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Interactive control system for packaging control

US5942188A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1996
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/122
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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.

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