B29D 11/0024
Using a vacuum suction gripper
Official title: {using a vacuum suction gripper}
B29D11/0024 (Using a vacuum suction gripper) appears on 58 US grants and 57 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 58
- Published applications
- 57
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 143
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Gripper system for an ophthalmic lens5 May 2026US 12,617,632 B2Alcon Inc.
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses6 Jan 2026US 12,515,424 B2Alcon Inc.
- Lens clamping device18 Nov 2025US 12,472,709 B2Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Bernoulli gripper for intraocular and contact lenses14 Oct 2025US 12,440,326 B2Alcon Inc.
- Systems and methods for insert placement to fabricate hybrid contact lenses15 Jul 2025US 12,358,245 B2Alcon Inc.
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses7 May 2026US 2026/0124815 A1Alcon Inc.
- Ophthalmic lens gripper5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061635 A1Alcon Inc.
- Systems and methods for insert placement to fabricate hybrid contact lenses16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319678 A1Alcon Inc.
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303653 A1Alcon Inc.
- Method and apparatus for handling an ophthalmic lens at a transfer station of a lens inspection module27 Mar 2025US 2025/0102396 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chamber for hydrating contact lenses97US 5,094,609 AVistakon, Inc. · 1992
- Automated apparatus for preparing contact lenses for inspection and packaging65US 5,578,331 AVision Products, LLC · 1996
- Automated robotic lens load system51US 5,561,970 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1996
- Post-hydration method and apparatus for transporting, inspecting and packaging contact lenses51US 5,649,410 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1997
- Contact lens transfer device45US 5,706,634 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1998