Patent · US Expired

Gripper

US6994386B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

9References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Peter Hagmann · Erlenbach a.Main, DE
Günter Lässig · Obernburg, DE
Roger Biel · Aschaffenburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2003
Grant date	Feb 7, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 30, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29D11/0024
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gripper (1) for contact lenses comprises a gripper head (10) which has a bearing surface (100) for a contact lens (CL) and in which one or more openings (101, 102) are provided through which an underpressure can be applied in order to suck the contact lens (CL) against the bearing surface (100), and through which an overpressure can be applied in order to release the contact lens (CL) from the bearing surface (100). Channels (103) are provided in the bearing surface (100) and connect a plurality of openings (101, 102) to one another.

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