Novartis Ag

Alcon, Inc.

Michael Stutz

Roger Biel

Katrin Sylke Struckmeier

Andrea Kopp

Thomas Tonn

Susanne Fechner

Jan Bernard

Matthias Braun

Daniel Kessler

Thomas Leibold

Daniel Wilhelm

Nicholas Gollas

Michael Frederick Waldern

Jennifer Schmitt

Ulrike Schultheiss

To achieve molding insert is properly mounted to the tooling plate of the injection molding machine, a sensor head comprising confocal sensors is used. The sensor heads are placed on the tooling plate at the respective position to determine whether the desired mold insert has been mounted to that position and whether the desired mold insert has been precisely and accurately mounted to the tooling plate.

Method for verifying the accurate mounting of molding inserts to a tooling plate of an injection-molding apparatus for molding ophthalmic lens molds

A carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens comprises: a basket () comprising a basket wall defining a concave cavity for accommodating an ophthalmic lens (), the basket further comprising at least three recesses () arranged in the basket wall at different locations along the circumference of the basket (); anda retainer () comprising at least three retainer arms () arranged in a star-shaped configuration corresponding to the arrangement of the recesses () along the circumference of the basket ().In an assembled state each retainer arm () of the retainer () engages with a corresponding one of the recesses () in the basket wall of the basket () to retain the ophthalmic lens () in the cavity.

Carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens during its treatment in a bath

A method of removing a liquid from a container () for accommodating an ophthalmic contact lens, in particular a soft contact lens, during transporting the container () from a liquid bath () to a subsequent processing station (), the method including the steps of:

Method and system for removing a liquid from a container for accommodating an ophthalmic lens

A method for transporting a packaging shell () of an ophthalmic lens package comprises the steps of

Method for transporting a packaging shell of an ophthalmic lens package

A cuvette system () for use in the optical inspection of ophthalmic lenses comprises at least one receptacle () for accommodating an ophthalmic lens. The receptacle () has a longitudinal extension and an opening () arranged at one longitudinal end thereof. The receptacle () is adapted for containing a liquid. The cuvette system further comprises at least one inspection window () having an inspection surface (). The inspection window () is arranged stationary and from the receptacle (). The inspection window () is adapted for being joined to the receptacle () at the opening () of the receptacle () such that the inspection surface () of the inspection window () is immersed in the liquid. The inspection window () is further adapted for being removed from the opening () of the receptacle ().

Cuvette system and methods for the inspection of ophthalmic lenses

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Kleinwallstadt, Germany

Michael Stutz