Method and apparatus for detecting lenses in package
AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsRobert Duggan, Ted Foos, Liam Power, Paul A. Merritt, Duncan Westland, Peter Morgan
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting under- or over-filling of lenses in packages where ultraviolet radiation is directed to the package.
Claims20
A method comprising aligning an ophthalmic lens package with an ultraviolet radiation detection system and confirming the presence or absence of a lens in the package.
An apparatus comprising an ultraviolet detection system arranged that recognizes the presence or absence of an ophthalmic lens in a package.
A method of inspecting a lens comprising expositing the lens to ultraviolet radiation to obtain an image of the lens, and evaluation the image of the lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.