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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Mark Lepper, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Russell James Edwards, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Daniel Tsu-Fang Wang, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 62 ; 422 65 ; 422 67 ; 53542 ; 53543 ; 198340 ; 198429 ;
Abstract
An interactive control system for controlling the automatic consolidation of contact lenses in a contact lens product flow, the interactive control system comprises a product line having random variations in product flow. A consolidation buffer receives the products from the product line. A controller initiates consolidation of the random variations in the product flow. The consolidation is preferably performed by at least one stacking cylinder.