02C11/00 ,  B65D85/00

CPC分类号： B65D75/327 ,  B65B25/008 ,  B65D75/326 ,  B65D75/36 ,  B65D77/0413 ,  B65D2575/3227 ,  B65D2577/045 ,  B65D2585/545 ,  B65D75/527 ,  Y10S206/82

摘要： A packaging arrangement for the containment of at least one hydrophilic contact lens in a sterile aqueous solution More specifically, pursuant to the packaging arrangement, a plurality of disposable hydrophilic contact lenses are contained in a specific number of individual packaging arrangements collectively housed in a box-like container or carton so as to provide a specified or essentially measured supply of contact lenses for use by a consumer over a predetermined period of time.

摘要翻译： 用于在无菌水溶液中容纳至少一种亲水性隐形眼镜的包装装置更具体地，根据包装装置，多个一次性亲水性隐形眼镜被包含在一定数量的单个包装装置中， 如容器或纸箱，以便在预定时间段内提供指定的或基本上测量的隐形眼镜供消费者使用。